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New: Bellora Quinn & Sadie Rose Bermingham's new MM dark fantasy romance: Dark Paths.

When British rock latest release, there’s time for a little fun. During a visit to a strip club with a friend, he hears one of his songs being played, and he can’t resist a chance to meet the sexy dancer performing on stage.

https://www.queerscifi.com/new-release-dark-paths-bellora-quinn-sadie-rose-bermingham/

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In this video we will take a look at 5 classic non-fiction books from the 19th century and earlier.

length: thirty six minutes and eight seconds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvg2nHl2sFo

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53% of UK Parents Don’t Buy Books for Their Children

The survey found that 28% of parents cited affordability as a barrier to purchasing books for their children. For many families, budgeting for essential needs takes precedence over buying books, which might be seen as a non-essential expense.

https://nen.press/2024/05/17/53-of-uk-parents-dont-buy-books-for-their-children/

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bibliolater , to History
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The fakes created during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century tell us another story, one of the rediscovery of the ancient Near East within the Orientalism movement. This fascination about the Orient and the past led certain individuals to create some fantastic stories and theories, such as those published by the writer Zecharia Stichin (1920–2010) who took the mythological battles of gods related in the authentic Babylonian Epic of Creation to be real astronomic phenomena.

Michel, C. 2020. Cuneiform Fakes: A Long History from Antiquity to the Present Day. In: Michel, C. and Friedrich, M. ed. Fakes and Forgeries of Written Artefacts from Ancient Mesopotamia to Modern China. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, pp. 25-60. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110714333-002

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The fakes created during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century tell us another story, one of the rediscovery of the ancient Near East within the Orientalism movement. This fascination about the Orient and the past led certain individuals to create some fantastic stories and theories, such as those published by the writer Zecharia Stichin (1920–2010) who took the mythological battles of gods related in the authentic Babylonian Epic of Creation to be real astronomic phenomena.

Michel, C. 2020. Cuneiform Fakes: A Long History from Antiquity to the Present Day. In: Michel, C. and Friedrich, M. ed. Fakes and Forgeries of Written Artefacts from Ancient Mesopotamia to Modern China. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, pp. 25-60. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110714333-002

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A TALE OF LOVE AND MONSTERS is a heart-stopping, action-packed fantasy adventure, a unique romance, and a deep, wise parable about self-sacrifice and family stories. Beautifully crafted kaleidoscope of distinctively new and classic legends. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-john-wiswell/1143735232?ean=9780756418854

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ablueboxfullofbooks , to History
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A moving, beautifully illustrated true story for children ages 6 to 9 about growing up in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II—from the iconic Star Trek actor, activist, and author of the New York Times bestselling graphic memoir They Called Us Enemy.

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When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—what he gets instead is a tenacious current lead with a very familiar, very kissable face.

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Here's a little repost of my Meet the Author with the updated graphics for my rebrand!

Below the Heavens is a high fantasy webnovel series featuring a quick witted protagonist and a world and magic system crafted from scratch, incorporating east Asian culture and influences.

It is available for free via web browser or the app on Royal Road, as well as on Scribblehub! You can find those links along with my Discord, Patreon, and other social media in my bio.

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  • queerscifi , to lgbtqbookstodon group
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    QSFer Mark Salzwedel has a new queer fantasy book out: The Miraculous Life of Rupert Rocket.

    In 1942, Rupert Rocket’s grandmother was cursed by an Irish fairy, the Pooka, to end her bloodline.

    But the Pooka’s sister, the Grogoch, blessed the boy to counteract the curse.

    As a young gay man, Rupert’s life spins wildly between the competing spells through...

    https://www.queerscifi.com/new-release-the-miraculous-life-of-rupert-rocket-mark-salzwedel/

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    ablueboxfullofbooks , to yalit group
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    Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets The Sun is Also a Star in this YA contemporary love story from Jonny Garza Villa, Ander & Santi Were Here, about a nonbinary Mexican American teen falling for the shy new waiter at their family’s taqueria.

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    booktweeting , to France
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    A BUTCHER’S OBSESSIVE DEVOTION to his craft leads him to the edge of madness in this marvelously evocative, enigmatic French novel. B PLUS

    https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tenderloin-joy-sorman/1143788632?ean=9781632063618

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    Dance with me until the moon hides its face,
    And the sun attempts to quicken the pace.
    From the sunlight, the vampire turns his face,
    And dancers twirl to the light’s frenzied pace.

    PREY FOR THE DEAD
    by Susanne Leist

    https://amzn.to/2F1IiI2

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    UNMASKED

    Show your face.

    Let the domino fall.

    Let it shatter to pieces.

    I want to see the man

    Beneath the disguise.

