#booklist — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #booklist, aggregated by home.social.
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Master Slave Husband Wife
The 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography by Ilyon Woo that tells the story of Ellen & William Craft + their escape from slavery in 1848 Georgia. Ellen, whose father was a white plantation owner was enslaved by her half sister, working as a seamstress + house servant. William, her husband, worked as a hired out carpenter for his master. Ellen who was extremely light skinned disguised herself as a wealthy southern planter while William portrayed her slave in order to make their escape. The 1st half of this book is a gripping tale - the 2nd half however looses the thread as Ellen + William travel to England - their story gets lost amid the politics + the stories of other abolitionist who help them on their journey.
#masterslavehusbandwife #ellencraft #williamcraft #africanamericanhistory #abolitionists #americanhistory #blackhistory #booklist #mybookshelf #books #pulitzerprize #biography
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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL’s #TopTenTuesday - Freebie: from Winter to Spring - April 28, 2026. For my 4th #TTT of the year, I give you 10 #books whose titles go from Winter to Spring on my #bookblog here. This week's theme was set by Jana @ArtsyReaderGirl #bookmemes #booklist
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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL’s #TopTenTuesday - My Life in Books? April 14, 2026. For my 3rd #TTT of the year, I give you 10 titles that describe me/my life! Find out which #Books I'm highlighting this time, on my #bookblog here. #bookmemes #booklist theme set by Jana @ArtsyReaderGirl
http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/04/14/tcls-toptentuesday-my-life-in-books-april-14-2026/
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📕 Hospital Sketches 📕
Louisa May Alcott served as a Union Army nurse for 6 weeks in Washington DC at the end of 1862. That time, cut short by a case of typhoid pneumonia, inspired her book Hospital Sketches- a short novel both humorous + devastatingly sad.
These are photos of what her world might have looked like during that time
#hospitalsketches #louisamayalcott #civilwar #warwounded #civilwarphotography #americanhistory #books #mybookshelf #booklist #readinglist
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📕 Hospital Sketches 📕
Louisa May Alcott served as a Union Army nurse for 6 weeks in Washington DC at the end of 1862. That time, cut short by a case of typhoid pneumonia, inspired her book Hospital Sketches- a short novel both humorous + devastatingly sad.
These are photos of what her world might have looked like during that time
#hospitalsketches #louisamayalcott #civilwar #warwounded #civilwarphotography #americanhistory #books #mybookshelf #booklist #readinglist
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📕 Hospital Sketches 📕
Louisa May Alcott served as a Union Army nurse for 6 weeks in Washington DC at the end of 1862. That time, cut short by a case of typhoid pneumonia, inspired her book Hospital Sketches- a short novel both humorous + devastatingly sad.
These are photos of what her world might have looked like during that time
#hospitalsketches #louisamayalcott #civilwar #warwounded #civilwarphotography #americanhistory #books #mybookshelf #booklist #readinglist
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📚 2666 📚
Finished this MONSTER of a book last night as the sun was coming down ... struggling to read as I was losing my light - The perfect way to reach a conclusion that leaves the reader somewhat in the dark. Not that I'm complaining. Quite an adventure!
By Chilean born novelist, poet Roberto Bolaño - released posthumously in 2004, a year after his death at age 50.
#RobertoBolaño #2666 #readinglist #books #booklist #novel #literature #mybookshelf #robertoblaňo2666 #twosixsixsix
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25 Modern Classics That’ll Actually Wreck You (In the Best Way)
25 modern classic books that belong on every reading list, from gut-punch literary fiction to genre-bending thrillers. Cormac McCarthy, Zadie Smith, Gillian Flynn, and more. These aren't dusty assignments, they're the books people are still talking about. Here's your no-BS guide to what's actually worth reading. -
25 Modern Classics That’ll Actually Wreck You (In the Best Way)
25 modern classic books that belong on every reading list, from gut-punch literary fiction to genre-bending thrillers. Cormac McCarthy, Zadie Smith, Gillian Flynn, and more. These aren't dusty assignments, they're the books people are still talking about. Here's your no-BS guide to what's actually worth reading. -
25 Modern Classics That’ll Actually Wreck You (In the Best Way)
25 modern classic books that belong on every reading list, from gut-punch literary fiction to genre-bending thrillers. Cormac McCarthy, Zadie Smith, Gillian Flynn, and more. These aren't dusty assignments, they're the books people are still talking about. Here's your no-BS guide to what's actually worth reading. -
25 Modern Classics That’ll Actually Wreck You (In the Best Way)
25 modern classic books that belong on every reading list, from gut-punch literary fiction to genre-bending thrillers. Cormac McCarthy, Zadie Smith, Gillian Flynn, and more. These aren't dusty assignments, they're the books people are still talking about. Here's your no-BS guide to what's actually worth reading. -
25 Modern Classics That’ll Actually Wreck You (In the Best Way)
25 modern classic books that belong on every reading list, from gut-punch literary fiction to genre-bending thrillers. Cormac McCarthy, Zadie Smith, Gillian Flynn, and more. These aren't dusty assignments, they're the books people are still talking about. Here's your no-BS guide to what's actually worth reading. -
Fantasy with Friends: Underrated Fantasy Books
Briana and Krysta at Pages Unbound are hosting a fantasy discussion meme this year called Fantasy with Friends. Since fantasy is my favorite genre, I thought it would be fun to take part. This week, their question is:
What is an underrated fantasy book you would recommend?
