#reading-list — Public Fediverse posts

Oren Jay Sofer has updated his recommended reading lists!

#Meditation #Mindfulness #Buddhism #NVC : https://www.orenjaysofer.com/reading-list

#Qigong #Movement #Trauma : https://www.orenjaysofer.com/qigong

Notably, a few excellent recommendations are missing from the current list, namely:

- Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson
- Spinning Threads of Radical Aliveness (https://thefearlessheart.org/store/spinning/) by Miki Kashtan
- Reweaving Our Human Fabric (https://thefearlessheart.org/store/reweaving-our-human-fabric/) by Miki Kashtan

Also notably, the default links are mostly to #Amazon, so for anyone who plans on buying anything from the list, you may want to search for the #book or #books from an #ethical #bookseller yourself.

#OrenJaySofer #RickHanson #HardwiringHappiness #Happiness #NonviolentCommunication #MikiKashtan #Reading #ReadingList #ReadingLists #RecommendedReading #chikung #healing #embodiment #somatics #dharma #dhamma #bookstodon

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

A harrowing tale as told by American writer Nathaniel Philbrick about the loss of the Nantucket whaler Essex in the Pacific Ocean in 1820 after being rammed by a whale - setting the entire crew (almost all in their teens + 20s) adrift at sea. Few of the sailors were to survive the ordeal. The story was one of the inspirations for Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. I could barely put this book down. Published in 2000.

#books #mybookshelf #booklist #intheheartofthesea #nathanielphilbrick #wreckoftheessex #readinglist

ARC Signups!

Who doesn't want free books? Join the ARC list!

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#beverlylanderson #beverlylandersonbooks #ARCSignups #bookstagram #booksky #ARCteam #FreeBooks #BookLovers #JoinTheTeam #ReadersClub #ReadingList #ReadersOfInstagram #ReadersJourney #FreeReads

Shelves are the big picture. Tags are the fine detail.

Create custom tags with 12 color options, assign them to any book (or batch-assign to many at once), and pin your favorites to the sidebar for instant filtering.

Rename, reorder, merge duplicates, delete — all from Settings > Tags. Everything syncs across your devices.

https://lk0.eu/bks909m

#ebooks #reading #bookorganization #tags #ebookreader #library #readinglist

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇 -

3-Word Review:

- Inter-linked
- Thematically-rhythmed
- Melancholic

Frictional Posture:

- What disordering "serpent" licks at the edges of the speakers' experiences?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #cynthiacruz #poetry #howtheendbegins #postmodernism #consumerculture #media

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗶" 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 -

3-Word Review:

- Idyllic
- Claustrophobic
- Scathing

Frictional Posture:

- Almost a century later, how might its criticisms be revised?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #leonardbernstein #troubleintahiti #americanopera #opera #libretto

📚 A couple of books read this month 📚

The Weeping Time by Anne C Bailey - continued reading from the plantation journals of abolitionist Fanny Kimbel. After their divorce, her slave owning husband sold ovet 400 slaves to pay his gambling debts. It was the largest auction of it's kind in American history

Cry The Beloved Country by Alan Paton's 1948 South African novel examining the racial injustices of the time

#books #booklist #mybookshelf #readinglist #crythebelovedcountry #theweepingtime

None of what has come before is ever so sacred that we can’t try something new.

Check out my weekday daily #blog & read more in one of my latest posts: Bell Tolling 

#Blog #BreakingTheRules #ReadingList #WritingInStyle #Fiction

https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/08/bell-tolling/

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗮 -

3-Word Review:

- Fragmented
- Bleak
- Relevant

Frictional Posture:

- What is deliberately unsaid in the narrative? What substance hides there?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #frictionalreading #3words #marianoazuela #theunderdogs #mexico #mexicanrevolution #classic #mexicanliterature #revolution #history #politics #existentialism

My favorite nonfiction books about cults, scams, and schemes

https://bookdna.com/best-books/nonfiction-about-cults-scams-and-schemes

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49408858

#HackerNews #nonfiction #cults #scams #books #readinglist

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗶𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗼 𝗣𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗶 & 𝗟𝘂𝗶𝗴𝗶 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮 -

