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[?]Roger BW đŸ˜· » 🌐
@RogerBW@discordian.social

Platform Decay, Martha Wells blog.firedrake.org/archive/202

    [?]Roger BW đŸ˜· » 🌐
    @RogerBW@discordian.social

    Obsidian Prey, Jayne Castle blog.firedrake.org/archive/202

      [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
      @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

      This is a range of my favorite histories of the science fiction genre -- and its pre-history. I did not include any monographs on single SF authors or ultra-focused studies. There are a handful I could not find (hiding in a pile or in a corner of a shelf) that I wanted to include.

      From L to R starting at the top: Clareson's Some Kind of Paradise, Cheng's Astounding Wonder, Nevala-Lee's Astounding, Westfahl's The Mechanics of Wonder, Abnet's The American Robot, Butler's Solar Flares,Seed's A Companion to Science Fiction, Davin's Partner's in Wonder, Foertsch's Reckoning Day, Zamalin's Black Utopia, Link and Canavan's American Science Fiction, Sharp's Dawionian Feminism and Early Science Fiction,Three Ashley Volumes on the History of SF magazines, Yaszek's Galactic Suburbia,Hammon's Cold war Stories: British Dystopian Fiction, James and Mendlesohn's Science Fiction

      Alt...From L to R starting at the top: Clareson's Some Kind of Paradise, Cheng's Astounding Wonder, Nevala-Lee's Astounding, Westfahl's The Mechanics of Wonder, Abnet's The American Robot, Butler's Solar Flares,Seed's A Companion to Science Fiction, Davin's Partner's in Wonder, Foertsch's Reckoning Day, Zamalin's Black Utopia, Link and Canavan's American Science Fiction, Sharp's Dawionian Feminism and Early Science Fiction,Three Ashley Volumes on the History of SF magazines, Yaszek's Galactic Suburbia,Hammon's Cold war Stories: British Dystopian Fiction, James and Mendlesohn's Science Fiction

        [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
        @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

        Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was born on this day. Bibliography: isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?186

        L, Alan Gutierrez, 1985; R, John Jude Palencar, 1994

        Cover for Buter's Clay's Ark. Man walks from crashed spaceship in the desert.

        Alt...Cover for Buter's Clay's Ark. Man walks from crashed spaceship in the desert.

        Cover for Butler's Mind of My Mind. A woman's head is metaphorically layered. An eye in her head sends rays outward.

        Alt...Cover for Butler's Mind of My Mind. A woman's head is metaphorically layered. An eye in her head sends rays outward.

          [?]Roger BW đŸ˜· » 🌐
          @RogerBW@discordian.social

          A Mexican Mystery, W Grove blog.firedrake.org/archive/202

            [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
            @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

            What I ended up acquiring from the used book store with $4 and $2 science fiction hardbacks. I fudged my 1985 cutoff date a little...

            Photo of books on a wood table: Simak's Mastodonia, Knight's The Futurians, Robinson's The Power, Tepper's The Awakeners, Brunner's The SHockwave Rider, Scott's The Kindly Ones, and Tevis' The Steps of the Sun.

            Alt...Photo of books on a wood table: Simak's Mastodonia, Knight's The Futurians, Robinson's The Power, Tepper's The Awakeners, Brunner's The SHockwave Rider, Scott's The Kindly Ones, and Tevis' The Steps of the Sun.

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              [?]MikeDunnAuthor » 🌐
              @MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social

              Today in Labor History June 21, 1877: Ten Irish miners, all union activists & allegedly members of the terrorist Molly Maguires, were hanged in Pennsylvania in The Day of the Rope. It was the second largest mass execution in U.S. history. (The largest was in 1862, when the U.S. government executed 38 Dakota warriors). However, most of the evidence, including claims of membership in the Molly Maguires, came from an agent provocateur, James McParland, who worked for the Pinkertons, on behalf of the mine owners, and who helped plan and carry out many of the murders that were blamed on miners. Nearly everything people “know” today about the Molly Maguires comes from Allan Pinkerton’s work of fiction, “The Molly Maguires and the Detectives” (1877), which he marketed as nonfiction. His heavily biased book was the primary source for dozens of academic works, and for several pieces of fiction, including Arthur Conan Doyle’s final Sherlock Holmes novel, “Valley of Fear” (1915), and the 1970 Sean Connery film, “Molly Maguires.” McParland later helped frame Big Bill Haywood for the murder of Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg. And he was the lead Pinkerton during the Colorado Labor Wars (1903-1904), when scores of union miners were beaten, imprisoned, deported, and/or murdered. McParland and the Molly Maguires play prominently in my novel, “Anywhere But Schuylkill,” and in the sequel, “Red Hot Summer in the Big Smoke,” which I’m currently working on.

