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Emeritus Prof Christopher MayThis week I've been mainly reading, no. 246. What a strange & dark book, Lucy Rose's tale of Cumbrian cannibals, The Lamb (2025), is. Well, it would be given it being a tale of cannibalism told by the young daughter of the household. Claustrophobic & horrifying, its a great read and takes you to a place you would not want to have gone (other than reading it). Its the book equivalent to watching something from behind the sofa; country horror at its best!<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horror</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Cumbria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cumbria</a>

Swastik SharmaBooks are great, they have knowledge of the best that have lived for generations. We just need to listen to their voices. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/books?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/goals?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#goals</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/knowledge?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#knowledge</a>

LibrariesWest End Neighborhood Library, public library in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_End_Neighborhood_Library" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_End_Neighborhood_Library</a><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#map</a>

ilias :thepiratebay:finished reading Ardern's memoir and it left me more convinced that she is one of the best world leaders in recent years. maybe she wasn't as much leftwing as some people wanted, or disagreed with some of her policies, but she truly offered a different kind of power – one based on compassion, listening and care.it is also a reminder that in the current world of polarisation & radicalisation - no matter the topic - we urgently need the opposite.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a>

Mark A. RaynerLast few hours to get Alpha Max on sale! (Then it's going back into the vault.) A sequel (Beta Max, naturally) is on its way!$3.99 US ($6 off)<a href="https://geni.us/AlphaMax" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://geni.us/AlphaMax</a> <a href="https://books2read.com/u/m0olnY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://books2read.com/u/m0olnY</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/summerreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#summerreading</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#book</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humor</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humour</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sff</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/novel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#novel</a>

AlynHistorical fiction is often considered to be very serious, but comedy has always existed. When researching, Amy devoured 'The Itinerant, Or The Memoirs of an Actor' by Samuel Ryley (1759-1837). His writing is so warm, so engaging, so perfect in its comical timing. Had me chuckling. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HistoricalFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a>

AlynONE WEEK TO GO! 'The Players Act 1' is out on 29th July & Amy found these photos last night whilst sorting storage on her phone. Allow us to introduce Minchin. He adores photoshoots and it's lovely working with a skull with a good sense of humour (and mischief). They get on well.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Players1715" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Players1715</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HistoricalFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistoricalFiction</a> 1/3

The New OilThese are our favorite <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cyber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyber</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> on <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hacking</a>, espionage, <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crypto</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillance</a>, and more<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/19/these-are-our-favorite-cyber-books-on-hacking-espionage-crypto-surveillance-and-more/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/19/these-are-our-favorite-cyber-books-on-hacking-espionage-crypto-surveillance-and-more/</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a>

Khurram Wadee ✅<a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/TomGauld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TomGauld</a> on what happens when <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writers</a> share their <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/opinions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opinions</a> on <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> – <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cartoon</a> | <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> | The Guardian<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/picture/2024/jan/20/tom-gauld-on-what-happens-when-writers-share-their-opinions-on-social-media-cartoon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/books/picture/2024/jan/20/tom-gauld-on-what-happens-when-writers-share-their-opinions-on-social-media-cartoon</a><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Humour</a>

Deutschland<a href="https://www.europesays.com/de/285638/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/de/285638/</a> Warum die Zoar-Werkstätten bei Amazon alte Bücher verkaufen – Rockenhausen <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/B%C3%BCcher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bücher</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Deutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deutschland</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Entertainment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germany</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/lokal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lokal</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RalfK%C3%B6nig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RalfKönig</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Rockenhausen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rockenhausen</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ThomasHerr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThomasHerr</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Unterhaltung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Unterhaltung</a>

BOOKSNS<a href="https://www.booksns.com/151208/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.booksns.com/151208/</a> What’s the oldest ever signed book? <a href="https://channels.im/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> I came qcross a copy of he bible recently which had a signed by the author sticker on the front, and on the inside cover an inscription of " J to the G.O.D and the holy ghost represent" . I was suspicious because stickers like that didn't exist 2000.years ago. But what is the oldest …

