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Zivan - Childless Cat GuyI've finished: Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson with excellent narration by Ron Butler Myth, Magic and History blend on the island of Chynchin. Threatened by an imperial power it's population looks to its mythical past for solutions. Veycosi, a local scoundrel and history student with the heart of an engineer, is tasked with studying the magical victory that earned Chynchin its independence. This is not a simplistic story, with plucky egalitarian islanders as the good guys and the empire as the villains. The island is not perfect and has its share of sins. Veycosi is very much a representation of the powers of ADHD and is constantly getting into trouble, weather by his own actions or due to the magical nature of Chynchin. He reminded me of the Jewish story about the difference between a Shlumiel and a Shlimazel. The Shlumiel when carrying a bowl of soup will inevitably drop it over someone. The Shlimazel is the person that somehow manages to allways find himself in the path of the soup. Veycosi somehow manages to embody both aspects of such misfortune. PS. While the book seems good for young teens, note that there's some extremely graphic sex towards the end. <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/04b04faa-4590-44ae-8fa3-ceedc4fa7bbc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/04b04faa-4590-44ae-8fa3-ceedc4fa7bbc</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/audiobooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@audiobooks</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lgbtq</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/AudioBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AudioBooks</a>

nightdreamAnd… I finally borrowed One Dark Night on Hoopla.<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobooks</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a>

Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋🇪🇺 📚 📈 **Online shopping: more people buying print than e-books**“_When shopping online in 2024, print remained the preferred format for readers, with 14.7% of EU residents purchasing printed books, magazines or newspapers online in the 3 months before the survey - more than double the 6.8% who downloaded e-books or audiobooks._”🔗 <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/edn-20250423-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/edn-20250423-1</a>. <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Data</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataViz</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Statistics</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ebooks</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Audiobooks</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

shipThis was mind-blowing and humbling and heart-wrenching in so so so so many ways<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7512766420" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7512766420</a><a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reading</a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobooks</a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/LolaLorenzo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LolaLorenzo</a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transgender</a>

Janice in GA<a href="https://mastodon.social/@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon</a> 👍I’ve spent the last couple of days with the crew of the Rocinante. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TheExpanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheExpanse</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Audiobooks</a>

consumableJoyI’ve been doing a lot of comfort media listening because my brain doesn’t have capacity for new things. So in audiobook re-listens, I am now back in Murderbot Diaries (Artificial Condition, having finished All Systems Red yesterday) after a relisten to Cemeteries of Amalo and a brief detour to a couple of chapters of Kaiju Preservation Society. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobooks</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a>

C. M. RosensChapter 13: Wind and Water - audio now out on Eldritch Girl! Plus some worldbuilding chat at the end! <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/FantasyPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FantasyPodcast</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/YelenAndYelena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YelenAndYelena</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/FantasyBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/Audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Audiobooks</a><a href="https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/23/audio-release-for-yelen-yelena-chapter-13-wind-and-water/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/23/audio-release-for-yelen-yelena-chapter-13-wind-and-water/</a>

Bored FauntleroyI complain about this on a regular basis, and I will keep doing so. I can’t read in bed anymore, as I will just break my glasses, so audio books it is. I have a watch that is able to tell my phone when I’m asleep, and yet I can’t have an audio book player making use of this information? This is low hanging fruit! Be the first one to make it! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iOS</a>

shipThis was very enjoyable.<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7504674306" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7504674306</a><a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reading</a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobooks</a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/WhoopiGoldberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhoopiGoldberg</a>

Taylor DrewLooks like libro.fm is having a weeklong sale leading up to Indie Bookstore Day* and there are lots of great deals for DRM-free audiobooks!!! I've already gotten three in addition to my monthly credit and I may buy more 😆*I think the name varies, but this is the name for the Canadian version, organized by the Canadian Independent Booksellers Association. They even have a website to help people fine indie booksellers!!!<a href="https://libro.fm/sale/all" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://libro.fm/sale/all</a><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/CIBD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CIBD</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/IndieBookstores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndieBookstores</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobooks</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a>

patuleiaPick my next audiobook<a href="https://patuleia.eu/tags/poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poll</a> <a href="https://patuleia.eu/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://patuleia.eu/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobooks</a> <a href="https://patuleia.eu/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#classics</a>