              You can read my full article on the Molly Maguires here: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/

              And my article on the Pinkertons here: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/

              You can pick up my novel, “Anywhere But Schuylkill” here:

              keplers.com/book/9781962465458
              greenapplebooks.com/book/97819

              Or send me $25 via Venmo (@Michael-Dunn-565) and your mailing address, and I will send you a signed copy!

              @bookstadon

              Drawing of the executions of innocent miners on the Day of the Rope. Image shows men being led by priests to a wooden scaffold with two nooses hanging from it, amidst a crowd of journalists, politicians and wealthy citizens. Next to the image is blurb for my novel, Anywhere But Schuylkill. It reads: In 1877, 20 Irish Coal Miners were executed for a terrorist conspiracy that never occurred. This is the story of Mike Doyle, the one who escaped.

              Alt...Drawing of the executions of innocent miners on the Day of the Rope. Image shows men being led by priests to a wooden scaffold with two nooses hanging from it, amidst a crowd of journalists, politicians and wealthy citizens. Next to the image is blurb for my novel, Anywhere But Schuylkill. It reads: In 1877, 20 Irish Coal Miners were executed for a terrorist conspiracy that never occurred. This is the story of Mike Doyle, the one who escaped.

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                [?]earthling » 🌐
                @appassionato@mastodon.social

                Transdisciplinary Research Across Knowledge Worlds: Beyond Parallel Universes by Stanley D. Brunn, Springer 2026

                This book argues that the time has come to embrace transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary teaching and research as essential to addressing today’s complex challenges.

                link.springer.com/book/10.1007







                It traces the shift from rigid “silo” thinking toward integrated approaches that connect sciences, humanities, and applied fields such as health, environmental policy, and technology. Drawing on cutting-edge scholarship, it explores emerging intersections and conceptual frameworks that redefine concepts of place, landscape, networks, welfare, and wellbeing. The book also explores tensions between global interconnectedness and persistent social, economic, and political divides, offering insights into how scholars can navigate and bridge these worlds. Essential reading for scholars, educators, and advanced students seeking to navigate and contribute to the evolving landscape of interdisciplinary research.

                Alt... It traces the shift from rigid “silo” thinking toward integrated approaches that connect sciences, humanities, and applied fields such as health, environmental policy, and technology. Drawing on cutting-edge scholarship, it explores emerging intersections and conceptual frameworks that redefine concepts of place, landscape, networks, welfare, and wellbeing. The book also explores tensions between global interconnectedness and persistent social, economic, and political divides, offering insights into how scholars can navigate and bridge these worlds. Essential reading for scholars, educators, and advanced students seeking to navigate and contribute to the evolving landscape of interdisciplinary research.

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                  [?]Quasit » 🌐
                  @Quasit@beige.party

                  Cold writing take [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                  @mdhughes @glitzersachen @screwlisp @Binder

                  "Cosmic Laughter" (1974) is a collection of some wonderfully funny short science fiction stories. It was one of my daily recommendations a few weeks ago: kolektiva.social/@Quasit/11668

                  R. Bretnor wrote a lot of very funny short science fiction too. "The Schimmelhorn File" (1979) is a collection of short stories about a Swiss janitor who is a genius—but only in his subconscious. Fair warning, Papa Schimmelhorn starts out as a dirty old man and just gets worse and worse. It can be a little cringy.

                  archive.org/details/schimmelho

                  Another character who's a genius only in his subconscious (and generally wakes up from a bender with mysterious inventions that he doesn't understand) is Henry Kuttner's Galloway Gallagher. Many Gallagher stories were collected in "Robots Have No Tails" (1952).

