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  1. I'm reading @juergen_hubert 's books, starting with "Sunken Castles, Evil Poodles". His translation of German folklore to English, complete with commentary and footnotes, is utterly fabulous.

    As someone who's read a lot of folklore books, across multiple cultures, I highly recommend "Sunken Castles" for writers and lovers of folklore alike. Solid research, notes on where the story is set in modern geography, great context, witty asides all make for a very engaging, inspiring read. The stories come to life from his carefully light, detailed approach.

    This book is helping me create myths and folktales for my own fictional world. I'm having a blast reading it!

    Print:

    thescribblinglion.com/product/

    Ebook:

    amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08CL2HS28/

    #folklore #GermanToEnglish #translations #selfpublished #folklore_translations #writing #history #GhostStories #GreatBooks #BookRecs

  2. [Updated!] Which new #books are you most looking forward to in 2025? 📚Here are some of mine (in publication order):

    * The Sinners All Bow by #KateWinklerDawson (history/true crime)

    * The Mask of Fear by #AlexanderFreed (#StarWars/media tie-in)

    * Broken Fields by #MarcieRendon (mystery/Indigenous) #CashBlackbear series

    * Oathbound by #TracyDeonn (YA fantasy) #Legendborn series

    * Sunrise on the Reaping by #SuzanneCollins (YA dystopia/science fiction) #HungerGames series

    * School of Shards by #SergeyDyachenko & #MarinaDyachenko (dark academia/SFF in translation) #VitaNostra trilogy

    * All That We See or Seem by #KenLiu (science fiction/techno-thriller)

    ** Also, This Book Will Bury Me by #AshleyWinstead (crime fiction/mystery) would be on this list, but I had the good fortune to read an ARC this year. 👍👍

    #Bookstodon #BookRecs #2025Books

  3. Which new #books are you most looking forward to in 2025? 📚Here are some of mine (in chronological order of publication):

    * The Sinners All Bow by #KateWinklerDawson (history/true crime)

    * Broken Fields by #MarcieRendon (mystery/Indigenous) #CashBlackbear series

    * Oathbound by #TracyDeonn (YA fantasy) #Legendborn series

    * Sunrise on the Reaping by #SuzanneCollins (YA dystopia/science fiction) #HungerGames series

    * School of Shards by #SergeyDyachenko & #MarinaDyachenko (dark academia/SFF in translation) #VitaNostra trilogy

    ** Also, This Book Will Bury Me by #AshleyWinstead (crime fiction/mystery) would be on this list, but I had the good fortune to read an ARC this year. 👍👍

    #Bookstodon #BookRecs #2025Books

  4. #BookRecs I recommend reading The Pope at War by David Kertzer, so long as you are up for immersing yourself in the details of Vatican policy during World War Two. I live in an area where Pacelli, the pope during that period, is highly respected. He does not deserve that respect. The most frustrating thing about books like these is that they will never reach the audience that needs them most. Here is a link to my goodreads review. Note: I am not interested in arguing with Pacelli’s supporters. #Books #History #Bookstodon #Holocaust #WorldWar2 #Fascists #Reading #BookReview #GoodReads #JewishAuthors #Jewish

    goodreads.com/review/show/5755