Literature

Hi guys, how’s it going? I’m trying to identify the source of a commonly cited quote by Lytton Strachey that goes as follows: “Perhaps the best test of a man’s intelligence is his capacity for making a summary.”...

“I knew these books were coming into the library, and I just hadn’t had time to research it. I finally got the time back at the end of January,” Egger said. He added that he knows about the industry from having owned a bookstore years ago. “It’s been a huge push from the publishers and the librarians to get these books...

Probably the best source of non-copyrighted literature on the planet, imho, and a necessary bookmark for any lit addict

cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/books/t/223208...

2022 winners of the AIGA competition for best designed books and covers of the year. I’ve bought more than a few books specifically because of the cover design and there are several of the winners here that I’ve added to my “to read” list. As much as I read digitally, I still love the physicality of books and think that...

I found a fun website and felt compelled to share....

Some of these look really interesting! Definitely want to check out Silver Nitrate since I’ve enjoyed her work in the past. Anything catch your eye?

So I have been buying my ebooks from Amazon for many years. I used to even have a Kindle Voyage for a few years (it got destroyed like two years ago, never bothered to replace)....

A Dracula Daily fan made a substack for Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which comes to your inbox on the days that Dracula Daily doesn’t. It’s just getting started, so I wanted to share the link for anyone who might want to get onboard before the plot picks up! Frankenstein / The Modern Prometheus really is so good. Sci fi...

Masha du Toit is celebrating the release of their books on 7 new platforms by making them free until 31st July (except on Amazon because Amazon has other ideas). Sci-fi and fantasy, LGBTQ....

I had an interesting thought yesterday. I was pondering, what if some of the archaic literature we relied upon to document past events was actually fictional accounts intended to be read for leisure?...

What do you read when you’re struggling to read what you usually read?...

I been in a lots of stress recently with social media and reading No longer human as my most recent book. So i just look for something positive to see a bit. I enjoy the Tatami Galaxy and The cat that save book for reference.

A master class in close reading, and a towering analysis of novelist Thomas Pynchon. Really good piece for being an essay published in a relatively laid-back periodical.

So im usally am stuck at home but ive never felt like rading but i also want to learn somethign new. i was thinking i should read a how to book or, (blank) for dummies but i do online school, i cant drive because im afraid and i tend to freak out when going somewhere becasue i have autism....

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Do you set goals like reading a certain number of books in a year? Participate in reading challenges?...

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