Considering I tend to read off the beaten path, most of the fantasy I’ve read is probably underrated. I’ve been reading fantasy for over 20 years, so probably a lot of the books I read back when I was a teen? It’s kind of amazing to see how fantasy has evolved since the 80s and 90s.
One of the early fantasy series I read has always felt like one of the more underrated of the author’s series. Readers tend to think of the Alanna when Tamora Pierce is mentioned, which I enjoyed as long as I read the first and last books. But I adored her Circle of Magic quartet, even to this day. My copies are probably close to falling apart, but I can’t bear to part with them. While I’m pretty sure Lark and Rosethorn, the two women caring for four orphaned and abandoned children with particular magics, were lesbians, there’s no focus on romance, which makes sense since these were written for children! Instead, it focused on the friendship between these four very different kids from different walks of life and the siblinghood they formed.
Jumping forward a bit, well, it’s probably most of the books I read. When I was in high school, there was no Goodreads and I definitely hadn’t even heard of Amazon yet. I didn’t even really start using the Internet until college in the early 2000s, so I literally had no clue what books were out there unless they were stocked in the bookstore and library. There were no reviews to peruse, and none of my peers were reading adult fantasy (some years ago, I did share the books that were popular when I was in high school…that I mostly didn’t read). My favorite turned out to be the The Watershed trilogy by Douglas Niles. Today, I don’t actually remember a whole lot, but it felt like quintessential fantasy. There were dark lands and evil beings and magical waters. There was romance and friendship. There were adventures and danger. I loved these books. They were so much fun to read. I remember the story and world building being relatively easy to follow, so, if you’re looking for old underrated fantasy, this series might be fun.
I ended up taking a long break from reading fantasy between college and when I became a mom for the second time, basically when I started book blogging. I had grown dissatisfied with fantasy and nothing was really piquing my interest. But, thanks to book blogging, I’ve enjoyed so many different kinds of fantasy books, from indie authors to traditionally published books.
I can’t fail to mention two fantasy authors I absolutely love (and, no, it’s not just because I’ve been a faithful reader of their blogs and have been following their author journeys for years!).
Jennifer M. Zeiger’s Hidden Mythics series only has two books so far, but she’s hard at work on the third. They’re perfect for YA and adult readers, with friendship and romance and family drama. But it’s the world building that gets me every single time. I’m in complete awe of how beautiful it is and how it manages to transport me. I normally see the settings in vivid color no matter what book I read, but these make me feel like I’m literally standing there with the characters. The attention to detail is incredible, and I always think these books are worthy of being traditionally published.
Lucia Damisa’s A Desert of Bleeding Sand series gets me in the heart every time. The third book is due to be published soon, and I am on pins and needles after the way the second book ended. I have a soft spot for African-inspired fantasy, and these books absolutely live up to every expectation. The romance is gorgeous, and yet these aren’t romantasy novels. There’s danger and war and enemies infiltrating. There’s friendship and family and loss. There are tenuous ties that are tested at every turn. These characters are stunning. And, yes, I know I mentioned Lucia’s books last time with the religion question, but, like Jennifer’s books, I’ll take every opportunity to mention them.
Other than those, I would have to say the Captain Kit Brightling books by Chloe Neill, especially for readers who enjoy Napoleonic and regency era books. Considering this series was basically canceled after 2 books, I’d say they definitely weren’t popular. And yet I had so much fun with them. They were exactly the light kind of reads I needed during the pandemic. These books are light, fluffy fantasy, blending RJ Barker’s The Bone Ships series and Jane Austen’s novels, a really fun blend that spoke to my fantasy and classics loving heart.