Indie DivaQuestion for ANYONE who does audio and video editing.Is there any website (like SkillShare, etc) that offers complete training in Open Source software (not ADOBE only for example for video)?I use Audacity, OBS/SLOBS at the moment, but want to learn more. I also use Linux only, so no Microsoft or Mac only.I found I learn better watching and creating, rather than reading off a website. Between my disabilities and ADHD, I have to find a way to do it on my own time.I have a background in hardware support, but want to learn editing (is it engineering?).Budget is an issue :(<a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobooks</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/audioediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audioediting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/videoediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#videoediting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#youtube</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/training" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#training</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a>

Ian RobinsonI’m 31 hours into the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@stephenfry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stephenfry</a> narrated audiobook edition of Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection. I still have 41 hours to go. I can’t believe it only costs one £7.99 Audible monthly credit. Seems underpriced. <a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B06X1BRZYC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B06X1BRZYC</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SherlockHolmes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SherlockHolmes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StephenFry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StephenFry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Audiobooks</a>

h2lift_SciFi<a href="https://amysbookshelfreviews.com/f/audiobook-bob-freeman--h2liftships--beyond-luna" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://amysbookshelfreviews.com/f/audiobook-bob-freeman--h2liftships--beyond-luna</a>Audiobook Bob Freeman- H2LiftShips- Beyond Luna April 18, 2025|<a href="https://twit.social/tags/ABSRLegacyAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ABSRLegacyAuthors</a>, 10 Top Audiobooks of the Year, 2022-2025, 5_Stars, All Reviews, <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Audiobooks</a>, #/Sci-fi <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Outer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Outer</a> Space, <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/HardScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HardScience</a>

Maj - Michele Ann Jenkins 🇨🇦I am listening to the The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn audiobook on Libby.It is the worst thing and the most important thing to (re)read right now. Every single paragraph should be a text on image meme post. He's telling us exactly how it happened before. <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobooks</a>

hush404A tool I've used for a few years now, <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/openaudible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openaudible</a> let's you download, convert and strip <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DRM</a> from purchased <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobooks</a> on <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/audible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audible</a>. Not free, nor open source, but a very handy tool for anyone with a library on that platform who wants to control the titles they've purchased. Available for <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#windows</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mac</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a><a href="https://openaudible.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://openaudible.org/</a>

LeanpubI just bought a book package with Extras to download. Where do I download the Extras? | Leanpub Help Center <a href="https://help.leanpub.com/en/articles/2033714-i-just-bought-a-book-package-with-extras-to-download-where-do-i-download-the-extras" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://help.leanpub.com/en/articles/2033714-i-just-bought-a-book-package-with-extras-to-download-where-do-i-download-the-extras</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobooks</a>

Ben! (Boo!)Downloading far more <a href="https://mas.to/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcasts</a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobooks</a> onto my phone than I could possibly need for a 5 hour journey down to North Carolina today because I want to have variety when in airplane mode a couple different times throughout the day.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/airplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#airplanes</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a>

patuleiaThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216363.The_Man_in_the_High_Castle" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216363.The_Man_in_the_High_Castle</a><a href="https://patuleia.eu/tags/NowReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NowReading</a> <a href="https://patuleia.eu/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://patuleia.eu/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobooks</a> <a href="https://patuleia.eu/tags/goodreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goodreads</a> <a href="https://patuleia.eu/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://patuleia.eu/tags/scienceficion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scienceficion</a> <a href="https://patuleia.eu/tags/dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dystopia</a>

IndieAuthors.Social NewsSpotify’s Transition from Publishing Industry Joke to Industry Innovator Award: A Tsunami in the MakingThe parallels with AI could not be more compelling. <a href="https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/04/18/spotifys-transition-from-publishing-industry-joke-to-industry-innovator-award-a-tsunami-in-the-making/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/04/18/spotifys-transition-from-publishing-industry-joke-to-industry-innovator-award-a-tsunami-in-the-making/</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Audiobooks</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/DigitalAudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalAudio</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Digitalsubscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Digitalsubscription</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spotify</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/SocietyofLuddites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocietyofLuddites</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

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