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Janice Harayda

I've started a cool online short story club as an antidote traditional in-person book clubs that make members read books that are too long, too expensive, and just not worth the effort.

The first selection: "The Bishop" by Anton Chekhov, the father of the modern short story. Please join us!

#shortstories #fiction #literature #reading #classics

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Jansplaining · Chekhov's great short story 'The Bishop'By Jan Harayda
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Alina Leonova

After finishing This Is How Immortals die I spent some time (a week? a few? what is time? xd) without a book as I didn’t have anything new on my reader & I didn’t have time or energy to look for something.

Well, today, after considering Doctorov, who was recommended to me, I was deterred by some reviews (I might read him in the future, but I’m not in the mood now) & not finding Wilders on Kobo, I remembered about The Free People’s Village & got it. Pretty excited to read it🔥

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Solarbird :flag_cascadia:

Hey, New York Review of Books just joined Mastodon!

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This is NOT the New York Times Book Review, completely separate. Follow 'em if you're into, idk, books. xD

NewsieThe New York Review of Books (@nybooks@newsie.social)The New York Review of Books is proud to join Mastodon today to bring you essays and reviews about literature, politics, art, history, philosophy, science, society, and culture. In fact, our April 24 issue is now online, with Fintan O’Toole on Trump’s destructive European policy, Vivian Gornick on City College, Erin Maglaque on sex with Christians, Merve Emre on Tom Wolfe, Peter Singer on morality, Omer Bartov on Israel’s genocide, and much more. https://www.nybooks.com/issues/2025/04/24/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2025-04-03_04-24-25-Spring-Books-issue-reveal
#books#reading#literature
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Curtis McHale

A Brief History of Misogyny – Jack Holland
Well researched and written walk through misogyny. One of the big notes relating to recent history is that we often fear Communism more than misogyny. We allow countries (like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan) to be our allies, just like in generations past you’d be friends with someone that beat their wife. The abuse of women is a private matter…and it should never be.

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#misogyny#bookstodon#reading
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Gretchen K Deahl
Entranced
I love to read and every once in a while, I find a book that I cannot put down, no matter what is happening around me. For those of you who have ever been lucky enough to encounter this transcendent state of being, this drawing is for you! :-) Imagine curled up in your favorite comfy chair, with a hot cup of tea and plate of delicious cookies nearby. All of your "friends" surround you and you have found that peaceful space, entranced with the story before you.

This artwork is now available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop

(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings #noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #landscape #nature #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #flowers #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #monsters #monster #creature #friend #love #reading #bookart #childrensbooksillustration
On a muted dark green watercolor wash, a detailed pencil/graphite drawing of a young girl staring avidly at an open book. She is seated in a chair and surrounded by all kinds of creatures, including a turtle, rabbit, owl, alligator, snake, fish and bird. Next to her on a small table, a cup of steaming tea and a plate of cookies.
#childrensbooksillustration
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