This blog is my home base, but you can also find me on:
#bookList #books #fantasyWithFriends #pagesUnbound #underratedFantasy
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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL’s #TopTenTuesday - GREEN Book Covers! - March 17, 2026. This week's theme, set by Jana @ArtsyReaderGirl is Green book covers for St. Patrick's Day. Find out which #Books I'm highlighting this time, on my #bookblog here. #bookmemes #booklist #TTT
http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/03/17/tcls-toptentuesday-green-book-covers-march-17-2026/
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The face when an 18th-century printshop owner in a powdered wig had a better understanding of wealth inequality than like half of Democrats, including Matt Yglesias and everyone at Third Way (excerpt from Samuel Richardson’s _Clarissa_). #book #books #Bookstodon #BookList #bookrecommendations
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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL’s #TopTenTuesday - Freebie: Delicious! - March 3, 2026. This week's theme, set by Jana @ArtsyReaderGirl is a genre freebie. Find out which genre of #Books, and their #novels I'm highlighting this time, on my #bookblog here. #bookmemes #booklist #TTT
http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/03/03/tcls-toptentuesday-freebie-delicious-march-3-2026/
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Well, this just in, and it's pretty amazing.
Cherry Whip: Twentieth Anniversary Edition by Michael Antman, which we published in June of last year, just received a coveted "Starred" review on Booklist.
Congratulations Michael Antman! Cherry Whip: Twentieth Anniversary Edition continues to be a gift to our small boutique outfit Donovan Street Press.
An "... irreverent, poignant, and wondrously odd tale." — Alexander Moran
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Another year gone. I share my top and bottom reads for 2025. https://ridleypark.blog/2025/12/30/top-and-bottom-books-read-in-2025/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
#books #reading #readingcommunity #booklist #yearend2025 #fictionbooks #nonfictionbooks #bestbooks #worstbooks #blog -
Last-Minute Gift Guide From the Editors of Writer’s Digest
Whether you're late or right on time, the editors of Writer's Digest share their book gift guide for readers of all types.
The post Last-Minute Gift Guide From the Editors of Writer’s Digest appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/last-minute-gift-guide-from-the-editors-of-writers-digest#BeInspired #BookRecommendations #TheWritersLife #BookList #BookRecs
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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚#bookstodon TCL’s #TopTenTuesday - Thanks A Lot! - November 25, 2025. This week's theme, set by Jana @ArtsyReaderGirl is Thanksgiving/Thanks Freebie. Find out which books and their authors I'm most thankful for, in my post on my #bookblog here. #bookmemes #booklist #TTT
http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2025/11/25/tcls-toptentuesday-thanks-a-lot-november-25-2025/
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My favorite cult sci-fi and fantasy books you may not have heard of before
https://shepherd.com/best-books/cult-sci-fi-and-fantasy-you-may-not-have-heard-of
#HackerNews #cultbooks #sci-fi #fantasybookrecommendations #booklist #hiddengems
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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL’s #TopTenTuesday - #ShortStorySeptember - September 16, 2025. My favorite short stories and collections. I'm hoping Jana @ArtsyReaderGirl won't mind my doing a non-theme list this week, but... #shortstories light my fire? #bookmemes #booklist
http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2025/09/16/tcls-toptentuesday-shortstoryseptember-september-16-2025/
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Books, bots, and brutal honesty. My reading list (22 so far) is out in the wild, rampant judgments included. With exceptions, writers are generally readers. I've published 3 books this year, with another one on the way (almost done). Might get to 5 if I'm lucky – probably not.
https://ridleypark.blog/.../08/21/books-read-in-2025-so-far/
#2025ReadingList #BooksAndSnark #GoodreadsRealness #BookList #BookReviews #AIBooks #Literature #Reading #Books #Annihilation
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📖 Tevye the Dairyman & Motl the Cantor's Son 📚
As a big fan of Fiddler on the Roof, I decided I should read the original Tevye stories. First published in 1894, Tevye 'tells' Aleichem the tales of his family, focusing on six of his seven daughters, Tzeitel, Chava, Hodel, Shprintze, Taybele, and Bielke. I was surprised by how different these tales proved to be from musical.
But the highlight here is the delightful adventures of the 'orphan' Motl in Aleichem's unfinished novel Motl and the Cantor's Son. These tales take us on the journey from poverty in the Shtetl, across Europe to the promise land of America. Motls' take on life is endearing and funny. I am amazed that these stories have never made it to film!#tevyethedairyman #motlthecantorsson #shalomaleichem #fiddlerontheroof #tevye #tevyeandhisdaughters #books #book #mybookshelf #mybooklist #reading #booklist #readinglist #livre #buch #libro #libros #novel #novela #livres #bücher #judaica #shtetllife #shtetl