"Mystery interwined in a pioneering supernatural world. It can easily make a fantastic bestseller."
Recent reader's words
"As I reach the edge of the opening, my blood pressure is rising. Never have I seen something like this before."
Marquise Gertain, THE HIDDEN FACE by M. I. Verras
I'm facilitating the first ever GOAT (Gathering for Open Ag Tech) Book Club this Saturday (5/18), open to any and all! 📚🤓🐐
Session #1 is on "Networks, Peers & the Virtual Class," with readings from Yochai Benkler, Richard Barbrook, Michael Bauwens, and others. More session details in the link below. #bookclub#foss#reading#p2p
4.13 Sentient Trains (out of 5) was a good score for The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz at @mcrscifi this evening. Next book is The Cries of Alaere by Barra Hart if anyone wants to join us - despite the Manchester name we meet online, 19:00 UK time third Tuesday of each month (except December).
We’re looking for people interested in presenting two of the remaining chapters in our book club: #13 on Build automation with targets (ideally in calendar week 17 or 18; at 4:00-5:30 PM CEST) #15 on CI/CD pipelines (ideally in calendar week 20 or 21; at 4:00-5:30 PM CEST)
Hey everyone!
Over the past few years, I've been on a reading spree and picked up some tricks along the way that have been total game-changers for me.
If you're looking to read more this year, I've spilled all my secrets in my latest blog post. I hope you find them as helpful as I did! 📚 😊
@jkirkendall That's awesome to hear! 😊 Finlay Donovan is such a fun read, and the fourth book of the series was just published a few days ago! And yes, Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad series can be quite intense, but it's so gripping.
@elizach I LOVE the Dublin Murder Squad series! It inspired me to write my own murder mystery. 😄 But yes, French's novels are very intense and gripping -- recommendable only if the reader is in a safe season of life. @jkirkendall, I hope you've had all needed support, security, and comfort in healing from your trauma. 😊🖖
If a book called itself a "Tiny Book of [topic]", what would you expect from the tininess? Physical size, page count, content – and where goes your limit for "tiny" in those?
@hamatti When I read your toot yesterday the first thing I thought of were the Very Short Introductions series. The books are small enough to fit in an inside pocket and skim the surface of the subject.
I once lent the Capitalism book to my friend and never got it back 😔. She said she lost it, probably because it’s so small 😭
Hey #readers and #bookclub people, if you like #reading#shortstories and #fiction episodes, please consider trying out my series. The first couple of stories are free, and the rest of the stories cost less than a quarter each.
Each story is discrete and complete, so no fake cliffhanger to trick a reader into buying the next story.
Good discussion, though a low score (2.7/5), for Clans of the Alphane Moon at @mcrscifi last night.
If you'd like to join us for the next book, it's The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard on 19th March at 19:00 UK time. Online only, usually with Zoom.
What other titles do you think SHOULD HAVE been on Bowie’s book list?
We’re making a list of books we think could have made the list or books we wished had been on the list.
We'll be randomly selecting from this list for the second season of the #BowieBookClub Podcast.