                  Gallagher is, I should note, an alcoholic.

                  archive.org/details/robotshave

                    [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                    @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                    Only $4! Do I really need a hardback when I already own a paperback? (hint: I did)

                    Photo of John Brunner’s The Shockwave Rider with a bunch of other hardbacks behind it on bookstore shelves.

                    Alt...Photo of John Brunner’s The Shockwave Rider with a bunch of other hardbacks behind it on bookstore shelves.

                      [?]Rebecca M. Senese (she/her) » 🌐
                      @rebeccasenese@wandering.shop

                      Summer reading: list your reads! I'm still reading the Wheel of Time. I expect to be reading the Wheel of Time until the end of time (or the end of the year, whichever comes first).

                        [?]Walt » 🌐
                        @astralcomputing@bookstodon.com

                        Weird Tales vol 11 number 02 (February 1928) - featured story: THE GHOST TABLE by Elliot O'Donnell.


                        O'Donnell
                        @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

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                        Cover art by C. C. Senf.

                        Weird Tales vol 11 number 02 (February 1928) - featured story: THE GHOST TABLE by Elliot O'Donnell. Cover art by C. C. Senf. The tagline reads The Unique Magazine. Other contributors listed are H. P. Lovecraft, Ray Cummings, Seabury Quinn, Frank Owen, and Wilfred Talman. John Martin Leahy is also listed. The cover price is 25Âą, with the note 30Âą IN CANADA. An artist signature is visible in the bottom right corner of the illustration, though the text is illegible. The illustration depicts a man and a woman in an indoor setting. The man has dark hair and wears a dark brown coat. He holds a silver-colored handgun in his right hand, pointing it toward the left. His left arm is wrapped around the waist of a woman. The woman has blonde, curly hair and wears a light blue, sleeveless dress. Her right arm is raised with her $hand$ open, and her left arm rests against the man's chest. Behind the man, a dark, black creature with a long neck and a snout, resembling a large feline or serpent, emerges from the lower left. The creature's head is positioned near the center of the frame, facing right with its mouth open. In the upper left, a small, dark green plant sits in a light-colored pot on a brown pedestal. The background includes a white wall and a vertical green curtain on the right. The floor is covered by a red rug with dark patterns. The entire scene is framed by a thick red border.

                        Alt...Weird Tales vol 11 number 02 (February 1928) - featured story: THE GHOST TABLE by Elliot O'Donnell. Cover art by C. C. Senf. The tagline reads The Unique Magazine. Other contributors listed are H. P. Lovecraft, Ray Cummings, Seabury Quinn, Frank Owen, and Wilfred Talman. John Martin Leahy is also listed. The cover price is 25Âą, with the note 30Âą IN CANADA. An artist signature is visible in the bottom right corner of the illustration, though the text is illegible. The illustration depicts a man and a woman in an indoor setting. The man has dark hair and wears a dark brown coat. He holds a silver-colored handgun in his right hand, pointing it toward the left. His left arm is wrapped around the waist of a woman. The woman has blonde, curly hair and wears a light blue, sleeveless dress. Her right arm is raised with her $hand$ open, and her left arm rests against the man's chest. Behind the man, a dark, black creature with a long neck and a snout, resembling a large feline or serpent, emerges from the lower left. The creature's head is positioned near the center of the frame, facing right with its mouth open. In the upper left, a small, dark green plant sits in a light-colored pot on a brown pedestal. The background includes a white wall and a vertical green curtain on the right. The floor is covered by a red rug with dark patterns. The entire scene is framed by a thick red border.

                          [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                          @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                          Josef Nesvadba (1926-2005) was born on this day. Bibliography: isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1722

                          L, Rodney Matthews, 1979; R, Ed Emshwiller, 1962

                          Cover for the collection In the Footsteps of the Abominable Snowman. Two aple-like/Yeti creatures stand in a snowy crag. Both hold spears and another a dead piece of game.

