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Excessively Diverting<p>I love this idea! Rebecca Romney, who wrote Jane Austen’s Bookshelf, has curated an exhibition showcasing the women authors Austen read and loved during her lifetime. Of course, this means I need to track down these authors for myself!</p><p><a href="https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-news/jane-austens-bookshelf-collection-coming-new-york-antiquarian-book-fair" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">finebooksmagazine.com/fine-boo</span><span class="invisible">ks-news/jane-austens-bookshelf-collection-coming-new-york-antiquarian-book-fair</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Regency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JaneAusten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JaneAusten</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/romancelandia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>romancelandia</span></a></span></p>
Excessively Diverting<p>To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, the Austen Connection (<a href="https://austenconnection.substack.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">austenconnection.substack.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) hosts a read-a-long all year. They are currently in the midst of Sense and Sensibility! For the full schedule, go to <a href="https://austenconnection.substack.com/p/the-great-jane-austen-read-along" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">austenconnection.substack.com/</span><span class="invisible">p/the-great-jane-austen-read-along</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Regency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JaneAusten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JaneAusten</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/romancelandia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>romancelandia</span></a></span></p>
Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾<p>How the Kindle Lost China</p><p>Tbh the idea that one is locked in to buying from one store doesn't compute to the Asian mind. We like options. We like the ability to leave and buy from others. So I am not surprised it didn't take off in China, where ebook readers have a more unwalled garden approach, and you can customize it as much as you can.</p><p>Recently I broke my Boox Leaf 2 🥲. I was very tempted to buy a Kobo because it was so well built and we'll designed, but I settled with a Boox Go 6 instead because I want the freedom to access multiple stores. It's definitely not as pretty but is 40% cheaper than the Kobo Libra.</p><p> So my Go reader now has a library eith DRM free ebooks, Amazon and Google Books. I also have Pleco, which enables me to read Chinese ebooks with ease. I won't sacrifice this freedom, sorry.</p><p><a href="https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010667" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">sixthtone.com/news/1010667</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ebooks</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kindle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kindle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Excessively Diverting<p>I've said this before, but it does bear repeating: As 2025 marches on, loads and loads of articles on Austen and her 250th will be published. But each story I've read so far has its own hook, so it is worth publishing.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/23/bath-balls-and-darcys-pile-where-to-celebrate-jane-austens-250th-anniversary" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/travel/2025/ma</span><span class="invisible">r/23/bath-balls-and-darcys-pile-where-to-celebrate-jane-austens-250th-anniversary</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Regency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmilyBronte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmilyBronte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CharlotteBronte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharlotteBronte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AnneBronte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnneBronte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Victorian</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/romancelandia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>romancelandia</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JaneAusten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JaneAusten</span></a></p>
The Wee Writing Lassie<p>Question 12: Would Alexander consider himself to have an enemy? <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ballet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ballet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a></p><p><a href="http://weewritinglassie.home.blog/2025/04/12/the-wee-writing-lassie-and-ailish-sinclair-present-will-the-real-alexander-please-stand-up-question-12-would-alexander-consider-himself-to-have-an-enemy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">weewritinglassie.home.blog/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/12/the-wee-writing-lassie-and-ailish-sinclair-present-will-the-real-alexander-please-stand-up-question-12-would-alexander-consider-himself-to-have-an-enemy/</span></a></p>
Law Geek<p>Weekend reading! The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden is really good so far. Canadians in WW1 &amp; some ghostly weirdness (I'm only 20% in). Next up will be A Portrait of Death by Rhen Garland. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weekendreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weekendreading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Mariam al-Masri<p>I started reading A Peach Offering for the Imperial Court, a Japanese manga set in.a Chinese fantasy world and its everything I want in Chinese romantasy: a tall scared barbarian woman for the FMC, an MMC who wishes to become emperor so his low born mother doesn't have to suffer any longer and a plot that takes a psychological look at Ancient Chinese court politics.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/manga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manga</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a></p>
Excessively Diverting<p>What Austen or the Brontës write about women and their financial standing in the 19th C is still going on in the 21st. Hell, women couldn't get their own credit cards until the early 1970s! <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Regency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmilyBronte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmilyBronte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CharlotteBronte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharlotteBronte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AnneBronte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnneBronte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Victorian</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/romancelandia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>romancelandia</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JaneAusten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JaneAusten</span></a></p>
David Brent 📚<p>An American Civil War spy drama ("epic" but I'm not so sure about that) that kicks off at a Passover seder? Sure, why not. It's timely, that's for sure. The writing is a a little choppy, and the main character seems to be a bit of a schlub, but I think I'll stick with it. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FridayReads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FridayReads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audiobooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
The Wee Writing Lassie<p>Question 11: Any Romance in the offing? <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ballet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ballet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a></p><p><a href="http://weewritinglassie.home.blog/2025/04/11/the-wee-writing-lassie-and-ailish-sinclair-present-will-the-real-alexander-please-stand-up-question-11-any-romance-in-the-offing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">weewritinglassie.home.blog/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/11/the-wee-writing-lassie-and-ailish-sinclair-present-will-the-real-alexander-please-stand-up-question-11-any-romance-in-the-offing/</span></a></p>
