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We'll be presenting a series of seven mounted, signed and hand numbered, limited edition A3 fine art prints by Stuart Linden Rhodes...

Bound Art Book Fair
Sat 31st Oct - Sun 2nd Nov
The Whitworth, Manchester UK

#Bookfair
#Photography
#bookstodon

Looking for FREE* urban fantasy, supernatural suspense, paranormal fantasy, or paranormal romance ebooks?

Check out this Bookfunnel event - 30 authors brought you their best!

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#freebooks #free #ebooks #books #bookstodon #fantasy #PNR #Paranormal #Supernatural #Mystery #Mysteries #FantasyBooks #ParanormalFantasyBooks #UrbanFantasy #SpeculativeFiction #parallelWorld #YoungAdultFiction #YA #YABooks

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Finished reading #KlaraAndTheSun.

Took a tad bit longer to finish this one than I wanted, but I think it deserved the extra time to digest.

It's a great tale, and I can definitely recommend it to anybody looking for their next read.

#bookstodon

Weird Tales vol 19 number 03 (March 1932) - featured story: A Sensational Vampire Story by Kirk Mashburn.

#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #bookart #bookcovers
#WeirdTales
#KirkMashburn
#CCSenf
@books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

https://astralcomputing.com

Cover art by C. C. Senf

Born this day: 10/14/1974 (d. 03/20/2009) Project Itoh, real name Satoshi Itō, was a Japanese SF writer. Genocidal Organ (2007) was his debut novel. A poll by the yearly SF magazine SF ga yomitai ranked Genocidal Organ as the number one domestic SF novel of the decade.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Itoh

#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #bookart #bookcovers
#SatoshiIt @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

https://astralcomputing.com

Illustrated by Sam Elzway

Happy 100th birthday, Winnie the Pooh

#books #livres #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse #WinnieThePooh #Bookstodon

My latest read: "You Only Need One Kidney..." by Douglas Hackle

Searching for some "on fleek" bizarro fiction this spooky season? Give this one a look! 👍

Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9024224475
Book Radar
https://thebookradar.com/review/5599
StoryGraph
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0c9f0b1c-d9f3-419f-a8c1-6d8410e3fd66

#spookyseason #bizarro #absurdist #horror #fiction #bookreview #bookreviews #bookrec #bookrecs #book #books #read #reads #readers #reading #readingcommunity #booksofmastodon #readersofmastodon #booksof2026 #bookstodon #booktodon

Moving past "move fast and break things" into straight-up techno-feudalism. Reading for this weekend.

"The Nerd Reich" by Gil Durán @gilduran

#BookStodon #TechnoFeudalism #BigTech #SiliconValley #Democracy #Books

the protagonist of Still Here survives something and then refuses to stop existing at it. that is the whole engine of the book and it is relentless.

Amy Reynolds wrote it. Free on Kindle Unlimited: https://docatcdi.com/go/book?s=masto

#books #horror #bookstodon

The Story of a Marriage (Highly Recommended)

The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer. Romantic love, rendered in all its fragility, complexity, and pain. #bookstodon #booklovers #books #bookreview

https://bookreviewsintenwords.wordpress.com/2026/10/14/the-story-of-a-marriage-highly-recommended/

When Free is More Than Free. How to keep your favorite indie authors creating. https://www.mpaxauthor.com/when-free-is-more-than-free/
#writing #writingcommunity #books #readingcommunity #bookstodon

Here’s the radio interview!

In it, I talk about the whirlwind between my first and second book, about fundraising for Ukraine, about what Horns of Shadow and Gold is all about, and hype up for the launch.

Give it a listen here (6 min): https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.7380330

They also recorded video so if that makes it up, I’ll share it as well so you can see how cute I look in a vyshyvanka. 😁

#cbc #saskatoon #saskatchewan #yxe #canada #books #bookstodon #fantasy #fundraising #ukraine #indieauthor

Took a break from the 1245 page book, to read this little ol' 65 pager.

"Mestra," by Madeline Miller, is a short story recently published as a standalone.

This fable regards the twin evils of greed and arrogance. I had never heard the story before and was glad that I knew nothing going in. 4 ⭐️

#books #bookstodon @bookstodon #ShortStory

https://storyoriginapp.com/swaps/01a12ab5-e712-7d08-aac8-e6fd75ffd3e7
A sensual and sexy werewolf romance and vampire romance

#romancereaders #bookish #readingcommunity #readerscommunity #kaleidoscoperomance #readersofmastodon #whattoread #bookstoread #readers #books #romancebooks #romancereads #booklover #bookrecs #Bookstodon #romancelandia #writersofmastodon

https://buy.bookfunnel.com/ca6aoucvuz?tid=fxym08yrqp
The most dangerous thing in Santa’s village might just be a girl finally getting what she wants.

