"If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain."
Life, p. 6 - Collected Poems (1993)
American lyric poet Emily Dickinson died #OTD in 1888. Although she wrote 1789 poems, only a few of them were published in her lifetime, all anonymously, and some perhaps without her knowledge.
Finding time to read in a busy schedule can be tough. But even 10 minutes a day can take you on incredible journeys. How do you fit reading into your day? #reading#books#bookstodon
Literatura gótica femenina para entender las distopías del presente: de Mariana Enríquez a Liliana Colanzi
Bajo el fenómeno del "nuevo gótico latinoamericano", la "nueva literatura de lo paranormal" y el "realismo macabro", varias escritoras latinoamericanas capturan la realidad desde el asombro y el "unheimlich" (lo aterrador)
Este fue el hombre que prohibió hablar en las bibliotecas (y se negó a prestarle libros al rey)
> Obligó a pasar frío a los lectores y vetó las obras teatrales de Shakespeare. El libro 'Bibliotecas. Una historia frágil' (Capitán Swing) nos descubre a un personaje singular
Anita Botwin: "En la literatura de ficción se habla muy poco del amor en personas discapacitadas"
> La autora presenta 'La fragilidad de los cuerpos, (Ediciones B), su primera incursión en la literatura de ficción. En la obra, Botwin da voz a Salma, una joven que, como ella, se enfrenta a la Esclerosis
#money -- some awesome #books about how fiat money system works … (fiat money is Govt-issued currency that isn’t backed by any #commodity such as #gold)
After a long run of disappointments and a lot of reading in other genres I'm finally hitting a run of good modern #sff#books I can recommend. First across the finish line is The Future by Naomi Alderman. It starts off in a pre-apocalyptic, more hopeful Bill Gibson mode with a highly capable young female protagonist getting dragged into an oligarchic power struggle by means of a Macguffin. Very readable, enjoyable catnip for anyone who despises tech billionaires.
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Following my review of issue 1 from earlier in the week, here’s one for The Savage Sword of Conan #2. Conan shows a different side of his personality and the Solomon Kane story gears up for the finale.
In Search of Lost Time (book 1: Swann’s Way), by Marcel Proust.
You are thinking a lot about your (late 18th century) childhood, in an astounding amount of detail, where love of various kinds happens all around you, but to your recollection not satisfactorily for you, at least per your memories. @bookstodon#bookstodon#books#reading#france#madelaines
The author that brought you Troll Song and Forgotten Legends now offers you the chance to read the third book in the The Wizard's Scion: The Third Wish.