3-Word Review:

- Fateful
- Suffering
- Haunting

Frictional Posture:

- Which social critique in the opera is most impotent/time-worn?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #madamebutterfly #libretto #opera #giacomopuccini #puccini #luigiillica #italy

ICYMI: SPOT THE BOOK: Real Books That Appear in K-Dramas For Your Reading List https://popgeeks.com/spot-the-book-real-books-that-appear-in-k-dramas-for-your-reading-list/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KDrama #ReadingList #BooksInKDrama #KoreanDrama #BookRecommendations

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗻 -

3-Word Review:

- Philosophical
- Political
- Personal

Frictional Posture:

- Which of Zinn's calls resonate to provoke changes of behavior?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #howardzinn #essays #nonfiction #art #writing #democracy #resistance #politics #philosophy #ideology

SPOT THE BOOK: Real Books That Appear in K-Dramas For Your Reading List https://popgeeks.com/spot-the-book-real-books-that-appear-in-k-dramas-for-your-reading-list/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KDrama #ReadingList #BooksInKDrama #KoreanDrama #MustRead

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲-𝗚𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁 (𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗺) -

3-Word Review:

- Experiential
- Demonstrative
- Memoir

Frictional Posture:

- What does the graphic novel format accomplish that words absolutely could not?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #boum #thejellyfish #samanthalerichegionet #graphicnovel #disability #blindness

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗘𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗼𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿 -

3-Word Review:

- Dreamlike
- Untranslatable
- Curiosities

Frictional Posture:

- Find 2+ translations: Where might all fail to capture Gautier's aesthetic?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #theophilegautier #poetry #enamelsandcameos #frenchliterature

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗠𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗸𝗶 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗶 -

3-Word Review:

- Quiet
- Self-Deluded
- Poignant

Frictional Posture:

- Across the stories, to what degree are Murakami's narrators blame-worthy for their alienation?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #harukimurakami #menwithoutwomen #shortstories #japaneseliterature

This week's accessibility reading list is live, curated by Ricky Onsman. AI, kiosk accessibility, screen readers, EAA compliance, and more. There is a lot worth reading this week.

Check it out: https://reading-lists.kc.vispero.com/2026/08/10/weekly-reading-list-august-10-2026/

#Accessibility #DigitalAccessibility #ReadingList

A Whisper in the Storm is Out Now

https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/08/12/a-whisper-in-the-storm-is-out-now-5/

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 -

3-Word Review:

- Culpable
- Generational
- Hemovorous

Frictional Posture:

- Yes, horror, but what agreement might all three narrators have about accountability?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #stephengrahamjones

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗢𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝗹-𝗔𝗸𝗸𝗮𝗱 -

3-Word Review:

- Personal
- Incisive
- Outraged

Frictional Posture:

- Reflect on how Akkad's claims resonate in your own experience. What accounts for this?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #3words #omarelakkad #nonfiction #politics #democracy

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 -

3-Word Review:

- Grim
- Diversionary
- Elusive

Frictional Posture:

- Consider how the opera re-orders your reader ethics/moral judgments. Why?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #benjaminbritten #petergrimes #opera #tragedy

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘆 -

3-Word Review:

Hook-driven
Romance-tropes
Predictable

Frictional Posture:

Which arbitrary details compel the novel's romantic and thriller plotting?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #kalianebradley #theministryoftime #scifi #sf #sciencefiction #timetravel #romance

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺" 𝗯𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗘. 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗱 -

Three-Word Review:

- Pedestrian
- Utilitarian
- Circumscribed

Frictional Posture:

What human questions does such a study fail to ask?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #3words #nicolaemacleod #literaryfictiontourism #nonfiction #academic #tourism #literature #pilgrimage #literarynomads

Of all the places I might expect to have the central twist of "Yesteryear" spoiled for me, it wasn't in the middle of a Waterstones book store. Usually, people who read a lot of books know better than to announce the plot at the top of their lungs in a place where there are a lot of books.

Well done, that very loud, American, young woman. 🤦🏼‍♀️

#Books #ReadingList #Spoilers #Plot