💡 Did You Know?
Mark Twain was the first major author to submit a typewritten manuscript — Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876).
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📖 "We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand."
— E.M. Forster, A Room with a View
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💡 Did You Know?
Victor Hugo wrote Les Misérables while in political exile on the Channel Islands. It took him 17 years.
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📖 Talk Like a Pirate Day: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Yo ho ho! The ultimate pirate adventure that invented the genre. Young Jim Hawkins, a buried treasure map, mutiny on the high seas, and the unforgettable Long John Silver. Stevenson's 1883 classic still thrills readers of all ages.
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📖 "He was sounding the deeps of his nature, and of the parts of his nature that were deeper than he."
— Jack London, The Call of the Wild
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💡 Did You Know?
H.G. Wells published The Time Machine, The Island of Dr Moreau, The Invisible Man, and War of the Worlds within 4 years (1895–1898).
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📖 "There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep."
— Homer, The Odyssey
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💡 Did You Know?
Bram Stoker spent 7 years researching Dracula, studying Romanian folklore — despite never visiting Romania.
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Illustration by Agostino Ramelli, from Le diverse et artificiose machine (1588).
Source: Library of Congress
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0f69a35f-642d-411a-826d-6a9c2251fd29
#reading #wheels #technology #cogs #books #machinery #bookshelves #machines #engraving #art #publicdomain
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📖 "Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart."
— Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
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These thin bookcases were the only ones I could carry till my home so I have to make sure they are not overloaded. But this is my first attempt actually organising books by themes. I managed to collect these books since the beginning of emigration almost two years ago. (1/2)
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💡 Did You Know?
Emily Brontë published Wuthering Heights under the male pseudonym "Ellis Bell." She died the following year at 30.
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📖 Book Lovers Day: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald's dazzling portrait of the Jazz Age — wealth, longing, and the elusive American Dream. Through the eyes of Nick Carraway, we witness the tragic grandeur of Jay Gatsby's obsession. Short, sharp, and unforgettable.
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Books fill every wall of a covered passageway through a private home in Bédoin, France.
📍 Bédoin, France
https://www.bookcorners.org/library/bedoin-chemin-de-ronde/
#BookCorners #FreeBooks #Books #StreetLibrary #Bédoin #France #bookshelves #bookexchange #communitylibrary #booklover #home library
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📖 "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
— Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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💡 Did You Know?
Oscar Wilde wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray in three weeks. Reviewers called it "unclean" and "poisonous."
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Doctor Syntax with the Bookseller (1813) by Thomas Rowlandson, from The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque.
Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/7f4945b0-afee-4895-9ffe-1ac6ffc5ccc7
#books #picturesque #bookshelves #libraries #writing #art #publicdomain
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📖 "We learn from failure, not from success!"
— Bram Stoker, Dracula
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💡 Did You Know?
Lewis Carroll invented Alice in Wonderland during a boat trip to entertain the real Alice Liddell, age 10.
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Two new fonts in BookShelves: Accessible DfA, designed for maximum readability, and iA Writer Duospace, a balanced monospace-proportional hybrid. That's 10 built-in fonts now, including OpenDyslexic and Atkinson Hyperlegible.
What's your favorite reading font?
#Bookstodon #FediReads #ebooks #reading #BookShelves #fonts #typography #accessibility
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📖 Bastille Day Read: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Dickens' sweeping novel of the French Revolution follows lives caught between London and Paris during history's most tumultuous era. A story of love, sacrifice, and redemption with one of literature's greatest openings.
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"In pruning my books I learned some important lessons about editing for the advanced collector, the kind who derives joy from too many kinds of books to use the Kondo Method effectively."
https://lithub.com/how-and-why-to-cull-your-book-collection/
#books #library #bookshelves #pruning #downsizing #collections
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More Than Shelves
Our Library“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
— CiceroI recently came across the French word bibliothèque—library. It made me stop and think. In a home, a library is not simply a collection of shelves filled with books. Shelves are where books are stored. A library is something more. It reflects who you are.
The books we choose to keep tell a story about our interests, our values, our curiosity, and even the different seasons of our lives. A well-loved novel, a favorite cookbook, a biography that changed the way we think, a travel guide that reminds us of a special journey—together they become a quiet autobiography.
Perhaps that’s what makes a home library so special. It isn’t measured by the number of books it holds, but by the life it reflects. Every shelf is a chapter, every book a memory, and together they tell the story of the people who call that house home.
Our library occupies a prominent place in our home, not because I intended it to make a statement, but because that’s where we had the space. At the time, I never considered what those shelves might communicate to others. Now I realize they speak quietly on my behalf. They reveal what intrigues me, what I cherish enough to keep nearby, and the enduring conversations I continue to have with authors long after I’ve turned the final page.
If you think about it, what we choose to read says a great deal about who we are. Our books reveal our interests, our curiosity, our dreams, and the questions we continue to ask. They remind us where we’ve been and sometimes point us toward where we hope to go.
In Home Sweet Maison: The French Art of Making a Home, Danielle Postel-Vinay writes, “In Paris, it’s better to talk about the book you read last weekend than to show off your Rolex.” I smiled when I read that. I’d like to think the same could be said here in America, although perhaps that’s a bit optimistic.
To me, good taste has very little to do with the watch you wear, the car you drive, or the label inside your jacket. It has far more to do with how you choose to live your life—with your curiosity, your kindness, the conversations you enjoy, and the ideas that continue to shape you. A well-read book with dog-eared pages can be far more interesting than an expensive possession that simply announces its price.
With this in mind, I’ve become more thoughtful about the books I add to my library. Rather than simply filling another shelf, I hope each one reflects something about who I am and what I value. I often collect the complete works of authors I admire, not only because I enjoy their writing, but because I know I’ll return to their books again and again. Like visiting an old friend, each reading reveals something I missed before or speaks to me in a new way.
Most of all, I believe we should surround ourselves with what we love. Whether it’s books, art, music, or treasured mementos, the things we choose to live with quietly shape our homes and, in many ways, remind us of who we aspire to be. Perhaps that’s the true purpose of a home library. It isn’t simply a place to keep books. It’s a place that reflects a life of curiosity, learning, and the enduring joy of reading.
#authors #bibliothèque #bookLovers #Books #bookshelves #CiceroQuote #FrenchLifestyle #homeLibrary #lifelongLearning #literature #livingWell #personalLibrary #Reading -
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BookShelves speaks 33 languages. The entire app adapts to your language, not just the books you read. From right-to-left Arabic and Hebrew to vertical Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, Thai, and 25 more.
Viel Spass beim Lesen! Bonne lecture! Buena lectura!
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📖 "When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"
— Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote
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New feature: BookShelves now lets you fine-tune font weight from thin to bold with a 5-stop slider, powered by variable weight fonts. Your eyes, your rules.
What font weight do you prefer when reading on screen?
#Bookstodon #FediReads #ebooks #reading #BookShelves #typography #accessibility
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📖 Independence Day Read: Common Sense by Thomas Paine
The 1776 pamphlet that ignited a revolution. Thomas Paine's bold, plainspoken argument for American independence galvanized the colonies and changed the course of history. One of the most influential political works ever written.
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💡 Did You Know?
Arthur Conan Doyle killed off Sherlock Holmes in 1893 because he was tired of writing him. Public outrage forced Holmes back.
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Just added to BookShelves: two-page spread mode. View your EPUBs in a side-by-side layout for a proper book-like reading experience on wider screens.
Single page or two-page spread - which do you prefer?