#Books

10% in “conflict is not abuse” and I don’t think I like it? My personal rule generally is not to read books published in the past 15 years by “speakers”-type
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I’m sorry I failed to analyze everyone’s bookshelves as promised but your books are all lovely and you’re all awesome people!For the record here are some heuristics I was planning
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Funny and reflective. A bit rambling at times. Really interesting insights into tennis just before the Federer-Nadal era changed everything. #Tennis #books Unflinching and uncomfortable at times, but a fascinating
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Claiming Tolkien was anti-racist also contributes to erasing and ignoring the lived experiences of fans of colour. It makes fandom less welcoming to POC. Don’t do it 10/ The racism
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Stop ignoring the defund & abolish movement when mentioning “police reform”. I’ve seen so many articles acknowledge there’s no real way to enforce proposed reforms or any proof it’ll make
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A 25-year-old landed a three-book deal worth $2 million.Here what to know about author Emma Cline:https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-09-01/emma-cline-was-a-literary-darling-then-a-target-her-new-stories-come-for-the
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I have read 2 romances recently where one character had emotional or physical discomfort during/just before sex and the other character stopped and comforted them, and I love seeing this
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it's been years and I still cannot get over the fact that the rare book industry basically survives on Book Fairs, which are like dusty, suspiciously hidden conventions where everyone
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So like are we gonna talk about how in the 1700s, Argentina’s population was reportedly 50% black but in the 2010 census black people only make up 0.37% of the
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So, white British dude imagines that boys marooned on an island will become murderous "savages." Actual children -- Tonga people, "savages" as imperialism endlessly frames them -- built a commune
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With youth #loneliness & #mentalhealth problems ↑, it is vital we understand the ways that youth organisations can support young people to stay connected with one another.Being Connected /
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And as these books go out of copyright and different editions become available, we are losing many important Introductions and Prefaces that created intellectual and historical genealogies.(I'm a Harlem Renaissance
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it's important that during lockdown we all remember to be as productive as possible so we don't fall behind on our responsibilities, I for one have played MANY games of
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Some of you folks might have seen other authors posting about the crushing effect the pandemic has had on book sales.Everyone thought people stuck at home would buy MORE books,
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Right. Yes. Hello.It's just THREE weeks till this thing appears in the wild, so there now follows some blatant marketing.BUT for every blatant marketing tweet in this thread I shall
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So, today is #WorldBookDay! I can safely say that books are what contributed most to me keeping my sanity throughout the last 12/13 years. Now I’m curious to see
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