Had a dream that Bob B (our new barn cat) came into the house together with another strange cat and that they made a movie out of Fred Pohl's strange and terrifying book 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑔𝑢𝑒 𝑂𝑓 𝑃𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑠

I read an entertaining mystery yesterday: Margery Allingham's _The Crime at Black Dudley_, published in 1929. It has a huge bleak manor house full of secret passages, young romance, an ancient dagger, a silly quippy master criminal/hero, and scary villains. It was a perfect comfort read.

Wikipedia tells me that it's the first of many stories about the character Albert Campion, who comes off as a fun spoof of Peter Wimsey. I'm sure I'll read more of these.

https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/margery-allingham/the-crime-at-black-dudley

The Power of Agency: The 7 Principles to Conquer Obstacles, Make Effective Decisions, and Create a Life on Your Own Terms by Paul Napper and Anthony Rao #books #literature #dedication

I am so happy with this book. It offers blueprints for making several of the most popular styles of top-down sweaters, including raglan, set-in sleeve, saddle shoulder, and round yoke. You can design your sweater any way you want, any yarn, any gauge, any stitch pattern. The saddle shoulder I made with it is the best fitting one I've ever made. Now I'm making a second one. #knitting #handmade #fiberarts #books https://annbuddknits.com/books/knitters-handy-book-of-top-down-sweaters/

Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Marsha P. Johnson and Beyond by Leslie Feinberg #books #literature #dedication

Humble Tech Book Bundle: Cisco Networking and Certification by Cisco Press/Pearson

Get 31 Days Before your CCNA Exam, CCNP SPCOR 350-501 Official Cert Guide, CCNP and CCIE Security Core SCOR 350-701 Official Cert Guide, 2/e, and more!

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This week I've been mainly reading, no. 258.

Jacqueline Harpman's bleak novella, I Who Have Never Known Men (1997/2019) concerns a group of women imprisoned (possibly off world) who due to unforeseen circumstances escape into the wilderness that surrounds the bunker where they were imprisoned; the narrative is in the form of a memoir by the youngest of the group. Darkly dystopian, and both minimalist & without hop it is a compelling if uncomfortable read.

#Books @bookstodon #women

I'm trying to decide who to read next. I've got a Joshua Whitehead novel for some Indigiqueer representation. I've also recently acquired some Andrea Gibson poetry, Charlie Jane Anders new book, and an older Alice Hoffman novel.

Choices, choices. Whatcha reading these days? And are you having any concentration issues?

#books #bookstodon @bookstodon

What are your favourite fantasy book series, and what makes them special (in your opinion)?

In #books: There really wasn’t much I could confess to. I’ve been a law-abiding person, save for “the incident.” They already knew about the eighth-grade food fight. https://www.texasobserver.org/reality-winner-memoir-excerpt/

*September* #Solarpunk #Bookclub Thursday!

We're reading *Lost Cause* by Cory Doctorow @pluralistic

9.25, 8pm ET

Jitsi Meet
https://meet.jit.si/SolarpunkBookclubSept2025

Solarpunk Future! Discord https://discord.gg/Xpsknjmh

Get bookclub reminders, links, and recaps
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Real Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham #books #literature #dedication

Kamala Harris discusses trans athletes & why she wouldn’t ‘turn on transgender people’

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/kamala-harris-transgender-athletes-book

The forgotten history of disabled children under Nazism https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/the-forgotten-history-of-disabled-children-under-nazism/ #Books #History #Fascism

In these trying times of scary climate change, as autocracy threatens to end democracy, Making Global Sense by Judah Freed revives the ideas and ideals of Thomas Paine and the Enlightenment to champion 21st century freedom and enlightenment. The book shows how we got to where we are, and what we can do from here. "A must-read."
#nonfiction #politics #ThomasPaine #books
https://www.amazon.com/Making-Global-Sense-Grounded-democracy-ebook/dp/B0DLHMMS72/

When The Sahara Was Green By Martin Williams — Review

"The fascinating but little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a pleasant green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the world."

#BookReview by @GrrlScientist

#books #nonfiction #ecology #geography #sahara #desert https://medium.com/grrlscientist/when-the-sahara-was-green-by-martin-williams-review-342426449154

#science #philsci #books #education Walt's got a new book out! I should be reading it, but I can't stop watching gullible wealth-hoarding elite participate in their new favourite pastime — starfish yoga! Thankfully, his book can be downloaded, free for the next 2 weeks. I hear it's worth a read.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:47qc7xjgii2gr5b2rbcqafm4/post/3lzghjtnuxs2l

a baby is crawling on the floo...

Just finished listening to the latest Alex Benedict novel, Village in the Sky by Jack McDevitt. I enjoyed it, but I think it is probably the weakest entry in the series. Still, I'm looking forward to more in the series.

Started in on The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso. Only on the first chapter, but I'm loving the tone so far. I think I'm going to like this one.