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franciscawrites

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Author of Middle Grade Mysteries
•All Around 📚 Book Nerd•
I live to build strange worlds out of words.
I have a weakness for mysteries, fantasy, dogs & tacos. 🇲🇽
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As if children's books aren't already losing visibility due to censorship now this...

This year Goodreads has removed all children's books categories from their Goodreads Choice Awards, meaning no more #MG or #PB categories. Worse, Graphic Novel & Poetry, have also been eliminated.

Here you can vote to ask them to bring those categories back:

https://help.goodreads.com/s/suggestions/a0G8V00001thIKIUA2/choice-awards-middle-grade-picture-book-novelinverse-each-a-category

#WritingCommunity #authorsofmastodon @bookstodon #kidlit #childrensbooks

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@TarkabarkaHolgy @bookstodon
This is their explanation... as if they couldn't add 1 category without removing 5. Ridiculous...

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@bookstodon
Please remember to support the petition by voting, otherwise there's no way to let them know how unhappy we are about the removal of all children's books categories from their awards.

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@raymccarthy @bookstodon Goodreads is one of the few places where people without an amazon account can still post reviews to a wide audience. While amazon may use the cite to collect info, it still serves a great purpose for many, particularly young readers. It's ok if you don;t want to use it but this is a petition so it continues to be useful for those who need it most.

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@GoblinQuester @bookstodon @raymccarthy
I also use it. I use Reedsy, as well.

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@Meadhbh @raymccarthy @bookstodon
IMO, Goodreads is as good as the people you follow/friends.
My TL is reviews from the people I follow. I trust their reviews. I have been using Goodreads for over a decade, I'm not sure it works as well for the casual user. I also like that young readers are part of the community. There are other platforms. Reedsy, StoryGraph you mentioned Bookwyrm, some people prefer them.
This is a petition o include kidlit in their awards, because kidlit is important.

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My child within is in need of a hug and it's Thursday.
Time to read something beautiful. Something meaningful. Something that speaks to the child within.

“And shouldn't home be the place where you are allowed to be yourself, loved as yourself?”
―Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy

#writingcommunity #imreading #FantasyReader #fantasybooks #mgfantasy @bookstodon

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One day, you're reading some dark fantasy book, and suddenly you feel seen:

"She talked like a woman who knew more books than people."
―Melissa Albert, The Hazel Wood

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Friday is the perfect day to start a new book. This one is one to celebrate both and

“Colonialism carved the landscapes of our homes with ghosts. It left gaping wounds that still weep.”
―Isabel Cañas, The Hacienda

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Just started Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin. Apparently the later books of the cycle are disliked by fans. I am bewildered by that assessment. I can already tell this is an all-time favorite.

Everything from the prose to the characters feels more mature and meditative. Gender is also examined in a much more holistic and painful way. Several passages have already spoken to my soul in such a deep way that I know will remain with me for a long time

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@hawksquill @bookstodon I'm a big fan of hers and I love Tehanu.

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It's Wednesday, perfect day for mood reading.

Just a few pages of an old favorite for me, but... what are you reading today?

“People see what they wish to see. And in most cases, what they are told that they see.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

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One more for this Spooky Reads September. This one is a reread, because it's worth a second time... I mean just the unsettling atmosphere & the constant self-guessing makes it a great Gothic horror story.

“You’re very silly or very brave, living in a haunted house.”
―Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Mexican Gothic

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The first look at The Boy and the Heron from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli looks AWESOME!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7EDFdA10pg

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@skua @bookstodon
Yes, and the fire falling a few scenes later reminded me of Howl's Moving Castle

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Here are my . This was much more challenging than I thought it would be and I continue to think I'm missing books I should be including.

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle -Murakami
Dune -Herbert
Hyperion -Simmons
Man's Search for Meaning -Frankl
Under the Dome -King
What is the What -Eggers
Nation -Pratchett
Maus -Spiegelman
American Gods -Gaiman
Annihilation -VanderMeer
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell -Clarke
The Once and Future King -White
What If -Munroe

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@willelm @bookstodon
Under the Dome has been in my TBR for ages, perhaps it's time I read it. Great list!

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@willelm @bookstodon I do like King's books, but have been putting reading this one for a while. Your rec had help it jump a few spaces in my TBR

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Join in to know me because getting to know people by the books they hold close to their heart is great,

The Tombs of Atuan - Le Guin
Frankenstein - Shelley
Hunger Games - Collins
Last Unicorn - Beagle
The House of Spirits - Allende
The Handmaid's Tale - Atwood
The Left Hand of Darkness - Le Guin
Annihilation - VanderMeer
Three Times Lucky - Turnage
Good Omens - Pratchett Gaiman
Jane Eyre - Brontë
Pet Sematary - King
Howl's Moving Castle - Wynne Jones

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@tffmh @bookstodon
Solaris, such a great book.