UK<a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/283075/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/uk/283075/</a> Oprah Book Club pick ‘Culpability’ finds a family clashing with AI <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Entertainment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a>

BOOKSNS<a href="https://www.booksns.com/151205/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.booksns.com/151205/</a> What do you think 1984 got wrong? <a href="https://channels.im/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> I do think it's a great book, but I think it's become a bit of a sacred cow so I wanted to get people's opinions on what they think it got wrong. One I can think of is this line: “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was …

M. PaxOff-Duty Rescue: Dag Dag and the Sump. A short story from the Squad 51 universe. <a href="https://www.mpaxauthor.com/off-duty-rescue-dag-dag-and-the-sump/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mpaxauthor.com/off-duty-rescue-dag-dag-and-the-sump/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freestory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freestory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#free</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shortstory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shortfiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/readers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a>

YuyineSuite et fin de ce petit focus essai du mois avec deux coups de coeur, un en sociologie/écologie et l’autre en psychologie. J’ai lu Les riches contre la planète. Violence oligarchique et chaos climatique de Monique Pinçon-Charlot chez Textuel. La sociologue spécialisée dans les habitus de la bourgeoisie s’est cette fois penchée sur le lien entre richesse et écocide. Elle démontre, à travers une trentaine de courts chapitres, formant comme un puzzle, le lien entre le chaos climatique et la recherche de profits des oligarques. Elle démontre avec brio et force que l’écologie est sans doute un des sujets qui sépare le plus les classes sociales en pointant du doigt la destruction de notre planète par ceux qui en monétisent les moindres ressources. J’ai relu Je suis épuisé.e de Cathy Assenheim chez DBS (il sort en poche en août chez Marabout) pour préparer une rencontre avec l’autrice. Pour l’histoire, ce titre m’avait permis de prendre conscience de mon burn-out. Le relire fut donc particulier mais m’a encore beaucoup appris sur ce que j’ai vécu, ce qui en reste et les leçons à en tirer. C’est un ouvrage très complet et essentiel sur ce qu’est concrètement le burn-out, tant dans ses aspects psychologiques mais surtout physiques, qui donnent les clés pour comprendre notre épuisement. Avec des explications précises mais toujours accessibles, l’autrice neuropsychologue vous donne toutes les informations nécessaires pour sortir de l’épuisement, de l’alimentation au sommeil en passant par des outils de relaxation. Elle déculpabilise aussi et déjoue les préjugés sur cette situation loin d’être anecdotique. C’est un livre important. <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/blog?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blog</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/critique?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#critique</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/critiquelitteraire?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#critiquelitteraire</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/bookreview?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookreview</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/book?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#book</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/books?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/livre?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#livre</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/lecture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lecture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/pixelbook?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pixelbook</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/essai?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#essai</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/sociologie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sociologie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/ecologie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecologie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/psycho?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#psycho</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/burnout?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#burnout</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/cathyassenheim?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cathyassenheim</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/DBS?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DBS</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/textuel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#textuel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/moniquepinconcharlot?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#moniquepinconcharlot</a>

BOOKSNS<a href="https://www.booksns.com/151201/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.booksns.com/151201/</a> After His Death at 92, Man Leaves Behind 109-Page List of Thousands of Books He Read <a href="https://channels.im/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> After His Death at 92, Man Leaves Behind 109-Page List of Thousands of Books He Read by Remarkable-Pea4889 …

Marcial Tenreiro-BermudezArchaeoethnologica: The Iberians & the Death -Book / Os Ibéros e a Morte - Livro+INFO in: <a href="https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/07/os-iberos-e-morte.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/07/os-iberos-e-morte.html</a><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Protohistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Protohistory</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/IronAge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IronAge</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Iberians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Iberians</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/funerary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funerary</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/materialculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#materialculture</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Iberia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Iberia</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openaccess</a>

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