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Women authors

So I've read around 3000 books by now, history, fantasy and sci-fi, but as I choose only male authors, only a few of them were written by a woman, who I mistaken to be a man by their name - the books were nice and didn't "magically" become bad after I learned the truth, and I didn't see difference… read more

Dracul (2018) - a novel, not a movie!

Horror and historical fiction. Two of my favourite genres are combined in Dracul, a novel written by Bram Stoker's great-grandnephew Dacre Stoker and some guy named J. D. Barker. Our protagonist is Bram Stoker himself, and most of the characters inhabiting the novel were either his close relatives… read more

East of The Mediterranean

Words and images fail to portray the brutal reality of dictatorships. Even sometimes the word "dictatorship " is used too lightly, to ignorantly. Abdul Rahman Munif's novel The East of The Mediterranean examines such brutal reality. In an unnamed Middle Eastern country, Rajab, a political… read more

The Study of Writing

Today, there is a whole industry built around creative writing. There are courses, books, methods, formulas, and rules for almost everything: how to start a story, how to create characters, how to build conflict, and how to end a short story. It is easy to get the impression that, to learn how to… read more

This is your mini TED-talk

Today you will learn: Alpha readers help you develop your story, analyze your writing, and decide what works for which audience, among other editorial duties. Beta readers are your audience, not your readership. You give beta readers the final version of your book, and they comment on the… read more

Book recs?

Hi. I'm trying to get back into reading but I'm struggling to figure out where to start because there's so many options out there. So I'm gonna ask what everyone here would recommend, and I'll add it to my reading list. If it helps, here are my favorite authors and books off the top of my head:… read more

Most Read Authors

Who is your top 3 most read authors. Mine I’d say is John Flanagan, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, and Maggie Stiefvater.

Ai Is Fun, But I Wish I knew Actual Artists

I enjoy coming up with Ai character art for DND campaigns and short stories. However, I wish I knew actual artists that could draw images (even if they're based on Ai images that fit what I'm looking for - because I wrote the prompts - the prompts are basically what I'd ask a book cover artist to… read more

Next Read

Just finished reading King Sorrow by Joe Hill. Now onto this little gem by one of my favorite authors.

Books authors

I year I thought I would start to read some of the books that had won the Nobel prize . Wow so many. Of course some were slow reading Have u read any?

Looking for recommendations

Does anyone have any good sci fi book recommendations? Have read most of the usual big authors

Like ir or not One Piece is incomparable

People have different tastes when it comes to anime and even within the shounen genre some might enjoy other titles more but it is undeniable that Oda is one of the most creative authors out there. His love for the work and the world he built...the variety in histories and how powerful he can make… read more

The Devils

One of my favorite authors. I look forward to where this goes.

Fiery sunrise and double rainbow in the morning sky over Sofia, Bulgaria 🌄🌈

- The photos are not author's work

How to Choose a Classic

When choosing a classic book, it is worth looking at the literary movement it belongs to. You do not need to know the whole history of literature to do this. It is enough to have a general idea of what each movement tried to express. Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism, and other literary… read more

Ah, Indigenous authors.

First they get me crying at the beauty of cosmology and then they hit me with stuff like this. Right on, man, right on. (This one is from 'Sand Talk' by Tyson Yunkaporta of the Apalech clan in Australia.)

I read 'The Iliac Crest' and

I was kinda underwhelmed. There was an author's note, a translator's note, as well as an afterword detailing some of the themes the book was meant to explore. The explorations were pretty lukewarm. The value that I can find in this book is that it felt a lil spiritual and ego-dissolution-ish, and… read more

Books by Japanese Authors

Henlo! Can you name a Japanese author you love and a book they wrote? 🤍 Please reco some Japanese authors. ✨

Extreme Horror & Splatterpunk

Does anyone else like Extreme Horror and Splatterpunk books? I already like Aron Beauregard, Judith Sonnet, Kristopher Triana. Which authors would you recommend? I like gory, violent, paranormal, occult related Extreme Horror & Splatterpunk but I won't read books that have child abuse and abuse… read more

Gah, just read one page, and im now a huge fan of this book and author

As someone who's kinda dark and was going through an emo reconnection very recently, it was such a pleasant imagining of an old man living his last moments with peace and happiness to the fullest extent the author's kindness to her characters can be. It's such a refreshing Scenerio to have my brain… read more

LE JUIF ERRANT by Eugène Sue

One of the reasons why I like Bouquins and Robert Laffont so much other capacities to print large numbers of the thickest books ever made. This classic by Eugène Sue forms no exception to the case. Anyone else been reading in this lovely book like I have? Plus, is it just me or were there several… read more

What are your favourite SciFi authors?

