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I've just installed #koreader on a couple of my devices and like it so far. Connecting to #Calibre wirelessly works on one of them.
I've just installed #koreader on a couple of my devices and like it so far. Connecting to #Calibre wirelessly works on one of them.
If I could code, I'd try to make a plugin that automatically updates progress with #TheStoryGraph if that is even possible. \#books @bookstodon
I've been using Calibre to manage my ebooks for years, but haven't delved very deep into what it's actually capable of. But it seems that the combination of koreader and Calibre might be very useful.
I've been using Calibre to manage my ebooks for years, but haven't delved very deep into what it's actually capable of. But it seems that the combination of koreader and Calibre might be very useful. I'm not quite sure what to do yet, but having Calibre serve books to my Kobo devices and automatic syncing between them over wireless sounds super useful. I'm sure I can squeeze in a raspberry pi in there too somewhere. :-) Time to tinker, I think. \#Kobo #KoReader #Calibre #RaspberryPi @bookstodon
Is it too soon to Covid times from 2020 in a fictional story? I’m thinking about including that as one of the plots in an upcoming book. #writingcommunity #authorsofmastodon #author #amwriting
Is it too soon to Covid times from 2020 in a fictional story? I’m thinking about including that as one of the plots in an upcoming book. #writingcommunity #authorsofmastodon #author #amwriting #bookstodon @bookstodon @[email protected]
My heart aches for the children who will no longer have access to their local library because some arrogant assholes decided to be offended by books with new ideas and different perspectives.
My heart aches for the children who will no longer have access to their local library because some arrogant assholes decided to be offended by books with new ideas and different perspectives.
The cruelty is the point.
https://bookriot.com/donnelly-public-library-adults-only/
\#Books #BookBans #Bookstodon #Libraries @bookstodon [email protected]
#booksuggestions anybody know of some novels or series with themes including the good side of humanity? I really like #StarTrek for that, where the human heart is challenged yet prevails.
\#booksuggestions anybody know of some novels or series with themes including the good side of humanity? I really like #StarTrek for that, where the human heart is challenged yet prevails.
Not necessarily looking for Sci-Fi but not excluding it either. Maybe something historical or steampunky would be cool. 😅
A book I edited was written up in the local paper.
A book I edited was written up in the local paper.
So happy to see Shannon Bohrer's book, Judicial Soup: One Man's Wrongful Conviction and What It Means for Criminal Justice Reform, getting some media attention. This is a very relatable book on a hugely important topic. When you read it, first you'll be angry. Then you'll think, "If it can happen to that guy, it can happen to anyone."
This week I've been mainly reading, no. 153.
This week I've been mainly reading, no. 153.
Each of Emma Newman's Planetfall quartet explores a different aspect of the same overarching story of religious driven intergalactic migration. In Atlas Alone (2019), the fourth story centres on an elite gamer & their attempt to uncover & then take revenge for a crime against humanity. To say much more would ruin the plot for you, but as with the others, this is great, fascinating sci-fi, which has a great payoff at the end.
The actual NORTHERN LIGHTS showed up in Virginia and I was too engrossed in a book to notice. #bookstodon @librarians
The actual NORTHERN LIGHTS showed up in Virginia and I was too engrossed in a book to notice. #bookstodon @bookstodon @librarians
"One never lies to people, they lie to themselves. A good liar gives fools what they want to hear and allows them to free themselves from the facts at hand, and choose the level of self delusion that
"One never lies to people, they lie to themselves. A good liar gives fools what they want to hear and allows them to free themselves from the facts at hand, and choose the level of self delusion that fits their level of foolishness and moral terpitude."
\--Carlos Ruiz Zafon
10 authors, of whose books I've read at least five:
10 authors, of whose books I've read at least five:
Ursula Le Guin Kim Stanley Robinson Octavia Butler N. K. Jemisin Becky Chambers Iain M. Banks Martha Wells M. R. Carey Lois McMaster Bujold Vonda McIntyre
This week I've been mainly reading, no. 148.
This week I've been mainly reading, no. 148.
The first book of Ann Leckie's Radch trilogy, Ancillary Justice (2013) offers an interesting plot of AI, identity & insurrection. Leckie builds an interesting (political) world/universe for her tale of revenge & becoming, which while at times a little too tricksy, overall remains a compelling bit of space-opera. If at times the plot seems a little too convoluted, the central idea(s) is/are intriguing & developed interestingly
My #bookreview is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, & spectacular #horror #books far & wide.
My #bookreview is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, & spectacular #horror #books far & wide.
The family trauma that pervades THE DAY OF THE DOOR is horrifying enough, but coupled with the intensely creepy events that occur, this story encapsulates "HORROR" in a masterful, terrifying way. Laurel Hightower has written a beautifully dark story about the Things that haunt our hearts. (Ghoulish Books)
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Looking forward to the Liz Truss book getting remaindered at The Works in a month or so. Sounds like the finest work of comedy since Airplane! The Movie. 📖 #books #bookstodon
Looking forward to the Liz Truss book getting remaindered at The Works in a month or so. Sounds like the finest work of comedy since Airplane! The Movie. 📖 #books #bookstodon @bookstodon
Moneyland: Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How to Take It Back by Oliver Bullough
Moneyland: Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How to Take It Back by Oliver Bullough
Join the investigative journalist Oliver Bullough on a journey into Moneyland - the secret country of the lawless, stateless superrich. Learn how the institutions of Europe and the United States have become money-laundering operations, undermining the foundations of Western stability.
† Vernor Vinge (79)
† Vernor Vinge (79)
Rest in peace. Loved the Zones of Thought series.
\#books #amreading #reading #kindle #literature #bookwyrm #booktoot #book #books #knihy #scifi #sff @bookstodon @scifi @knihy
Well , I thoroughly enjoyed reading those... #scifi #books #bookstodon
Well @bookstodon, I thoroughly enjoyed reading those... #scifi #books #bookstodon
From yesterday, my review of the excellent Cascade Failure by L. M. Sagas. Published today.
From yesterday, my review of the excellent Cascade Failure by L. M. Sagas. Published today. https://susannashore.blogspot.com/2024/03/cascade-failure-by-l-m-sagas-review.html
#FinishedReading this slim volume of early 50s #SciFi by #AEVanVogt . The goofy title and stories of visiting inhabitable Mars and Venus makes this look like super old fashioned stuff, but that, like
\#FinishedReading this slim volume of early 50s #SciFi by #AEVanVogt . The goofy title and stories of visiting inhabitable Mars and Venus makes this look like super old fashioned stuff, but that, like much else in this book, is an illusion. This is pure Cold War paranoia, with disorienting temporal and character shifts, mind control drugs, sinister conspiracies etc, and in general this feels like a bridge to the high points of Philip K Dick. #Bookstodon @bookstodon
Fresh off of his Nebula nomination for "Bad Doors" (Congrats, John!) and given his upcoming first novel release, @Wiswell answers his friend's @Princejvstin 's Six Books at the NOAF blog
Fresh off of his Nebula nomination for "Bad Doors" (Congrats, John!) and given his upcoming first novel release, @Wiswell answers his friend's @Princejvstin 's Six Books at the NOAF blog
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2024/03/6-books-with-john-wiswell.html
Asperger Syndrome and Psychotherapy: Understanding Asperger Perspectives by Paula Jacobsen
Asperger Syndrome and Psychotherapy: Understanding Asperger Perspectives by Paula Jacobsen
People with Asperger Syndrome (AS) understand and respond to the world in a very different way from people without this condition. The challenge for psychotherapists working with Asperger clients lies in setting aside their own preconceptions and learning to understand their client's perspective.
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