@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
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2d ago
Project Gutenberg
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
Project Gutenberg, founded in 1971, is the oldest producer and distributor of free ebooks. For more information, visit our website at: www.gutenberg.org
mastodon.social
"When a young man came up to him in Zurich and said, 'May I kiss the hand that wrote Ulysses?' Joyce replied, somewhat like King Lear, 'No, it did lots of other things too.'"
Let's celebrate, today is Bloomsday!
Read the whole article in our June newsletter:
https://www.gutenberg.org/newsletter/
Ulysses by James Joyce at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4300
#Books #Literature
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@scotlit@mastodon.scot
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Jun 09, 2026
Assoc for Scottish Literature
@scotlit@mastodon.scot
ASL is an educational charity, promoting the reading, writing, teaching and study of Scotland's literature and languages, past and present.
mastodon.scot
“I mean, your society’s broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.”
—Iain Banks died #OTD, 9 June, 2013
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/15/iain-banks-the-final-interview
#Scottish #literature #IainBanks #IainMBanks
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@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us
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Jun 01, 2026
The Vulgar Tongue
@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us
Bot account posting selections from Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” CW: 18th-century levels of racism, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming and negative attitudes to sex workers. But on the other hand, someone non-judgmentally recorded the speech and codes of people on the outside of polite society, people in the demi-monde and otherwise forgotten by history. Let me know of any problems. -- #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang #18thCentury
zirk.us
GILLY GAUPUS. A Scotch term for a tall awkward fellow.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons@a.gup.pe
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@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services
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May 11, 2026
Fedi.Video 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services
Boosting interesting videos & livestreams from the Fediverse 🍿 @ or DM me if you want to suggest a video or livestream 📨 Maintained by @FediThing 🎂 Account originally joined mas.to on 22nd November 2020
social.growyourown.services
Kerry Ferrand makes book review videos about a wide range of fiction and non-fiction. You can follow their review account at:
➡️ @kerry_ferrand
They've already published over 60 videos. If these haven't federated to your server yet you can browse them all at https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand/videos
#FeaturedPeerTube #Books #BookReviews #Fiction #NonFiction #Literature #PeerTube
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@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social
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May 07, 2026
Zalka Csenge Virág, PhD
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social
Professional storyteller and author from Hungary. MA in Archaeology, MA in Storytelling, PhD in Culture Studies. I write about folktales, folklore, mythology, representation, role-playing games, and nerdy things. She/her #ttrpg #folklore #mythology #storytelling #archaeology #fedi22 Hobbies and interests include #crochet, #beading, #archery, #travel, and #geology
ohai.social
I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:
"Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."
(by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)
That's it. That's the whole poem.
#poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon
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@ratika@scicomm.xyz
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May 05, 2026
Ratika Deshpande (She/her)
@ratika@scicomm.xyz
I write about #SFF for work and about #writing, #education and real life on my blog. Working on becoming a more active participant to fight the #ClimateCrisis I have a degree in #Psychology and started my M.A. in #Education this year. I live in #India and I'm against all forms of bigotry and hatred.
scicomm.xyz
I envy people who can articulate what's happening with such painful yet cathartic accuracy:
https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-40/the-intellectual-situation/critical-attrition/
#books #reading #reviews #literature
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@wendythedruid@thistlenfern.org
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May 02, 2026
wendythedruid
@wendythedruid@thistlenfern.org
53yo Druid, Trans, Mom, Resister, Shitty Writer @HarahCookie / @keirax17 - Trusted Friends @wendythedruid everywhere else. #liberal #reading #author #druid #nature #meditation, #spirituality #Pagan #earth #eco #trans #queer #lgbtqia
thistlenfern.org
Frida painted 143 works from a bed she couldn't leave. Tennessee Williams wrote 30 plays while gay in the South. Saeed Jones won the Kirkus Prize. They made beauty while the world told them not to. The thread doesn't break; it changes hands. From Stonewall to the Equality Act passing the House in 2025, we inherit the practice. Keep going. The work outlives the noise. #FridaKahlo #TennesseeWilliams #QueerHistory #Resilience #Art #Literature #EqualityAct #History
https://twp.ai/9OUqJk
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@readit@mastodon.social
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May 02, 2026
Readit Club
@readit@mastodon.social
Let’s build bookish community together. 📚 Book readers, Authors, Indie Writers, Book Clubs - welcome! 🤗
mastodon.social
John Hollander’s poem Kitty and Bug is self-explanatory in its simplicity. The cat’s unpunctuated, almost stream-of-consciousness thoughts fit into a physical ‘cat’ shape, while the bug – in sharp contrast – is but a 3-letter word near the edge of the page.
Happy #Caturday !
