"Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one."
- Terry Pratchett

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Could a society evolve without heroic fiction? It’s one of the things that bothers me in movies/TV about a character like Sherlock Holmes or Frankenstein takes place in modern day: what replaced the influence of Holmes in that world? #FictionMatters #WhatIf #WorldBuilding #AltHistory #SherlockHolmes

📚 Life too hectic for books? Here are 10 reasons to read more fiction—even if you only have 10 minutes a day. Rediscover the joy of reading: staceycarroll.org/sc-thoughts/... #ReadingLife #FictionMatters #SelfCareForAdults

✨ Just reviewed a 4+ star read rooted in Native culture and storytelling. Authentic, powerful, and deeply satisfying—this one sticks with you. Highly recommend. 📚

#BookReview #NativeVoices #IndigenousLit #BIPOCBooks #AmReading #BookRec #OwnVoices #FictionMatters #ReadersOfX #BlueskyBooks #TBR

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No coding. No writing experience.

Just your idea — big or small — turned into a novel.

A gift for a friend.
A story for your child.
The book no one else will write… until now.

#AuthorAI #FictionMatters #BookGifts #CustomBooks

Last night's @penfaulkner.bsky.social Awards gala was nerd prom heaven. Big hugs from Garth Greenwell, Luis Urrea, and Deesha Philyaw; sitting at a table with Clay Smith and catching up; and (besides finalist speeches) hearing Jason Reynolds lift up Dr. Carla Hayden. #FictionMatters

"Tell the truth, even when it’s wrapped in fiction."

🎭 The best fantasy still speaks to reality. Make it real in its own way.
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Susan Sontag on the power of fiction. As age tries to harden our sensibilities, fiction disrupts that.

A great novel doesn’t just entertain—it pries you open. It teaches you how to care again.

#fictionmatters #susansontag #innerlife #quotes #fiction #literature #goodmedicine

Read the whole thread. And while you're at it drop what you're reading and how fiction has impacted you. Let's talk about the very real day to day impact of learning through this type of reading!

#fictionmatters #empathy #readmore #whatchareading

My haul from the bookstore yesterday.
#reading #books #readersgonnaread #readmorebooks #booklover #bookaddict #fiction #fictionmatters

Fiction is dangerous because it makes people think—about others, about themselves, about the systems they live in. Banning it isn’t about protecting minds; it’s about controlling them.

#ReadDangerously #BooksArePower #FictionMatters

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited; imagination encircles the world.”
Albert Einstein
The Saturday Evening Post 1929
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Reading George Saunders and wondering: What have I overlooked today that might someday feel unspeakably beautiful?

What about you?

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