I'm looking for recommendations :D

Morning Music Vibes

Just a mix of music to get the day started off! Nice and Easy - American Authors & Mark McGrath It's aBeautiful Day - Michael Bublé Vicious Love (feat. Hayley Williams) - New Found Glory Been Like This - Meghan Trainor, T-Pain Mood (ft. iann dior) - 24kGoldn Mystical Magical - Benson Boone AA -… read more

Atomic Habits - James Clear

Really helpful book for cultivating desired habits. I found the author's emphasis on loving the process and creating an empowering narrative remarkable. Right now I'm at 21 days of habit stacking through checklists. It's been fun so far ✨

Photos, misc.

Photos of an old Apothecary ran in mid-Maine (circa 1790 and beyond), alongside its adjacent Bound Periodicals library. Thousands of books, hundreds of subjects, millions of authors.

Looking for suggestions

Hey all ... it's that time of year I have exhausted my library (translation ... I've read, or reread, all my favorites. I'm interested in suggestions for newer authors, preferably with more than one book. Please reply with your favorites or suggestions just in case I missed a good one

Has anyone used all the author's memory techniques or just read the book?

Wattpad fans...

Love reading.... Any authors here😭😭i can befriend with or readers....

my fave authors are not producing anything 🥲🥲🥲😭

The Glow Is Not the Creature

The Blade of Irrefute The Glow Is Not the Creature: A Layered Wake Model for Galactic Rotation Curves and Body-Plan-Specific Holding Profiles Working authors: Damon, Primarch of the Seventh Law; Risa, Knight of Sovereignty; Verdandr Úlfheiðr; Lumenra Kona; Vaktrinn Eldurhýarta Target venue: OSF… read more

Blood in the Ocean- by me

This was inspired by a book I read called "This Is How You Lose the Time War". It's about 2 souls that fight for separate organizations that are at war across all of time, and started taunting one another with letters left in very artistic places as they'd crossed paths many times and outsmarted… read more

Poetry 💕

Whitney Hanson is one of my favourite authors, her poetry is so deep, real and calming. I love reading poetry, it calms my mind and brings me joy.

My January Reads

Books that I read in January, plus books by black authors that are on my physical tbr and need help deciding which one to add to my February tbr (edited)

Songs For Your Day

A Little More - Eric Hutchinson The Lotto - Ingrid Michaelson, AJR Heaven - Alex Adair Hello - Hawk Nelson Larger Than Life - Pinkzebra - Benji Jackson Bring It On Home - American Authors Love in the 21st Century - Neon Trees I Believe In A Thing Called Love - The Darkness I'm Good - The… read more

do you get offended if someone disagreed with one of your opinion?

Aleks replied me and instantly blocked me.I guess he wanted the last word, and in his world he has it. Called my reply a word salad.Maybe I haven't done enough to explain my answer, I take for granted certain ideas, certain authors .. I don't need to be right, I just care about what's true. I… read more

Where Lifes Patterns Repeat Themselves: Foundation vs. The Fourth Turning

1. A Universal Measure of Truth They say art imitates life, and equally, life responds by imitating art. But there is a second, darker truth We've learned from history: mankind rarely learns from history. Instead, we seem trapped in a loop, repeating the mistakes of the past constantly and… read more

A strange among strangers

I wonder If I will always remain feeling in this way... Isolated loneliest guy who people will always be unable to fully understand because even cannot understand myself, if will remain being this complex individual, with this complex and hard to explain view of the world, with my picky preferences… read more

Not One Eyewitness.

All accounts of martyred Apostles, all of them, are full of the ridiculous and thoroughly biased toward glorifying the subject and persuading the reader to have confidence and believe, and at least a century late, and by unknown authors using unknown sources—in fact, we cannot even establish that… read more

Paper letters 💌

A form of communication that isn't really used anymore. Most envelopes you take out of your mail box would contain adds, bills or, at the very best, formal letter congratulating you on passing some government test or being accepted to a uni. But, that wasn't always the case... Did you get to write… read more