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Der einzige Hoffnungsschimmer den #PeterAuster in seiner Dystopie #ImLandDerLetztenDinge zuzulassen vermag, ist der Glaube an den Text. Doch auch diese Hoffnung führt in die Irre. Die Bibliothek geht in Flammen auf und die gemeinsam dort verfasste Recherche mit ihr. Nur das Tagebuch der Heldin überlebt, doch wie lange? Wird es seinen Empfänger überhaupt erreichen?
Alice Munro's death was announced yesterday. Her self-described "second oldest remaining friend and colleague," fellow Canadian author Margaret Atwood, has written this tribute to her on her Substack, In the Writing Burrow. It's meant for paying subscribers, but a substantial portion is free to read.
"Alice could be quite mischievous, and not only in her writing. Both of us had dark curly hair at one time. We were about the same height.
"Alice: I was standing on a train platform and a man came up to me and said, ‘You’re Margaret Atwood!' 'Yes,' I said, 'I am.' Then we had quite an interesting conversation about your working methods and where you get your inspiration.
"Turn and turn about: After we both had white hair, and after Alice had won the Nobel, people would come up to me and murmur, 'Congratulations.' 'For what?' I would say. 'You know. Winning that prize.' After a while I stopped trying to explain, and just murmured back, modestly, 'Thank you.' Though the Thank Yous were really for Alice."
Jo’s Special Gifts is an incredible picture book about autism. From the little boy point of view, the book describes Jo’s likes and dislikes, focusing mainly on all his accomplishments. It is a wonderful diverse story, inclusive and poetic. I love how Mariam Shapera explains the Autism Spectrum and all the helpful suggestions at the end of the book.
finally read this book, it’s kinda testament to the power of relationship, relentless reporting, and telling the fierce fucking truth, recommended reading #bookstodon https://share.libbyapp.com/title/4754363
Really enjoyed The Bone Harp by Victoria Goddard. It diverges a bit from The Lays of the Hearth-Fire series in that it's more abstract and set in a different world. The language is lyrical and free, with a lot of alliteration, pleasant, like a lullaby -- it's definitely a slow burn, if you like that (I do).
I really enjoyed the sprawling sense of imagination and the thoughtful details woven throughout the story.
"There were weavers who learned to capture the sky into impossible fabrics, so the people went garbed in sunsets and moonrises, in the blue of a mountain morning, the starry field of a winter midnight. There were glassblowers who created bells and bellflowers as delicate as Klara’s hoarfrost, gardens of glittering jewels where there had never been aught before but stone."
"Someone caught the winds in jewelled nets, and created symphonies of storms over the mountains. Someone sang the city into hills and towers, plunging pools and hanging gardens, and then spun bridges at dizzying heights between them."
Victoria Goddard has become one of my favorite fantasy authors. The Hands of the Emperor is one of my favorite books (it is about found family, empathy, kindness, being a foreigner/outsider). Her writing is a balm for troubled times and worth returning to time and again for solace.
Two of the most important pages from a book (“They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-45” by Milton Mayer) that I often revisit. What is on these pages has always been the case in the U.S. #books#bookstodon#vote
An elite team of MI6 agents must go undercover to unravel a smuggling network funding violent terror in the second thrilling adventure in the acclaimed Double O series by Kim Sherwood.
Our children's book wizard Fiona was delighted to get an early copy of Rachel Plummer & Forrest Burdett's upcoming The Big Day from Little Tiger, reading it to the Gruffalo in the spring sunshine!
FTA: "If you’re setting up a liberation library at your Gaza solidarity encampment and you’d like some radical books, please write to us at orders[at]haymarketbooks.org and we’ll send some free books to get you started."
In addition, they are offering four e-books free to pretty much anyone interested.
Liz just wants a happy birthday.
Is that too much to ask?
A beautiful antique bed: her birthday present to herself. The nice delivery men set it up in her bedroom, and then all Hell breaks loose. Literally.
When it turns out the bed's former owner isn't basking in the glow of a happy afterlife, Liz must face some nasty adversaries to help him. Why on earth would she risk her life and her sanity to help a ghost? Certainly not because she’s in love with him.
Wieder einmal dem Text von #JorgeLuisBorges begegnet, in dem er auf wenigen Seiten das unendliche und geheimnisvolle Wesen seiner Weltbibliothek beschreibt: #DieBibliothekVonBabel (1941)
Der knapp zehnseitige Text ist etwas Besonderes. Er entzieht sich immer wieder dem vollständigen Verständnis durch seine Leser:innen, verliert dabei aber nichts von seiner Faszination.
Im #internetarchive ist der Text in deutscher Sprache frei verfügbar:
I’m watching #3bodyproblem and reading EE Doc Smith’s Skylark at the same time. And the similarities are striking, even if the timescales are a less realistic in the century old books. #scifi#bookstodon@bookstodon
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