                          Alt...Cover for the collection In the Footsteps of the Abominable Snowman. Two aple-like/Yeti creatures stand in a snowy crag. Both hold spears and another a dead piece of game.

                          Cover for the February 1962 issue of F&SF. Blond-hair woman surrounded by a thorned vine stands near a pillar. Behind her an army throngs.

                          Alt...Cover for the February 1962 issue of F&SF. Blond-hair woman surrounded by a thorned vine stands near a pillar. Behind her an army throngs.

                            [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                            @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                            Mark Adlard (1932-) was born on this day. Bibliography: isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?126

                            L, Eddie Jones, 1973; R, Paul Alexander, 1977

                            Cover for Beyond this Horizon. Spaceman with a clear helmet that covers his entire shoulders for 360 views is superimposed on a tableau of a spherical space station and spaceships.

                            Alt...Cover for Beyond this Horizon. Spaceman with a clear helmet that covers his entire shoulders for 360 views is superimposed on a tableau of a spherical space station and spaceships.

                            Cover for Interface. Rows of identical men seems to be part of a vast machine/gear system.

                            Alt...Cover for Interface. Rows of identical men seems to be part of a vast machine/gear system.

                              [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                              @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                              Brian Ball (1932-2020) was born on this day. Bibliography: isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?92633

                              L, Frank Kelly Freas, 1973; R, Chris Foss, 1973

                              Cover for Planet Probability. Armored man with gun and robot look at a woman with multi-colored hair and starts around her body. There's a palm tree in the background and a tied up man.

                              Alt...Cover for Planet Probability. Armored man with gun and robot look at a woman with multi-colored hair and starts around her body. There's a palm tree in the background and a tied up man.

                              Cover for Singularity Station. A bunch of spaceships appear to be engaged in a battle.

                              Alt...Cover for Singularity Station. A bunch of spaceships appear to be engaged in a battle.

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                                [?]TheEdinburghBookshop » 🌐
                                @TheEdinburghBookshop@bookish.community

                                As our friends at the nearby Filmhouse
                                prepare libations to the Cinema Gods, ahead of the Christopher Nolan film adaptation (in 70mm print, no less!), it's a good time to remind everyone of Emily Wilson's superb, much-acclaimed translations of The Iliad & Odyssey.

                                Very much recommended reading

                                A Paperback of The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson, with a classical style mosaic of three figures on the cover, and her trnslation of The Iliad behind and to the left of the Odyssey, the bookshelves of the Edinburgh Bookshop in the background

                                Alt...A Paperback of The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson, with a classical style mosaic of three figures on the cover, and her trnslation of The Iliad behind and to the left of the Odyssey, the bookshelves of the Edinburgh Bookshop in the background

                                  [?]Roger BW đŸ˜· » 🌐
                                  @RogerBW@discordian.social

                                  The Killing Code, J D Kirk blog.firedrake.org/archive/202

                                    [?]Bodo Heye » 🌐
                                    @HeyeBodo@rollenspiel.social

                                    As summer holidays are approaching (I’m counting the days), I need recommendations for a captivating vacation read. When I asked around here last year, it was a great success!
                                    Parameters:
                                    Fiction (genres): (no heroic fantasy or power fantasy kind of pew-pew scifi).
                                    Non fiction: Early Medieval Europe, naval history, history of analogue games / ttrpgs

                                      [?]Dave Fischer » 🌐
                                      @davefischer@hachyderm.io

                                      This was GREAT! I haven't read much recent literature, but this one is probably the best. (Or ties with Adele Bertei.)

                                      A paperback copy of City Like Water by Dorothy Tse.

                                      Alt...A paperback copy of City Like Water by Dorothy Tse.

                                        [?]Dave Fischer » 🌐
                                        @davefischer@hachyderm.io

                                        Rereading the first archy and mehitabel collection.

                                        A man sitting by a window reading. A cat is curled up on the deep windowsill.

                                        Alt...A man sitting by a window reading. A cat is curled up on the deep windowsill.

