#Books

  1. I'd laugh if there weren't people buying this who can't afford it.

    This is pretty ridiculous but ... it's the Rump scam machine rolling again. "No money to the campaign?" That's a lie. The licensing fee goes to him. Merry Christmas and Happy Halloween. Personally? I'd be pretty leery of a book with sticky pages.
  2. Harvard removes human skin used as binding for 1880s book, apologizes

    The copy of Arsène Houssaye’s "Des destinées de l’âme" was found in the Houghton Library and has been part of the university's collections since 1934. By Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY Harvard Library announced that it has removed human skin that was used to bind a book from the 1880s.
  3. 📗 Going Infinite tells the story of the spectacular downfall of crypto wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried, just got 25 yrs. behind bars for ripping off his investors in FTX. ⚖️ #fraud #prison #books
  4. Do this. The rules are, grab the closest book to you, turn to page 56, post the 5th sentence as your status. Don't mention the title. Copy the rules as part of your status. "His eyes darted off screen, then back to the camera as he drummed his fingers on the desk, his face expres
  5. Exclusive Interview: “Echoes Of The Divine” Author Danielle Ackley-McPhail

    Normally, I'm against the "throw it all away" approach to life. But in my exclusive interview with author Danielle Ackley-McPhail, she explains how her new steampunk short story collection "Echoes Of The Divine" is comprised of stories that were "just sitting around cluttering up
  6. I like Barbara Kingsolver very much. Prodigal Summer is another favorite, and I’m currently reading an “old” one that I missed along the way, Pigs in Heaven . I’ll admit to you that I’ve been hesitant to read Demon Copperhead because I suspect it will be sad, and I’m not well equi
  7. Today's Recommended Reading: A European city not occupied by enemy forces became a refuge for fleeing Jews, escaped POWs, spies, displaced royals and a secret police keeping tabs on all of them. It was where both Allied and Axis powers worked openly while its government tried des
  8. Africa: YouScribe Launches in Ghana in Partnership with Digital Virgo and MTN and Strengthens its Presence in English-Speaking Africa

    By 35Nord [35Nord] YouScribe , the largest digital reading library on the African continent with over one million subscribers, announces the launch of its services in Ghana in partnership with mobile payment expert Digital Virgo and MTN. This marks a significant turning point in the
  9. James Middleton breaks silence with first Instagram post after vowing to 'climb mountain' with Princess Kate

    By Dorothy Reddin James Middleton has broken his silence with his first Instagram post after vowing to "climb this mountain" with Princess Kate. The younger brother of the Princess of Wales was Kate's first family member to publicly send good wishes after she announced her cancer d
  10. A fun book to read - very positive message. “… They were entangled, not like extension cords you’d thrown in a pile in the garage and when you needed one you had to spend forty-five minutes unknotting it from the others first. They were entangled like fibers woven into threads sp