    PREY FOR THE DEAD

    https://amzn.to/2F1IiI2

    http://bit.ly/2XCDuD7

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    Jo’s Special Gifts is an incredible picture book about autism. From the little boy point of view, the book describes Jo’s likes and dislikes, focusing mainly on all his accomplishments. It is a wonderful diverse story, inclusive and poetic. I love how Mariam Shapera explains the Autism Spectrum and all the helpful suggestions at the end of the book.

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    https://bookwyrm.social/book/1628641/s/rebel-girl

    I've just started reading Kathleen Hanna's autobiography, 'Rebel Girl'. I'm 5% in and it's enthralling, in a few different ways, as you can tell from the quotes.

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    I want to tell you how I write songs and produce music. How singing makes me feel connected to a million miracles at once. How being onstage is the one place I feel the most me. But I can’t untangle all of that from the background that is male violence. I wish I could forget the guy who stalked me while I was making my solo record. How he sat on the roof of the building across from mine and looked into my windows with binoculars as I worked. How he told my neighbors he thought I was a prostitute who “needed to be stopped.” I wish I could slice him out of my story as a musician, but I can’t. I also don’t want this book to be a list of traumas, so I’m leaving a lot of that on the cutting room floor. It’s more important to remember that I’ve seen ugly basement rooms transform into warm campfires, dank rock-bro clubs become bright parties where girls and gay kids and misfits danced together in a sea of freedom and joy, art galleries that had only ever showcased white male mediocrity become sites of thrilling feminist collaborations. I also ate gelato on a street in Milan with my bandmates and cried because it tasted THAT FUCKING GOOD. But yeah, there were also rapes and run-ins with assholes who threw water on my shine. I keep trying to make my rapes funny, but I have to stop doing that because they aren’t. I want them to be stories because stories are made up of words, and words can’t hurt me.
    I had hair down to my butt in the second grade, but my mom got sick of washing it, took out her sewing shears, and gave me the ugliest short haircut imaginable.
    My sister was always in trouble, and not just because she was bullied at school and screamed back at men—but because she had a father who stared at her like she was a Playboy Bunny and not his own daughter. When they fought, which was often, it sounded like cats fighting, if the cats were a teenage girl and a full-grown man. All I wanted to do was escape that sound. I spent a lot of time on our front stoop with my hands over my ears, trying to make a facial expression that was the equivalent of writing “help” in a fogged-up window.

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    What a colorful and flamboyant picture book ! It is an adorable story about friendship and neighborhood relationships. As we turn the pages, we discover all the inhabitants living in no. 5 Bubblegum Street : all have interests and hobbies that they love to share with the other residents.

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    Admittedly I haven't played much of , and the geo-specific naming conventions make my head spin.

    That said - "Monsters in the Dark" is a book that's high on my list to read this year.

    It chronicles the legendary journey of Julian Gollop and the creation of X-COM.

    https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org

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  • michaelshotter , to scifi group
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    2024 has been a busy year, with the "completion" of The Nod/Wells Timelines, the release of my first two audiobooks, and the announcement of "8" and its associated "story singles" but there's even more to come! Give me a follow so you don't miss anything!

    https://amazon.com/author/michaelshotter

    Learn more about The Timelines:
    https://vortex-1.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-nodwells-timelines-retrospective.html

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    Today is the day I can call myself a published author. Dark Shepherd is available from Amazon and NewCon press.

    ​"A fine piece of fast-paced, slam-bang space opera." The Financial Times.

    “Kinetic, sassy, character driven, hard science fiction, galaxy spanning, space adventure – what’s not to like?” – Ricardo Pinto

    Amazon
    https://amzn.eu/d/4JCbkuG

    Newcon Press.
    http://www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.asp?id=237&referer=Catalogue

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    weirdwriter , to bookstodon group

    If you wanna buy and or download all of my Trunk writing so far, buy the bundle here. I'll update the book as I create more fiction stuff. The good thing is, when you buy it once, all future updates to the book are free! https://leanpub.com/trunkwriting/ @bookstodon

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    Read THE FRAGILE THREADS OF POWER by V.E. Schwab if you love old friends, new friends, strong tea, being a hero, rebellions, running away, heists, chronic illness, magic items, sacrifices, festivals, markets, crowded shops, mirrors, f**ked up families & seeing what others do not.

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    Delighted to receive my copy of "How AI Ate the World" by @stokel through the post this morning.

    Can't wait to sink my teeth into it.

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    ADRIFT IN A NEARLY DESERTED VENICE in the early months of the 2020 pandemic, a writer contemplates his native Nigeria, his life in Detroit, his love of travel, but most of all his complicated family. Beautifully crafted prose, distinctive story. B PLUS

    https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/new-coming-soon/products/9781953368669

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