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@wendypalmer @bookstodon
I've never read Watership Down. I think I should fill that hole in my literary formation...

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@kimlockhartga @bookstodon
I read The House of The Spirits when I was 12 yo. It's a long book but I remembered devouring it in one day (and night). I'd loved Allende's work since then. Now, Annihilation is as weird as it is awe inspiring. To say I was obsessed with how it's written is a crude understatement.

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@raemariz @bookstodon
I discovered Uprooted (and Novik) quite recently and quickly became a fan.

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@kimlockhartga @tffmh @bookstodon
If you are one to need some sort of story resolution (like I am), I recommend you get The Fall of Hyperion, at least reserved it, or you may feel a bit frustrated when reaching the end of the book.
It's a great book. In some ways, I feel is the opposite of Le Guin's take on Sci-fi but not less good for it.

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@kimlockhartga @bookstodon
I haven't read The Starless Sea but really liked The Night Circus. She has such a vivid way to put the reader in the scene and such an interesting take on rarely used narrative devices.

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@wendypalmer @jillrhudy @bookstodon
It's is!

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@SmallOther @bookstodon
The Severed Head is such a wild ride. The way Kristeva wove such varied representations (both in time and space) and their meanings while keeping a coherent thread in the way she presents them makes for a very compelling read.

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@ramiro @bookstodon @B_Archer

Any favorites?

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@glauber @bookstodon
Corelli's Mandolin, so sad, so beautiful and so filled with the grays of being human.

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It's Monday... everything feels overcomplicated.
I may be overthinking everything, though.

Oh wait, no, It's Tuesday... that's the problem.

I better go read something

“There's no kindness in offering false hope.”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted

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Two years ago, lightning hit the cable box on the street.

We lost the TV & my old desktop (not to mention all the SPDs protecting the rest of our electronics) to the surge charge.

Since then, each time there's a storm (like today), I unplug everything.

Starting soon, I may have a no Internet day of reading 📚

Happy Friday!

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@tffmh @bookstodon
Thank you! The storm has passed so it's safe to plug back.

back to work...

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Friends living in , what are the best options for ordering English-language books? What do you do?

Asking for a friend. TIA.

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@nichorra @bookstodon
It depends of where you live & which books you want.

I live in Belgium. I try to buy from bookstores in Brussels. Sometimes I pay for the books to be mailed to me, sometimes I pick them up if I need to go to Brussels for work.

Other times I use Amazon either .fr/.de/.com.be

Your friend will need to do a good search of bookshops online near them & local bookstores that sell or from where you can order books in English, and, worse come to worst buy from the big giant.

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I think writing has taken over my brain

Every morning, as I check the trail cam videos to se how our resident hedgehogs are doing I find myself expecting to see something unexpected.

It's a contradiction, I know, but I think that my horror movie loving soul expects monsters to reveal themselves by walking in front of a camera or something like it.

Silly, I know, and yet every morning I brace myself for the shocking apparition that never comes...

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Fair enough. Big foot should be well aware of the existence of trail cams and how to avoid them.

Yet, around here, I'm more incline to think I could catch a werewolf or perhaps a close relative of the beast of Gevaudan. Alas, most days all I get is hedgehogs, mice and the occasional wandering cat.

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In honor of Gary Larson's birthday, repost with a Far Side cartoon that you love.

#Farside #comics #WritingCommunity
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@eriquita @TheSaanichDaily @bookstodon
Passive-aggressive or funny parents? Let your child decide which one is you!

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@tygerkrash @bookstodon
Awesome! Thanks for the link.

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@tygerkrash @bookstodon
I'm checking it.

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@andyq @bookstodon @Wintermute_BBS
Never seen it before and love it!

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@Indyposterboy @bookstodon

aawww...

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@bazzargh @bookstodon
Excellent!

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@Tattooed_mummy @bookstodon
That cow, for all that is great, that cow!

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@johan_m_o @bookstodon
Finally I understand how chihuahuas manage to keep their energy up all day 😂

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@elkepattyn @bookstodon
Oh, my, this is hilarious 😂

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@Sarahw @bookstodon
No, I haven't. Now, I need to look for them and binge watch them.

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@outi @bookstodon
I don' know if I feel frustrated on account of polar bear no. 1 or if a feel relieved on account of human running away. What I know is that this one made me chuckle

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@Guy @nolsen311 @bookstodon
Larson now has a website were he publishes new stuff once in a while. I discovered it thanks to someone posting the link here, so I'm reposting here:

https://www.thefarside.com/new-stuff

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@RuthODay @bookstodon
Oh, I love it!

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@jobsboils @bookstodon
Somehow, I can't feel sorry for Bob and Jim.

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@Pineywoozle @johan_m_o @bookstodon
oh, no!
Also, coffee is toxic for dogs. That chihuahua was living hyper stimulated and just a tiny bit toxic life.

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