                                          [?]Free Software Foundation » 🌐
                                          @fsf@hostux.social

                                          Calling all : the Shop has lots of great on , including how to use it! u.fsf.org/4bd

                                            [?]Roger BW đŸ˜· » 🌐
                                            @RogerBW@discordian.social

                                            The Fairy Godmother, Mercedes Lackey blog.firedrake.org/archive/202

                                              [?]Robin Ince » 🌐
                                              @robinince@mastodon.social

                                              A joy to be at One More Chapter in Radcliffe tonight - Charlotte and Karen are terrific - go visit

                                                [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                                                @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                                                Dean Ing (1931-2020) was born on this day. Bibliography: isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1428

                                                L, uncredited, 1983; R, Larry Elmore, 1987

                                                Cover for Pulling Through. Man looks at a nuclear explosion while petting a large wild cat. He has a gun over his shoulder and a zippy porsche-style car.

                                                Alt...Cover for Pulling Through. Man looks at a nuclear explosion while petting a large wild cat. He has a gun over his shoulder and a zippy porsche-style car.

                                                Cover for Firefight 2000. Futuristic tanks explode and fire missiles in a wintery wilderness.

                                                Alt...Cover for Firefight 2000. Futuristic tanks explode and fire missiles in a wintery wilderness.

                                                  [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                                                  @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                                                  John Hersey (1914-1993) was born on this day. He wrote a handful of SF works: isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?5666

                                                  L, Sanford Kossin, 1961; R, René Magritte, 1974

                                                  Cover for The Child Buyer. Man in dark coat looms over a child with an open book.

                                                  Alt...Cover for The Child Buyer. Man in dark coat looms over a child with an open book.

                                                  Cover for My Petition for More Space. A housing block and figures of men with hats spread out across the entire area -- floating in the air.

                                                  Alt...Cover for My Petition for More Space. A housing block and figures of men with hats spread out across the entire area -- floating in the air.

                                                    [?]Lydia Conwell » 🌐
                                                    @lydiaconwell@todon.nl

                                                    I just soft blocked someone when I noticed they shared a post by an 'author' whose book cover was clearly

                                                    This supposed author wrote in German so I had to translate their posts but one post they posted on a blog was in part complaining that free Palestine graffiti in toilets was written by 'friends of Hamas'.

                                                    So basically a Zionist and coincidentally, they also use AI for the book cover.

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                                                      [?]Dave Rahardja » 🌐
                                                      @drahardja@sfba.social

                                                      Books are so great, man. A good book is not only communication between people through space and time; it’s a gourmet meal (or at least a decent dinner and dessert), prepared for your maximum enjoyment and enlightenment. Just think: someone—a team of people even—spent months or years structuring their ideas, editing their words, writing, rearranging, rewriting—all so you can receive their thoughts in the most pleasant and fruitful way! What privilege! What incredible joy!

                                                      It’s always refreshing to read a good book after spending time on social media, to consume substantial, sustained, structured words with a beginning and a destination, instead of a collection of disconnected, hastily-written thoughts, which—don’t get me wrong—are great and fun in their own way! But books: oh man, that’s the good stuff. I don’t visit them as often as I should.

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                                                        [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                                                        @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                                                        Murray Leinster (1896-1975) was born on this day. Bibliography: isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?257

                                                        L, Frank R. Paul, 1926; R, Jack Gaughan, 1967

                                                        Cover for the Nov. 1926 issue of Amazing Stories. A group of people raise their arms (and children) at a hulking spaceship in dock.

                                                        Alt...Cover for the Nov. 1926 issue of Amazing Stories. A group of people raise their arms (and children) at a hulking spaceship in dock.

                                                        Cover for S. O.S. From Three Worlds. Man with monkey-like alien on his back. Spaceship in distance. Stylized landscape of ribbons

                                                        Alt...Cover for S. O.S. From Three Worlds. Man with monkey-like alien on his back. Spaceship in distance. Stylized landscape of ribbons

                                                          [?]royal » 🌐
                                                          @royal@theres.life

                                                          I've only downloaded a sample so far, but this is fascinating.

                                                          The birds are all a-twitter and the morning is still cool.

                                                          Leviticus on the Butchers Block

                                                          Alt...Leviticus on the Butchers Block

                                                            [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                                                            @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                                                            The perfect summer morning!