#romancereaders #bookish #readingcommunity #readerscommunity #kaleidoscoperomance #readersofmastodon #whattoread #bookstoread #readers #books #romancebooks #romancereads #booklover #bookrecs #Bookstodon #romancelandia #writersofmastodon

Bear witness. SOMA, available now from online bookstores. #horror #horrorfiction #indiehorror #horrorreaders #bookstodon

Amazon: tinyurl.com/27jcbqo8

Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/soma-lee-g...

Books2Read: books2read.com/u/4X7AW5

https://buy.bookfunnel.com/m4c9zrajx2?tid=y1wde1xonw
Until death do us part” may come true far too soon...

#romancereaders #bookish #readingcommunity #readerscommunity #kaleidoscoperomance #readersofmastodon #whattoread #bookstoread #readers #books #romancebooks #romancereads #booklover #bookrecs #Bookstodon #romancelandia #writersofmastodon

The Ngonde have a strange legend about one Ngeketo, once a supernatural entity of theirs, but now, as they say, worshipped only by the white people. He was the youngest of three, the others being Lyambilo (still worshipped by the Wakinga) and Mbasi, by some writers called ‘the Devil,’ though that is wholly foreign to African thought.

This free book is full of wonderful #folklore from Africa, and could help in world building or in #ttrpg https://www.ododopress.com/non-fiction/myths-and-legends-of-the-bantu-and-other-africans/

#book #books #sff #bookstodon

'The animal lives here have no numbers, no names. They are simply a people, nations of their own kind with lives as sacred as any of ours. I learn their ways, all different, all unlike human ways, yet all together we are one life, one breath, all part of this same shared earth.' -- from 'The Radiant Lives of Animals' by Linda Hogan

#WednesdayBookQuote #books #reading #ReadingJournal #bookstodon

https://buy.bookfunnel.com/wqn1vejcm1?tid=6q5d1pmuo3
A warlock comes calling with a deal I can’t refuse...

#romancereaders #bookish #readingcommunity #readerscommunity #kaleidoscoperomance #readersofmastodon #whattoread #bookstoread #readers #books #romancebooks #romancereads #booklover #bookrecs #Bookstodon #romancelandia #writersofmastodon

https://storykeepr.com/promo/c0c5PbmwHVtY?ref=D5dRwMBxYooo
Paranormal & Fantasy Romance Book Fair

#romancereaders #bookish #readingcommunity #readerscommunity #kaleidoscoperomance #readersofmastodon #whattoread #bookstoread #readers #books #romancebooks #romancereads #booklover #bookrecs #Bookstodon #romancelandia #writersofmastodon

https://storykeepr.com/promo/s35KEPTAsZ3o?ref=K9ySWD6qQq8s
Haunted Halloween Book Fair

#romancereaders #bookish #readingcommunity #readerscommunity #kaleidoscoperomance #readersofmastodon #whattoread #bookstoread #readers #books #romancebooks #romancereads #booklover #bookrecs #Bookstodon #romancelandia #writersofmastodon

https://storykeepr.com/promo/WdOmfVppG6eZ?ref=5Wo5YYTCY4P_
Browse these books!

#romancereaders #bookish #readingcommunity #readerscommunity #kaleidoscoperomance #readersofmastodon #whattoread #bookstoread #readers #books #romancebooks #romancereads #booklover #bookrecs #Bookstodon #romancelandia #writersofmastodon

https://readbooks.kaleidoscoperomance.com/krflirtatiousfallromance/h4usvc34it
Find a new read browsing this book fair

#romancereaders #bookish #readingcommunity #readerscommunity #kaleidoscoperomance #readersofmastodon #whattoread #bookstoread #readers #books #romancebooks #romancereads #booklover #bookrecs #Bookstodon #romancelandia #writersofmastodon

https://books.bookfunnel.com/xenaxioneroticaromance/r56h1u0yt3
Steamy reads for chilly nights...

#romancereaders #bookish #readingcommunity #readerscommunity #kaleidoscoperomance #readersofmastodon #whattoread #bookstoread #readers #books #romancebooks #romancereads #booklover #bookrecs #Bookstodon #romancelandia #writersofmastodon

Ancillary Justice. By Ann Leckie
. #hachybots #books #livres #libros #bookstodon

https://books.bookfunnel.com/krhauntyourhalloween/jyot97510c
Browse this book fair!