#poetry #poem #cat #cats #kitty #catsOfMastodon #books #reading #literature #bookstodon @bookstodon@fedigroups.social
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@isaactly_s@mas.to
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Feb 01, 2026
IƧΛΛC aka isaac
@isaactly_s@mas.to
EN/ES/{SV} WARNING: lots of cat content 😸 (and emojis) Now with action lines! Born in 1978 (Anna Dominoes) Vegan 🌱 he/him (they/them if you will) 📍 Móstoles (look that up!) ✉️ Signal: isaactly_s.50 Avatar: me, bearded man, wearing a white t-shirt and holding Fariña, white and orange cat, next to me. We're sort of looking at each other. Action lines have been added Header: Kirsten Dunst smoking and drinking a glass of wine [Joined Mastodon Dec 30, 2019] #nobridge #NoBot #NoAI
mas.to
🧵Lecturas de 2026 #Libros #Literatura #bookstodon #literature #Books Enero:
- Altai, Wu Ming
- Dune, Frank Herbert
- Caperucita en Manhattan, Carmen Martín Gaite
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@isaactly_s@mas.to
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Mar 01, 2026
IƧΛΛC aka isaac
@isaactly_s@mas.to
EN/ES/{SV} WARNING: lots of cat content 😸 (and emojis) Now with action lines! Born in 1978 (Anna Dominoes) Vegan 🌱 he/him (they/them if you will) 📍 Móstoles (look that up!) ✉️ Signal: isaactly_s.50 Avatar: me, bearded man, wearing a white t-shirt and holding Fariña, white and orange cat, next to me. We're sort of looking at each other. Action lines have been added Header: Kirsten Dunst smoking and drinking a glass of wine [Joined Mastodon Dec 30, 2019] #nobridge #NoBot #NoAI
mas.to
#Libros #Literatura #bookstodon #literature #Books Febrero:
- El género en disputa, Judith Butler
- Dune Messiah, Frank Herbert
- Cómo desaparecer completamente, Mariana Enríquez
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@isaactly_s@mas.to
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Apr 01, 2026
IƧΛΛC aka isaac
@isaactly_s@mas.to
EN/ES/{SV} WARNING: lots of cat content 😸 (and emojis) Now with action lines! Born in 1978 (Anna Dominoes) Vegan 🌱 he/him (they/them if you will) 📍 Móstoles (look that up!) ✉️ Signal: isaactly_s.50 Avatar: me, bearded man, wearing a white t-shirt and holding Fariña, white and orange cat, next to me. We're sort of looking at each other. Action lines have been added Header: Kirsten Dunst smoking and drinking a glass of wine [Joined Mastodon Dec 30, 2019] #nobridge #NoBot #NoAI
mas.to
#Libros #Literatura #bookstodon #literature #Books Marzo:
- Children of Dune, Frank Herbert
- Guía de viajes fantásticos, Loar Gwaien y Ioannes Ensis
- El hambre, Alma Katsu (este creo que lo recomendó @Alemanita@mastodon.social , no?)
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@isaactly_s@mas.to
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Apr 30, 2026
IƧΛΛC aka isaac
@isaactly_s@mas.to
EN/ES/{SV} WARNING: lots of cat content 😸 (and emojis) Now with action lines! Born in 1978 (Anna Dominoes) Vegan 🌱 he/him (they/them if you will) 📍 Móstoles (look that up!) ✉️ Signal: isaactly_s.50 Avatar: me, bearded man, wearing a white t-shirt and holding Fariña, white and orange cat, next to me. We're sort of looking at each other. Action lines have been added Header: Kirsten Dunst smoking and drinking a glass of wine [Joined Mastodon Dec 30, 2019] #nobridge #NoBot #NoAI
mas.to
#Libros #Literatura #bookstodon #literature #Books Abril:
- The Waves, Virginia Woolf
- Páradais, Fernanda Melchor
- The Book of Elsewhere, China Mieville & Keanu Reeves
- Utopía no es una isla, Layla Martínez
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@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
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Apr 30, 2026
Project Gutenberg
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
Project Gutenberg, founded in 1971, is the oldest producer and distributor of free ebooks. For more information, visit our website at: www.gutenberg.org
mastodon.social
Broken Ground: The Fall of the House of Usher (1928).
A modernist adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe. One of the first avant-garde films from America, directed by Melville Weber and James Sibley Watson, Jr.
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/fall-of-the-house-of-usher/?utm_source=newsletter
The Fall of the House of Usher at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/932
#Books #Literature #Movies
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@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
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Apr 30, 2026
Project Gutenberg
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
Project Gutenberg, founded in 1971, is the oldest producer and distributor of free ebooks. For more information, visit our website at: www.gutenberg.org
mastodon.social
New copy of earliest poem in English language discovered by researchers in Rome
An early ninth-century manuscript containing a text of the first known poem in the English language has been discovered in Rome by researchers from Trinity College Dublin.