                                                            Photo on a wood table -- two volumes of a Simak collection (The Worlds of Clifford Simak and Other Worlds of Clifford Simak), a coffee press, pencil, and a blue coffee cup.

                                                            Alt...Photo on a wood table -- two volumes of a Simak collection (The Worlds of Clifford Simak and Other Worlds of Clifford Simak), a coffee press, pencil, and a blue coffee cup.

                                                              [?]Roger BW đŸ˜· » 🌐
                                                              @RogerBW@discordian.social

                                                              The Kiss Curse, Erin Sterling blog.firedrake.org/archive/202

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                                                                @michal@sapka.pl

                                                                The first trilogy of Dune

                                                                https://michal.sapka.pl/2026/dune-first-trilogy/


                                                                  [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                                                                  @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                                                                  Eddie Jones' cover art detail for the 1979 German edition of Robert A. Heinlein's Farmer in the Sky (1950)

                                                                  German title: Farmer im All

                                                                  Man in a strider-like harvest device. There's a city in the background against a mountain. A spaceship launches. And a moon is in the distance (and another large planet with a red storm -- but sans rings)

                                                                  Alt...Man in a strider-like harvest device. There's a city in the background against a mountain. A spaceship launches. And a moon is in the distance (and another large planet with a red storm -- but sans rings)

                                                                    [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                                                                    @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                                                                    Atelier Heinrichs & Bachmann's cover art detail for the 1971 German edition of John Brunner's Bedlam Planet (1968)

                                                                    German title: Die Pioniere von Sigma Draconis

                                                                    A large collection of divergent elements. Storm clouds, a sphere with emanating spheres, a crowd of humans in the bottom , a woman lays in a tube with other tubes around her face, and a spherical helmet or gun-turret like object.

                                                                    Alt...A large collection of divergent elements. Storm clouds, a sphere with emanating spheres, a crowd of humans in the bottom , a woman lays in a tube with other tubes around her face, and a spherical helmet or gun-turret like object.

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                                                                      [?]Rebecca M. Senese (she/her) » 🌐
                                                                      @rebeccasenese@wandering.shop

                                                                      Grab your copy of the Regrets Station Series, on RebeccaSeneseBooks.com!

                                                                        [?]Robin Ince » 🌐
                                                                        @robinince@mastodon.social

                                                                        TWO tickets left for Winchester tonight

                                                                        ticketsource.com/pg-wells-book

                                                                        Four for lunchtime gig in Haddenham on Tuesday

                                                                        ticketsource.com/haddenham-com

                                                                          [?]Roger BW đŸ˜· » 🌐
                                                                          @RogerBW@discordian.social

                                                                          Hornblower in the West Indies, C. S. Forester blog.firedrake.org/archive/202

                                                                            [?]Robin Ince » 🌐
                                                                            @robinince@mastodon.social

                                                                            Four tickets left for Winchester tomorrow night

                                                                            ticketsource.com/pg-wells-book

                                                                            Five for lunchtime gig in Haddenham on Tuesday

                                                                            ticketsource.com/haddenham-com

                                                                              [?]Ciara » 🌐
                                                                              @CiaraNi@mastodon.green

                                                                              The staff at our local independent bookshop make a display with tiny hand-crafted editions of each book that has been included in their monthly Bookpack subscription.

                                                                              They hand-pack each month’s books in a box with handmade labels and staff-drawn decorations. Your name is handwritten on it in nice gold lettering.

                                                                              Inside, there’s always some little extra that makes you smile, like this month's scroll – a home-made treasure map of their bookshelves.



                                                                              Book box opened with this month’s books not unpacked yet. A flier pasted to the lid has little cover photos and blurbs. Three books by Helga Flatland, Agnes Lidbeck and James Hynes. On top of them, a little hand-rolled scroll bound with twine. It is a treasure map of Kristian F Mþller bookshop’s sections and shelves.

                                                                              Alt...Book box opened with this month’s books not unpacked yet. A flier pasted to the lid has little cover photos and blurbs. Three books by Helga Flatland, Agnes Lidbeck and James Hynes. On top of them, a little hand-rolled scroll bound with twine. It is a treasure map of Kristian F Mþller bookshop’s sections and shelves.