#romancereaders #bookish #readingcommunity #readerscommunity #kaleidoscoperomance #readersofmastodon #whattoread #bookstoread #readers #books #romancebooks #romancereads #booklover #bookrecs #Bookstodon #romancelandia #writersofmastodon

On my latest “Looking Back on Genre History” segment on the #StarShipSofa #podcast (Episode 789), I offer some suggestions of new books that are perfect for the #Halloween season. #Books #Bookstodon #OctoberReading #SFF #Gothic #LyndsayFaye #ElizabethHand #ElizabethKostova #JWOcker

Here is the link: https://starshipsofa.com/starshipsofa-789-marie-vibbert/

This week's library haul.

#library #LibraryFinds #books #bookstodon

Happy two-year anniversary to Thin Windows!

It’s been an incredible journey sharing these tales of life, love, blood, and gold with you all.

Here's an early look at what will be the new Thin Windows Codex - a page where readers can explore the poems in the collection, some interactively!

#ThinWindows #NarrativePoetry #BookAnniversary #Bookstodon #IndiePub #WritingCommunity #Publishing #AuthorsOfMastodon #Books

It's #NationalDessertDay! 🍰

Today's #newbook highlights ✨

Lorendottir by #JacquesVoorhees
( #ChrysalisTrilogy Series)
Tempt by #CoraRose & #EMLindsey
( #FeedAndFeast Series)
All Our Nevers by #AllieMoffatt
( #HeartsOfBoston Series)

#bookstodon 📚

📖 "The real loneliness is living among all these kind people who only ask one to pretend!"

— Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence

Read for free in BookShelves:
https://lk0.eu/bks43m

#Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #Literature

Last minute reminder, my first book launch is… tomorrow!

Oct 14th at Amazing Stories!
Signing from 2-5pm
Reception and Book Talk 6-8pm (in the lower level)

With a performance from Chervona Kalyna - Saskatoon Bandura Ensemble!

It promises to be a great time. Swing by if you can 😊

#saskatoon #yxe #indieauthor #saskatchewan #writingcommunity #books #bookstodon #fantasy

Died this day: 10/13/2008 (b. 04/09/1937) Barrington J. Bayley was an English science fiction writer. The Zen Gun is space opera with all the conventional trappings. Nominated for the 1984 Philip K. Dick Award & Winner of the 1985 Seiun Award.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrington_J._Bayley

#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #bookart #bookcovers
#BarringtonJBayley
#FrankKellyFreas
@books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

https://astralcomputing.com

Art by Frank Kelly Freas

Spookymonth continues with the Palumbo-Piper gut-punch combo! That’s right, favorite Suzan Palumbo returns, and favorite Hailey Piper makes her Story Hour debut! And seriously, don’t their names together sound like they’re going to knock you out? Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! https://www.storyhour2020.com/ #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #SuzanPalumbo #HaileyPiper @suzanpalumbo @HaileyPiperFights

Ich habe einen Text über die Einräummöglichkeiten der Regalreihen im Bookshop Simulator geschrieben:

https://spa-zone.de/die-buecherregale-im-bookshop-simulator

Ja, manchmal schreibe ich über die wirklich wichtigen Dinge des Lebens.

Viel Spaß!

#buch #bücher #lesen #literatur #buecher #bibliothek #bibliotheken #bookstodon #videogames #videospiele #games #gaming #simulator #simulation #bookshop

Chapter 1 - "Hunting Rakers"

On a remote planet, an abandoned colony of disabled civilians make a desperate attempt to call on help from a neighbouring empire. To that end, they have slowly rebuilt a working freighter and a crew prepares to fly the rickety ship to get help. However, even before they get to the ship, they have to contend with the local predators, the huge weasel derivative known as Rakers.

https://youtu.be/J2rS2pv6i84

#bookstodon #scifi #sciencefiction #scifibooks #books

New at the Barbed Wire:

🎃 I’m one of those girlies who celebrates #Halloween all month long, from October 1st all the way to our horror holy-day. But this isn’t just the start of spooky season; we’re also closing out the annual Banned #Books Week, and #Texas holds the current national record for book banning.

One of the titles that’s touched my life the most, Maia Kobabe’s graphic novel Gender Queer, frequently appears on lists of the most banned books. And so, I’ve found myself wondering, what makes my identity so dangerous to the far-right?

👺 Banned books and the monster inside
https://www.thebarbedwire.com/banned-books-and-the-monster-inside-2/

#LGBTQIA #gender #transgender #bookstodon #censorship #culture #politics #news

All Them Dogs. Djamel White.

You are an Irish gangster (junior grade), and on return to your hometown after some trouble, you find…more trouble, not the least of which is an unlikely secret “workplace” romance that just complicates everyone’s gangsterish plots to kill each other.

3 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈.

@bookstodon #books #reading #bookstodon #ireland #lgbtq #badgays #romance #murder

New feature on the blog: special topic collections!

