Been meaning to start a reading thread, to log & celebrate the books I read. I can't forget to maintain it until I start, so...
Listened to Redemption's Blade by @aptshadow - another interesting rework of classic fantasy tropes from the mind that brought you the underappreciated Spiderlight. This story comes alive thanks to its interesting ensemble, my favourite being the shifty artefact hunters Cat & Fisher. Read if you want classic fantasy adventure with a thoughtful twist.
The Tyrant's Law by Daniel Abraham, as recommended by @glenatron , book 3 of The Dagger & the Coin. Secondary world fantasy full of tense politics & intrigue, spiced with bits of action & adventure. Has a whole thread built around money as power, & a horribly convincing authoritarian driven by his own weaknesses. Read if you like Game of Thrones, convincing fantasy economics, or well-written villains, but go back & start with book 1.
On a Red Station, Drifting by @aliettedb - Family tensions play out on a space station. I liked the layers to this; political, familial, & internal conflicts winding through each other. The formalities & expectations the characters live by create a fascinating framework for struggle - its motivations & its tools - & the ending was a satisfying moment of surprising yet inevitable. Read if you like tense personal drama or want to see poetry wielded as a weapon.
Embracing Diversity: Supporting Trans and Gender-Diverse Children
In a rapidly evolving world that increasingly recognizes and embraces the diversity of human experiences, it is crucial for parents to deeply understand and actively support transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse children.
Seeking guidance from #gender#therapists and #LGBTQ+ organizations can provide valuable #support and #resources throughout this journey, including assistance in navigating challenges and accessing appropriate care.
Salman Rushdie warns free expression under threat in first public address after attack.
"Now I am sitting here in the U.S., I have to look at the extraordinary attack on libraries, and books for children in schools," the author said. "The attack on the idea of libraries themselves. It is quite remarkably alarming, and we need to be very aware of it, and to fight against it very hard.”
Today in Labor History May 16, 1912: Studs Terkel was born, New York City. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1985 for his book The Good War, a collection of oral histories from World War II. He was born to Russian-Jewish parents. He joined the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Writers’ Project. This provided him work in radio. He best known for his program, The Studs Terkel Program, which aired on WFMT, Chicago, from 1952-1997. Some of the people he interviewed on this show included: Bob Dylan, Big Bill Broonzy, Frank Zappa, Leonard Bernstein, Martin Luther King and Tennessee Williams.
In the #Inca calendar, the month we call #May was when they harvested corn. 🌽🌽
To find out more about the Inca’s corn goddess and their fertility/agricultural/Mother Nature goddess, check out Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire. Link in bio ;)
Bran Reece is a dependable Welsh DCI & this book shines a light on how it all started 30 years ago. The story hits the ground running with a vagrant , Arvel Baines, being put away for a killing he is adamant he didn’t do. Even then, young Bran had his doubts but now Arvel is free. What is he going to do having had 30 years to plot his revenge?
Buckle up readers, you’re in for a gritty & fast paced ride ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A few weeks ago, I finished a five week bookmaking class at a local art center in my neighborhood. I have really wanted to do something with my hands and I've had such a great time making these books - it almost was like meditation. Doing it has helped me be more comfortable with learning from my mistakes. I'm so glad I did it!
I've included another photo of new books made from an arts pamphlet.
Today in Labor History May 15, 1917: The Library Employees’ Union was founded in New York City. It was the first union of public library workers in the United States. One of their main goals was to elevate the low status of women library workers and their miserable salaries. Maud Malone (1873-1951) was a founding member of the union. She was also a militant suffragist and an infamous heckler at presidential campaign speeches.
I said to my #soul, be still, and wait without #hope
For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without #love,
For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet #faith
But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.
Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought:
So the darkness shall be the #light, and the stillness the #dancing.
I finished book 30 which was Terry Pratchett's, "The Carpet People". This was the great Terry Pratchett's very first book that was started when he was 17. It is a children's book, but entertaining enough for an adult, especially one who is a fan of his other works.
The world is a carpet and on this carpet live many sentient races of really tiny people. Their trees are carpet hairs, and they get varnish from achairleg. It's a rather good book.
Today's new queer indie release: J.C. Owens' MM fantasy A Winter Fox.
Albion Rasendin, the renowned general known as the Winter Fox, has only one option to save the lives of his men: surrender. After a war that nearly ripped two nations apart, Albion knows he’ll be...
Looking for a writing friend. Someone I can chat with about writing, projects, and stuff like that. I write horror and weird fiction, but I'll talk to anyone from any genre. Let me know if you're interested. #fiction#writing#horror#weird#WritingCommunity#Writers#books
📚 Having just read the first novel in the Six of Crows duology, I enjoyed it so much that I'll immediately be reading the second book in the series: Crooked Kingdom.
If its anywhere near as good as the first book, this should be awesome!