                                                                              Short version: tiny book display with tiny books. Fuller description: Close-up of a hand-made display at family-run independent bookshop Kristian F Mþller in Aarhus, Denmark. It advertises the Bookpack monthly subscription. There is a doll-house sized wooden bookshelf. On each of its two shelves, about twenty teeny colourful matchbox-sized ‘books’, each with the author name clear on the spine. The covers are faithful to the real book covers. Author names include Helle Helle. RE Kuang. Patti Smith. Bonnie Garmus. Murakami. Katrine Marie Guldager. Bernadine Evaristo. Douglas Stewart. Thomas Mann. Ann Patchett. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

                                                                              Alt...Short version: tiny book display with tiny books. Fuller description: Close-up of a hand-made display at family-run independent bookshop Kristian F Mþller in Aarhus, Denmark. It advertises the Bookpack monthly subscription. There is a doll-house sized wooden bookshelf. On each of its two shelves, about twenty teeny colourful matchbox-sized ‘books’, each with the author name clear on the spine. The covers are faithful to the real book covers. Author names include Helle Helle. RE Kuang. Patti Smith. Bonnie Garmus. Murakami. Katrine Marie Guldager. Bernadine Evaristo. Douglas Stewart. Thomas Mann. Ann Patchett. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

                                                                              This month’s Bookpack – a big white cardboard box, closed here. Pasted on it, a pretty, home-made map of Aarhus showing where the shop is. Not visible, on the side: a matching label that says This Bookpack Belongs To with my name hand-written on it in lovely gold lettering.

                                                                              Alt...This month’s Bookpack – a big white cardboard box, closed here. Pasted on it, a pretty, home-made map of Aarhus showing where the shop is. Not visible, on the side: a matching label that says This Bookpack Belongs To with my name hand-written on it in lovely gold lettering.

                                                                                [?]Ciara » 🌐
                                                                                @CiaraNi@mastodon.green

                                                                                At any literary event I’ve been to, the author has been happy to sign books. Even old worn ones. The writers don’t just sign them mechanically, but chat with each reader. Often, they personalise the inscription. The queue never gets restless. People happily chat about books as they wait their turn. I fangirl-gushed at Lucy Caldwell and instead of calling security, she chatted with me about our mutual love of short stories, then wrote this generous inscription.



                                                                                Short version: Title page signed by Lucy Caldwell. Fuller description: Bad blurry picture in half-shadow of title page of Lucy Caldwell’s short story collection Openings. Printed: Openings. Thirteen Stories. Author name, which she’s put a line through to indicate personal inscription below. Publisher name faber with a small f. In lovely artistic handwriting, Lucy Caldwell has written: For Ciara. Such a pleasure to meet you in Aarhus – a fellow devotee of the magical form. Then her signature and she’s dated it Nov. 25.

                                                                                Alt...Short version: Title page signed by Lucy Caldwell. Fuller description: Bad blurry picture in half-shadow of title page of Lucy Caldwell’s short story collection Openings. Printed: Openings. Thirteen Stories. Author name, which she’s put a line through to indicate personal inscription below. Publisher name faber with a small f. In lovely artistic handwriting, Lucy Caldwell has written: For Ciara. Such a pleasure to meet you in Aarhus – a fellow devotee of the magical form. Then her signature and she’s dated it Nov. 25.

                                                                                  [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                                                                                  @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                                                                                  Harry Turtledove (1949-) was born on this day. Bibliography: isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?148

                                                                                  L, Romas Kukalis, 1986; R, David Schleinkofer, 1988

                                                                                  Cover for The Misplace Legion. Two soldier lift up swords -- one is dressed like a Roman, the other a Gaul. Behind them soldiers stand. Lightning zips around their swords.

                                                                                  Alt...Cover for The Misplace Legion. Two soldier lift up swords -- one is dressed like a Roman, the other a Gaul. Behind them soldiers stand. Lightning zips around their swords.

                                                                                  Cover for Noninterference. Futuristic soldier stands in what looks like a pueblo.

