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Exciting News!
We’re ecstatic to announce that “The Voice of Blood” by Gabriela Rábago Palafox, translated by M. Elizabeth Ginway and Enrique Muñoz-Mantas, has been chosen for NPR’s 2025 Books We Love list!
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sun setting over the ocean horizon with birds flying in the sky
Phillis Wheatley, the first published African American female poet and a formerly enslaved woman contemplates the end of day.
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📖 Step into the surreal world of Franz Kafka with Completely Kafka.
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📣 New Podcast! "JS Fletcher - The Other Sense" on @Spreaker #angusmacintyre #booklovers #bookrecommendations #classicliterature #fictionalcharacters #ghostlyencounters #ghoststories #hauntingtales #historicalfiction #jsfletcher #literaryfiction #literarygems #mentalhealthawareness
📣 New Podcast! "Saturday Night Serial - HG Wells - The Time Machine - Chapter 15 - The Time Traveller Returns" on @Spreaker #adventureintime #bookrecommendations #classicliterature #dystopianfiction #epicnarratives #fictionaldevices #futurevisions #hgwells #imaginaryjourneys #literarygems
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Most human games are collective drills. But one remains an act of pure, beautiful anarchy. On her birthday, we celebrate the Nobel laureate Wisława Szymborska, who gave us the most exquisite definition of reading. For her, the reader is the ultimate free agent. In her native Polish, the manifesto is simple: "Homo Ludens z Książką jest wolny." ("The Playing Man with a Book is free.") Free to obey only their own curiosity. Free to start a book at the end. Free to laugh at the solemn parts. Free to be stopped by a line that will last a lifetime. Free to, as she said, 'take a momentary dive into the Mesozoic.' Reading is not a task. It's the most beautiful game humanity ever invented. ALT Text (Texto Alternativo): 📸: A warm, intimate photo of the poet Wisława Szymborska. She is seated, smiling gently as she reads a small book, completely absorbed in her own world. 📎: A post celebrating Szymborska's birthday with her philosophy of reading as the ultimate form of freedom. It highlights her idea of the 'Homo Ludens with a Book,' contrasting the solitary anarchy of reading with the 'collective drill' of other activities, using key phrases from her reflections.
"The Playing Man with a Book is free."
— Wisława Szymborska
Free to, as she said, 'take a momentary dive into the Mesozoic.'
Reading is not a task. It's the most beautiful game humanity ever invented.
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A library holds the collective thoughts of humanity. Shelf after shelf of what it means to be human. But for Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the ultimate truth was not found in the chorus, but in the singular soul. In his Confessions, he gave us this jewel—the manifesto of the modern self: "I feel my heart, and I know men. I am not made like any of those I have seen; I dare to believe myself made like no one who exists. If I am not better, at least I am different." A radical declaration of uniqueness against the weight of the world. ALT Text 📸: The interior of a classic, dark-wood library. Shelves are packed with old, leather-bound books, and a library ladder leans against a case, creating a solemn, intellectual atmosphere. 🔗: The image of a vast library is contrasted with a powerful quote from Rousseau's "Confessions" about radical individuality. The post explores the tension between collective knowledge and the unique, singular self.
"I feel my heart, and I know men. I am not made like any of those I have seen; I dare to believe myself made like no one who exists. If I am not better, at least I am different."
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Confessions
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📣 New Podcast! "O Henry - The Furnished Room" on @Spreaker #americanauthors #bookdiscussion #bookrecommendations #characterdevelopment #classicliterature #fiction #literaryanalysis #literarygems #literaryirony #literarythemes #literaturelovers #melodrama #narrativestyle #ofurnishedroom #ohenry
Spent the weekend at a used book sale with a good friend, and came home with these secondhand gems—they’re already telling a story long before I even crack them open.
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I just reread Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea after many years, and it still felt incredible. This timeless story of struggle and resilience shines through Hemingway’s powerful prose.
I just reread Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea after many years, and it still felt incredible. This timeless story of struggle and resilience shines through Hemingway’s powerful prose. #TheOldManAndTheSea #BookSky #Books
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📚 Raja Rao's novel Kanthapur gives a glimpse of the freedom struggle of India, where a village stands against the British rule inspired by Gandhism. Read details
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With my post today, discover the book savers of Budapest - a unique initiative that warms up the heart of book lovers 📚💡🇭🇺
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Curious about starting or expanding your rare book collection? 🤔 My new blog post, "The Thrill of the Hunt," is your guide to finding those literary gems. Learn where to look and what to look for!
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There’s meaning in the quiet moments. Soul to Soul brings them into focus through stories that stay with you.
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Simple words, profound meaning. Soul to Soul distills life’s beauty into stories that stay with you.
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The magic of Soul to Soul is in its simplicity—each story a quiet moment filled with profound meaning.
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#NewberyMedal winner “Island of Blue Dolphins” by @ScottODell tells the story of Karana, who was left alone for eighteen years after violent encounters with Europeans on her home island off the coast of Southern California.
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@TayariJones' "An American Marriage" exposes the raw emotions that surface in adversity and how they affect our relationships.
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Graphic highlighting classical fiction books by Black authors. The image features fifteen book covers arranged in a collage. In the top left corner, there is a circular logo with the word "nonfiction" and the social handle "@HEARTSANDTHRILLERS." The book covers featured are: - The Condemnation of Blackness by Khalil Gibran Muhammad - The Science of Racism by Keon West - Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall - Original Sins by Eve L. Ewing - March: Book One, March: Book Two, and March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell - The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson - How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi - Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain - The Red Record by Ida B. Wells - Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty by Dorothy Roberts - Profit and Punishment: How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice by Tony Messenger - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander - Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson This graphic highlights and promotes the works of Black authors in the nonfiction genre, encouraging readers to explore and support diverse voices in literature.
