#Books

This article has been rattling around my brain all weekend. It re-tells the story of six Tongan boys who used cooperation to survive a shipwreck (h/t @grapemanca for bringing it
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Anyone have some good long fantasy/adventure book series to recommend? My dad is in lockdown in prison and that means no activies. He asked me to send him books. (Better
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These 100 books were selected based on key factors, including originality, ambition, artistry, critical and popular reception, and influence on the fantasy genre and literature more broadly https://ti.me/2SUuo0v  Fantasy books
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Dodgy things you should look out for if you're a writer online and contacted about a writing opportunity (a non-exhaustive list): 1) Someone approaches *you* about your work offering paid
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The Naive Wife - Rachel's DiaryRachel's Diary tells of her life after saying "I do" to her choice. Her husband and marriage are not what she expected at all, despite
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“UM, I’m lost in life. I have a degree in something that my parents forced me to take which I hate. I’ve now quit my job. I don’t know what
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howdy!yes, i’m an engineering major but i also absolutely love reading!!because books bring me so much joy i thought i’d start a thread of books, quotes, etc that i think
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(1/?) I don’t know who needs to hear this, but let kids read what they want.(Obviously I don’t mean books that are harmful.)I’m not unique in saying this. But I
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Saved this shit just in case it get tAken down. I’m sick to my stomach reading this shit. Please Unfriend/unfollow/block me if you think that this okay behavior. Not to
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I've been writing since I was kid.Most of it was horrible.But I kept writing because I love writing.Nowadays, I write every single day.From + a daily newsletter #SuratMuzik+ tweets+ Facebook
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I met Babita Patel (@spicy_indi) 6 yrs ago at a NY happy hour. Was immediately struck by power of her photography and impact of her org @kiooproject, which engages girls
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On this Independent Bookstore Day, love letters to some of my favorites: The business I think I've walked into most often during the pandemic: @bookwomanaustin. A beautiful bookstore filled with
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Sci-fi opinions thread:1. David Tenant Should come back to play Dr.Who. 2. Interstellar is good but ultimately derivative of 2001 a space Odyssey. 3. Stranger Things should have ended at
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Today I finished The Benefits of Being an Octopus by @annbradenbooks and I wish I could tell my class all about how much I loved it in school, but I
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The fact is Rammohun Roy hated Tarka and Nyāya Śāstra (the tradition of Indian logic). These are his comments to the Governor General Lord Amherst on why the "Sungskrit education"
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Actually, rather than a sad rant about The Watch, I’m going to try and explain why I think it could have been predicted fans would react badly to the trailer,
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