With 539 book reviews so far, finding one that interests you has become a challenge. So, some years ago I made a subject archive. And then the problem repeated itself...

With more than 100 book reviews on evolutionary biology, finding one that interests you has become a challenge. So, I now added special topic collections for certain topics: https://inquisitivebiologist.com/subject-archive-evolutionary-biology/

Have fun exploring the revamped subject archive: https://inquisitivebiologist.com/subject-archive/

#Books #BookReviews #Bookstodon @bookstodon

Attention Barnes & Noble / Nook readers!

The "Fall Back Into Reading: 500 Under $5" sale is on through the end of the week, don't miss out!

(PS: grab A Slice Of Mystery while you're at it, nothing better than a cozy mystery for sweater weather!)

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/shop/fall-back-into-reading-500-under-5

#ebooks #books #bookstodon #NookBookSale #BNBookHaul #BooksOnSale #DiscountBooks #Romance #RomanceBooks #YA #YALit #YAbooks #NoSpiceBooks #SweetRomance #PNR #ParanormalRomance #SciFi #Mysteries #mystery #Thriller #Fantasy

Trans Galactic Insurance by Andrew Moriarty.
Lately I’ve been in the mood for the lighter side of space opera all about the adventure, the exploration, and especially the escape. This book delivered. Read more: https://www.mpaxauthor.com/numbers-naivety-and-nebulas/ #books #bookreview #scifi #sciencefiction #readingcommunity #bookstodon

Looking for sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal books, any and all subgenres, and both for adult and young adult?

Check out this Bookfunnel event - 120 authors brought you their best!

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#freebooks #free #ebooks #books #bookstodon #scifi #scifibooks #dystopia #dystopianSciFi #fantasy #sff #fantasybooks #Romantasy #UrbanFantasy #SpaceOpera #paranormal #SpeculativeFiction #LitRPG #parallelWorld #YoungAdultFiction #YA #YABooks

Looking for FREE* LGBTQIA Romance novels? Check out this Bookfunnel event - contemporary, historical, paranormal, romantasy, sci-fi, YA, anything goes...

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#ebooks #FreeBooks #bookstodon #Romance #PNR #RomanceBooks #Romantasy #YA #YALit #SapphicBooks #WLW #WLWBooks #Lesbian #LesbianBooks #LGBTQBooks #SFFBooks #HistoricalFiction #QueerPNR #QueerRomance #QueerRomantasy

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⚰️ Liam Kincaid's Halloween job is to keep the dead buried. But this year, hundreds are rising from a cemetery in West Cork, including his own ancestors.

And they need something from him...

Read *Grave Tidings* in *Nightmare Narratives*, out 24 October.

🖤 Dark Holme Store: https://www.darkholmepublishing.uk/category/nightmare-narratives?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Nightmare-Narratives
📚 Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HFNRMNMW?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Nightmare-Narratives

#Bookstodon #HorrorCommunity #ReadingCommunity #halloweenreads #horrorbooks

Network Algorithmics,: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Designing Fast Networked Devices (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking) by George Varghese
. #hachybots #books #livres #libros #bookstodon

SPOOKY SEASON READERS!

If you missed the giveaway for "Office Hours," don't despair! These two bone-chilling eBooks are always free from a variety of stores:

Academic Displacement
https://books2read.com/b/nwtad
Alternate Unrealities
https://books2read.com/b/au

#free #spookyseason #ebook #ebooks #story #stories #bookstodon #booktodon

2026 Book 42: The Railroad: What It Is, What It Does – 5th Edition by John H. Armstrong, et al

Impressively broad and surprisingly accessible overview that delivers on its subtitle — at least as of 20 years ago when this edition was published. The foundation is solid, but even a neophyte like me can see what's changed since 2008 and needs an update. An excellent primer, though.

https://www.railwayeducationalbureau.com/product/the-railroad-what-it-is-what-it-does-5th-edition/

#bookstodon #trains

This looks like a fantastic release, from my favourite publisher, #Verso: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3514-palestinian-resistance-literature-under-occupation-1948-1968

From the blurb: Ghassan Kanafani’s remarkable extended essay _Palestinian Resistance Literature Under Occupation, 1948–1968_ is an unyielding act of cultural and political endurance... Translated for the first time into English by one of the greatest living translators from Arabic to English, Tarif Khalidi...

#bookstodon #newbook #kanafani #palestine

It's #BigReleaseTuesday! AND #NationalYorkshirePuddingDay! 🍽️

Today's #newbook highlights ✨

The Spirits by #BonnieJoCampbell
The Death and Birth of Iliana Marek by #DavidLiss
Starting Now by #JanaeMarks

#bookstodon 📚