                                                                                  Alt...Cover for Noninterference. Futuristic soldier stands in what looks like a pueblo.

                                                                                    [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                                                                                    @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                                                                                    Stephen Tall (1908-1981) was born on this day. Bibliography: isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?608

                                                                                    L, Richard Powers, 1975; R, Jack Gaughan, 1970

                                                                                    Cover for Tall's The Stardust Voyages. A surreal Powers cover with what looks like a robotic machine with four legs and a variety of spheres and circles and lines connecting each.

                                                                                    Alt...Cover for Tall's The Stardust Voyages. A surreal Powers cover with what looks like a robotic machine with four legs and a variety of spheres and circles and lines connecting each.

                                                                                    Cover for the April 1970 issue of Galaxy. What looks like an amoeba, Earth, and red galactic clouds -- a bit hard to parse.

                                                                                    Alt...Cover for the April 1970 issue of Galaxy. What looks like an amoeba, Earth, and red galactic clouds -- a bit hard to parse.

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                                                                                      [?]Natasha :mastodon:đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡ș🇼đŸ‡Ș » 🌐
                                                                                      @Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt

                                                                                      Books are 📚 ...

                                                                                      "BOOKS ARE... MIRRORS WINDOWS SLIDING GLASS DOORS STEPPING STONES OVERCOATS ANCHORS SPRINGBOARDS ESCAPE HATCHES QUIET CORNERS WARM BLANKETS FLYING CARPETS BEACONS TO NEW READERS" GRANT SNIDER (AFTER RUDINE SIMS BISHOP)

                                                                                      Alt..."BOOKS ARE... MIRRORS WINDOWS SLIDING GLASS DOORS STEPPING STONES OVERCOATS ANCHORS SPRINGBOARDS ESCAPE HATCHES QUIET CORNERS WARM BLANKETS FLYING CARPETS BEACONS TO NEW READERS" GRANT SNIDER (AFTER RUDINE SIMS BISHOP)

                                                                                        [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                                                                                        @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                                                                                        Dutch SF author A. D. Hildebrand (1907-1977) was born on this day. Bibliography: isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?169713

                                                                                        L, Marten Toonder, 1961; R, Rein van Looy, 1952

                                                                                        Cover for Harry en Kwartje in de ruimte. Two men and a dog look at the cosmos. Above them is a rocket ship and maybe another spaceship

                                                                                        Alt...Cover for Harry en Kwartje in de ruimte. Two men and a dog look at the cosmos. Above them is a rocket ship and maybe another spaceship

                                                                                        Cover for Monus de man van de maan. Two men in spacesuits look at what might be an alien dressed in a robe with a winged circle sans spacesuit on a rocky lunar-like surface.

                                                                                        Alt...Cover for Monus de man van de maan. Two men in spacesuits look at what might be an alien dressed in a robe with a winged circle sans spacesuit on a rocky lunar-like surface.

                                                                                          [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                                                                                          @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                                                                                          And Saxton's fascinating first novel The Hieros Gamos of Sam and An Smith (1969) here: sciencefictionruminations.com/

                                                                                            [?]Joachim Boaz » 🌐
                                                                                            @SFRuminations@wandering.shop

                                                                                            Josephine Saxton (1935-2023) was born on this day. Bibliography: isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1557

                                                                                            L, Michael Brickmann, 1978; R, Jack Faragasso, 1972

                                                                                            Cover for the French edition of Group Feast. French title: La fĂȘte fabuleuse Cover shows a castles with lots of spires and roofs.

                                                                                            Alt...Cover for the French edition of Group Feast. French title: La fĂȘte fabuleuse Cover shows a castles with lots of spires and roofs.

                                                                                            Cover for The Hieros Gamos of Sam and An Smith. Man and woman stand close in white robes. Man holds a bird.

                                                                                            Alt...Cover for The Hieros Gamos of Sam and An Smith. Man and woman stand close in white robes. Man holds a bird.

                                                                                              [?]Robin Ince » 🌐
                                                                                              @robinince@mastodon.social

                                                                                              Next Wednesday I am at Liskeard library followed by two shows at Helston bookshop

                                                                                              robinince.com

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