Excessively Diverting<p>I checked the website's validity before posting, and it is a nonpartisan UK daily paper, so it's a listicle with better-educated opinions. 2022 Persuasion is on here, which genuinely surprised me, considering all the hubbub, but hey, I also like it! </p><p><a href="https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/jane-austen-adaptations-nine-best-3595860" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inews.co.uk/culture/television</span><span class="invisible">/jane-austen-adaptations-nine-best-3595860</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Regency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmilyBronte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmilyBronte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CharlotteBronte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharlotteBronte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AnneBronte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnneBronte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Victorian</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/romancelandia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>romancelandia</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JaneAusten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JaneAusten</span></a></p>
The Wee Writing Lassie<p>Question 10: Person he’s learned the most from? <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a></p><p><a href="http://weewritinglassie.home.blog/2025/04/10/the-wee-writing-lassie-and-ailish-sinclair-present-will-the-real-alexander-please-stand-up-question-10-person-hes-learned-the-most-from/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">weewritinglassie.home.blog/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/10/the-wee-writing-lassie-and-ailish-sinclair-present-will-the-real-alexander-please-stand-up-question-10-person-hes-learned-the-most-from/</span></a></p>
Kolya's Wonderarium<p>And so, while earlier in the series I was talking about how Gaunt is just budget store Cain. Honour Guard represents a point in the Gaunt's Ghost series where it is obvious that they are very different people. I still think it comes off with Cain looking better, but it also does make Gaunt more interesting. <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/warhammer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warhammer</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/40k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>40k</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/amReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amReading</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> @40k</p>
Kolya's Wonderarium<p>I think that probably a third of Cain's books open with the words "I've made a huge mistake."</p><p>And, the contrast really has me respecting him more than before but, thats crazy because I loved those books. My <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/WH40k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WH40k</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/amReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amReading</span></a> list went 1. Infinite and Divine 2. All of the Caiphas Cain books 3. Scars</p><p>And it was a good entry angle for me. I went on to enjoy the Heresy and Big Dakka and when I looked at "I am burning through a book every 39 hours, badass." But I wouldnt have got into it w/o Cain.</p>
Excessively Diverting<p>I think we can all agree this is crazy true in these current climes.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Regency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JaneAusten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JaneAusten</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/romancelandia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>romancelandia</span></a></span></p>
The Wee Writing Lassie<p>Question 9: Favourite Teacher at the Castle? <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ballet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ballet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a></p><p><a href="http://weewritinglassie.home.blog/2025/04/09/the-wee-writing-lassie-and-ailish-sinclair-present-will-the-real-alexander-please-stand-up-question-9-favourite-teacher-at-the-castle/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">weewritinglassie.home.blog/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/09/the-wee-writing-lassie-and-ailish-sinclair-present-will-the-real-alexander-please-stand-up-question-9-favourite-teacher-at-the-castle/</span></a></p>
Hawksquill<p>Book 8 of 2025</p><p>Sourcery by Terry Pratchett</p><p>3.5 stars</p><p>A very enjoyable early Discworld! It somehow feels like it was written earlier than Equal Rites, but that could be my faulty memory since it must be over a decade since I read ER. Actually, it felt quite distinct from most of the others because the world and protagonist were permanently altered at the end, not just the usual fun deus ex machina and return to status quo. The chuckle per page ratio is skyhigh, just so many succinct, truthful, and clever observations. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
adaddinsane (Steve Turnbull)<p>Book Promotion: Books you can't put down - available to download free! A great selection of action-adventure, horror, and murder mysteries only available until the end of the month. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/goodbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goodbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/sleuth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sleuth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/legendary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legendary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/reader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reader</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/excitement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>excitement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/steampunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>steampunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>future</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/thrills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thrills</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/whodunnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whodunnit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/amateur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/detective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>detective</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/suspense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suspense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/classic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/contemporary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contemporary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/readers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>readers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>action</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/murder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>murder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/vigilante" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vigilante</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>private</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/fedibookfair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fedibookfair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> (fa1c) <a href="https://books.bookfunnel.com/booksyoucantputdown/pp9ctnlwfg?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books.bookfunnel.com/booksyouc</span><span class="invisible">antputdown/pp9ctnlwfg?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a></p>
Wendy Palmer<p>I recently enjoyed a pair of novellas by Masto author <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@CaraBruar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CaraBruar</span></a></span> — lowkey, straightforward fantasy with neat worldbuilding and no-nonsense older (sometimes *much* older 😊) female leads. They’re set in the same world but hundreds of years apart, so the orders not so important.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IndieBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MastoAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoAuthors</span></a></p>
Excessively Diverting<p>I don't think I'll ever tire of people talking about Jane's influence on their lives and work. It's fascinating how a single book can impact so many in so many different ways. </p><p><a href="https://people.com/helen-fielding-kevin-kwan-explain-why-jane-austen-s-books-are-so-enduring-11705206" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">people.com/helen-fielding-kevi</span><span class="invisible">n-kwan-explain-why-jane-austen-s-books-are-so-enduring-11705206</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Regency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JaneAusten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JaneAusten</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/romancelandia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>romancelandia</span></a></span></p>