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-earliest-poem-english-language-rome.html#google_vignette
"Caedmon's Hymn" at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19677
#books #literature
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@esureL@chaos.social
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Apr 30, 2026
Sven 🛌
@esureL@chaos.social
Temporarily been known as @Sven Transitioning from an active life to severe disability due to ME/CFS Proponent of genuine human connection Fediverse veteran since 2018. Might be able to help. :) Used to: 🎲 #Gaming | #VideoGames | #BoardGames 📕 #Movies | #Books | #Photography 🚴 #Nature | #Hiking | #Cycling 💬 #Tech | #Society | #Science | #Privacy Now mainly: 🏥 #MECFS | #NotJustSad | #Loneliness | #SpoonieLife 🫠 Still: 🫶 #Kindness | #Curiosity | #Compassion
chaos.social
It seems that for more than a hundred years, no one noticed that the Icelandic "translation" of Bram Stoker's »Dracula« was basically fan fiction. 😄
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_Darkness_(Iceland)
#TIL #Literature #Dracula
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@torbenkopp_com@mastodon.social
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Apr 26, 2026
Torben Kopp
@torbenkopp_com@mastodon.social
Marketingvideos, die Ihr Unternehmen sichtbarer machen Sachbücher (Linux, KI, Open Source Software, Tech Insights) Zauberhafte Geschichten Sachbücher (Psychologie) Handgemalte Designs für Dein Outfit Tierkommunikation
mastodon.social
Warum man Cloudflare nicht verwenden sollte- abseits der aktuell häufigen Ausfälle
https://torbenkopp.com/warum-man-cloudflare-nicht-verwenden-sollte-abseits-der-aktuell-haeufigen-ausfaelle/
#cloudflare #cdn #tech #content #writing #literature #belletristik #literatur #books #press #markets #ai #technology #science #artist #theatre #nature #gaming #business #linux #philosophy #humanities
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@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
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Apr 25, 2026
Project Gutenberg
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
Project Gutenberg, founded in 1971, is the oldest producer and distributor of free ebooks. For more information, visit our website at: www.gutenberg.org
mastodon.social
The 100 greatest British novels
BBC Culture polled book critics outside the UK, to give an outsider’s perspective on the best in British literature. (from the archives)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20151204-the-100-greatest-british-novels
Some of the are available in our catalog:
https://www.gutenberg.org/
#books #literature
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@kuow_bot@mastodon.gruezi.net
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Apr 22, 2026
KUOW (bot)
@kuow_bot@mastodon.gruezi.net
This bot automatically posts the current news stories from the KUOW website, and is only a temporary workaround until KUOW has a formal presence in the Fediverse 
mastodon.gruezi.net
Seattle Independent Bookstore Day is on April 25, kicking off 10 days dedicated to filling your shelves with books from local booksellers, like Estrelita's Library and the 33 participating stores in the Seattle area alone.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-independent-bookstore-day-2026-amazon-can-never-be-us
#KUOW #News #Books #Amazon #Literature #Seattle #Business #Economy #Books
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@torbenkopp_com@mastodon.social
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Apr 22, 2026
Torben Kopp
@torbenkopp_com@mastodon.social
Marketingvideos, die Ihr Unternehmen sichtbarer machen Sachbücher (Linux, KI, Open Source Software, Tech Insights) Zauberhafte Geschichten Sachbücher (Psychologie) Handgemalte Designs für Dein Outfit Tierkommunikation
mastodon.social
KI hat vorhersehbare und systematische Vorurteile.
https://torbenkopp.com/ki-hat-vorhersehbare-und-systematische-vorurteile/
#ki #vorurteil #kunstlicheintelligenz #writing #literature #belletristik #literatur #books #press #markets #ai #technology #science #artist #theatre #nature #gaming #business #linux #philosophy #humanities
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@likelyjanlukas@mstdn.ca
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Mar 29, 2026
Likely Jan Lukas
@likelyjanlukas@mstdn.ca
Just a guy (he/him). Interested in stuff. MEd research in #BirthCertificates; PhD (in progress) looking at #DigitalPersonhood. Prior research: Everything you've wanted to know about #Alberta #BirthCertificates (without having to do your own research!), The Question Concerning Identification: A Tetradic Analysis of the Alberta Birth Certificate: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/830081ab-cfd9-42e7-ab86-8defdeead847/view/de054e6f-b8e3-43b0-82a0-52bedb6de3cf/Buterman_Jan_L_201703_MEd.pdf #ID #VitalStats #CivilRegistration #HumanRights Also: #trans #ActuallyDisabled #typewriters #brailler
mstdn.ca
If the only thing you know about people with #HoardingDisorder is something from #RealityTV, I strongly encourage you to learn the actual reality.
I'm no expert on the #diagnostic side but my understanding of the condition and it's history in the relevant #medical #literature is that hoarding was once considered a manifestation(?) of #OCD, but over the years experts noted a key distinguishing factor for hoarding vs OCD in particular:
When people with OCD are engaging in a repetitive behaviour (eg: excessive handwashing) they feel terrible about it. They want desperately to stop *in the moment* but cannot do so.
People with hoarding disorder, OTOH, feel good, perhaps even fabulous, in the moment(s) of acquiring new things. The bad feeling only comes after and/or when trying to de-accumulate.
And a full-abstinence, AA-type approach cannot work, as people NEED to aquire things to survive: groceries don't buy themselves, after all! 😐
14/x
#differentiation
#difference
#characteristic
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