Fahrenheit 451. By Ray Bradbury.
It’s the future, and your job is to burn books found in people’s homes, as they are illegal; you never questioned this because everyone is fine with this idea since books were replaced long ago with more entertaining visual media, but then something makes you want to read one of these books, and a different kind of flame is lit inside you.
4 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🔥.
@bookstodon #books #reading #bookstodon #dystopia #fire
#Zoomposium with Professor Dr. John-Dylan #Haynes: “In search of the #code of the #brain”
In order to carry out #Brain #reading large amounts of #data are collected from the #fMRI #scans of the test subjects. The main areas examined are visual #perception, visual #imagination, short-term #memories, subliminal #stimuli, romantic #feelings, #impulse control and unconscious #inclinations.
More at: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2023/08/15/die-suche-nach-dem-code-des-gehirns/
My #current list: 
#editing
* Assessing submissions to Tangled Tree Publishing & Hot Tree Publishing
#proofreading
* "The Forever Play" by Katy Archer
#reading
* "When I'm Dead" by Hannah Morrissey
* "Different Seasons" by Stephen King
#listening
* "Mr. Mercedes" by Stephen King
"Tell them they can be great some day, like us.
Tell them they belong among us, no matter how we treat them.
Tell them they must earn the respect which everyone else receives by default.
Tell them there is a standard for acceptance; that standard is simply perfection.
...
Then, they'll break themselves trying for something they can never achieve."
- The Fifth Season quote. NK Jemisin
Suspiciously sounds a lot like kyriarchy informed capitalism.
What books and essays are we reading today about how to recognize and fight against fascism and autocracy?
Looking for recommendations on audio-book apps please!
I _do_ have a Kindle account, and I have an iPhone.
Looking for range, price, quality, legitimacy and not stealing all of my data!
#AudioBook #recommendation #apps #tech #technoclogy #reading #books #AudioBooks #LookingForRecommendations
@romancelandia @bookstodon #Romancelandia #IndieAuthors #Reading
Author Dax Murray has a fantastic post on how to leave the amazon book ecosystem, for both readers *and* authors!
Go forth, free yourself from Bezos.
https://blog.daxmurray.com/supporting-indie-authors-without-shopping-at-amazon
in filterworld, kyle chayka dives into how algorithms shape culture and their unsettling implications. what works gets replicated. mainstream becomes the only stream. diversity & complexity slip through the cracks.
#books #bookstodon #nonfiction #algorithms #digital #socialmedia #culture #book #bookreview #reading #readingcommunity #booksky #art
full review: https://idealistatheart.com/filterworld-by-kyle-chayka/
A little library humor to brighten your day. Seen at my local library.
Thank you, mysterious Cathy.
@pluralistic I’m reading chapter 12 of Chokepoint Capitalism and it’s really sad to see how we are very far away from fair antitrust policies, especially now with an oligarchical government run by the Big Tech. It’s somehow disheartening.
#bigtech #monopoly #monopsony #uspol #ChokepointCapitalism #books #reading @bookstodon
Book Review: 2:22: A Ghost Story by Danny Robins
#ReaderCommunity #ReadingCommunity #BookCommunity #Reading #Books #BookReview #Review #GhostStory #DannyRobins #creepy #Play #Ghosts
http://georgelthomas.com/2025/03/14/book-review-222-a-ghost-story-by-danny-robins/
Howards End. By E.M. Forster.
You are a young, modestly rich ‘new money’ woman, at the turn of the prior century, orphaned with your younger siblings and modern (for the times) in ways that an old money English family can’t really comprehend; when your family becomes oddly entangled with them and a far less genteel family, cultures collide invisibly and with utter destruction (for some, guess who?).
5 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈!
"Each season brings its own chance of furthering that dream, rendering devastation, or usually, delivering a dose of both." —Lindsey Liles for Garden & Gun
https://longreads.com/2025/03/13/inside-the-fight-to-save-theworlds-most-endangered-wolf/
Abandoning books: What percentage of a book do you read before deciding it's not for you and moving on to something else?
Art frees up the possibilities for change. Damn, I love that.
#art #writing #reading #creativity
Whether you have #ADHD, or just care about someone who does;
Whether you devour #books, or struggle to #read a single line;
Whether you're looking for tips, vents, book recommendations, discussion or just fun -
Join us in ✨ The Cozy Reading with ADHD Club! ✨
Everyone is welcome who welcomes everyone else!🤗
SGT1 - Chapter 14
We're 'coming home', and do brace for the landing.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/62908528/chapters/163578688
It happens, my brain is always off in its own world doing when I'm trying to do things... 😁
@reading @bookstodon @bookbubble @humour
#ReadingMemes #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Humor #Humour
#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Fiction
#Recommendation #Bookrecommendation
#Bookwyrm #Bookworm #Bookstodon #BookLove #BoostingIsSharing
A reminder that all three books in my series are available wide, so if you’re boycotting Amazon and love to read, I’ve got you covered. 😊
https://books2read.com/FindingHumanityBook1
#hopepunk #scifi #fantasy #books #sciencefiction #reading #amreading
Reading, England: It’s close to a lot of other, better places to visit.
Not to be confused with Redding, California, which is not a great destination, either.
#abbey #castle #england #english #europe #football #france #london #medieval #reading #redding #shopping #sights #snow #stadium #thames #unitedkingdom #victorian
https://www.crosbyreport.com/travel/reading-england-its-close-to-a-lot-of-other-better-places-to-visit/?fsp_sid=16
In my collection of blogs (yep, I still blog, 19y and counting..) I have a book one that I occasionally remember to post to, and today was the day ^^ I talk about the BBBC read for February (Bujo Buddies Book Club) which was Psyche and Eros by Luna McNamara - not my favourite read, but it was my first Greek mythology retelling, and interesting. More details on the post. ^^
https://nomadicreader.com/2025/03/09/bbbc-for-february-bujo-buddies-book-club/
Comics have always been a great way to get kids reading for enjoyment so not surprised by this.
#BD #bandedessinee #comics #comicbooks #reading #literacy #graphicstorytelling #graphicart