Graphic highlighting influential essays & speeches. The image features eleven book covers arranged in a collage. In the top left corner, there is a circular logo with the words "essays speeches" and the social handle "@HEARTSANDTHRILLERS." Below the logo, the text "READ BLACK AUTHORS" is prominently displayed. The book covers featured are: - Mouth Full of Blood, The Origin of Others and The Source of Self Regard by Toni Morrison - Letters to My Daughter by Maya Angelou - You Don't Know Us Negros by Zora Neale Hurston - Shadow & Act and Going to the Territory by Ralph Ellison - The Fire Next Time and Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin - Strength to Love and I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches that Changed the World by Martin Luther King Jr This graphic highlights and promotes influential essays & speeches, highlighting significant personal stories and historical accounts
Graphic highlighting memoirs and biographies by Black authors. The image features fifteen book covers arranged in a collage. In the top left corner, there is a circular logo with the words "memoir biography" and the social handle "@HEARTSANDTHRILLERS." The book covers featured are: - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah - Lovely One by Ketanji Brown Jackson - Becoming by Michelle Obama - Bits and Pieces by Whoopi Goldberg - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson - Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates - Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston - The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines - Medgar & Myrlie: The Courageous Lives of Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers by Joy-Ann Reid - Mainline Mama by Keeonna Harris - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou - Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson This graphic highlights and promotes influential memoirs and biographies, highlighting significant personal stories and historical accounts
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Graphic highlighting classical fiction books by Black authors. The image features eleven book covers arranged in a collage. In the top left corner, there is a circular logo with the word "classics" and the social handle "@HEARTSANDTHRILLERS." Below the logo, the text "READ BLACK AUTHORS" is prominently displayed. The book covers featured are: - And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou - Beloved and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison - Mules and Men, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Tell My Horse, and Moses, Man of the Mountain by Zora Neale Hurston - Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler - A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines - Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison - Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin This graphic highlights and promotes the works of Black authors in the Classic Fiction genres, encouraging readers to explore and support diverse voices in literature.
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Graphic highlighting Historical & Contemporary fiction books by Black authors. The image features eleven book covers arranged in a collage. In the top left corner, there is a circular logo with the words "historical fiction" and the social handle "@HEARTSANDTHRILLERS." Below the logo, the text "READ BLACK AUTHORS" is prominently displayed. In the bottom right corner, there is a circular logo with the words "contemporary fiction" and the social handle "@HEARTSNTHRILLERS." The book covers featured are: Historical Fiction: - James by Percival Everett - Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett - The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead - Swift River by Essie Chambers - People of Means by Nancy Johnson - Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine Contemporary Fiction: - The Hate U Give and On the Come Up by Angie Thomas - Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo This graphic highlights and promotes the works of Black authors in the Historical & Contemporary Fiction genres, encouraging readers to explore and support diverse voices in literature.
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Graphic highlighting Sci-Fi & Fantasy books by Black authors. The image features eleven book covers arranged in a collage. In the top left corner, there is a circular logo with the words "Sci-Fi & Fantasy" and the social handle "@HEARTSANDTHRILLERS." Below the logo, the text "READ BLACK AUTHORS" is prominently displayed. The book covers featured are: - 'Blood at the Root' and 'Bones at the Crossroads' by Ladarrion Williams, - 'Bloodchild' by Octavia E. Butler, - 'The Good House' by Tananarive Due, - 'Sky Full of Elephants' by Cebo Campbell, - 'The Wind on Her Tongue' by Anita Kopacz, - 'Sleep Like Death,' 'Cinderella is Dead,' 'This Poison Heart,' and 'This Wicked Fate' by Kalynn Bayron, and - 'Chain-Gang All-Stars' by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah This graphic highlights and promotes the works of Black authors in the Science Fiction & Fantasy genres, encouraging readers to explore and support diverse voices in literature.
Graphic highlighting Sci-Fi & Fantasy books by Black authors. The image features fourteen book covers arranged in a collage. In the top left corner, there is a circular logo with the words "Sci-Fi & Fantasy" and the social handle "@HEARTSANDTHRILLERS." Below the logo, the text "READ BLACK AUTHORS" is prominently displayed. The book covers featured are: - "Children of Blood and Bone", "Children of Virtue and Vengeance", and "Children of Anguish and Anarchy" by Tomi Adeyemi - "So Let Them Burn" and "This Ends in Embers" by Kamiah Cole - "The Gilded Ones", "The Merciless Ones" and "The Eternal Ones" by Namina Forna - "Legendborn", "Bloodmarked", and "Oathbound" by Tracy Deonn - "The Secret World of Maggie Grey", "The First Family", and "When a Wolf Loves the Moon" by Granger This graphic highlights and promotes the works of Black authors in the Science Fiction & Fantasy genres, encouraging readers to explore and support diverse voices in literature.
Graphic highlighting Sci-Fi & Fantasy books by Black authors. The image features twenty book covers arranged in a collage. In the top left corner, there is a circular logo with the words "Sci-Fi & Fantasy" and the social handle "@HEARTSANDTHRILLERS." Below the logo, the text "READ BLACK AUTHORS" is prominently displayed. The book covers featured are: - Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler - Black Leopard, Red Wolf and Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James - Imago, Adulthood Rites, Dawn, Wild Seed, Mind of My Mind, Clay's Ark, and Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler - The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, The Broken Kingdoms, The Kingdom of Gods, The City We Became, and The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin This graphic highlights and promotes the works of Black authors in the Science Fiction & Fantasy genres, encouraging readers to explore and support diverse voices in literature.
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