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I picked up the entire 12-volume 'History of Middle-earth' for the Kindle for only $33 today (thanks to #Tolkien #reading Day). That's an insanely good bargain!

Affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3TQePHr


Ive been trying to track down a book I read and loved as a kid and have searched for, but can't remember the author or title, so thought maybe the fediverse could help me track it down.

I read it in the late 80's / early 90's, but I remember the cover art being a bit "old fashioned" so it technically could have been published the 70's or earlier.

The story revolved around a kid/kids moving to (or just spending the summer at) an old American farmhouse that was haunted by the ghost of a young boy in "wild west" style clothes. The main plot is the kids solving the mystery of the ghost boys death, that involved a train heist 100 years earlier and the boy being killed for betraying the gang who did the heist.

I think. like I say, I read it 30+ years ago, but remember loving it and would now love to read it to my kids.

Any ideas out there? Anyone remember a book like that?

#Goodreads #book #novel #readingcommunity #booksofmastodon #readersofmastodon #bookstodon #booktodon #reading


I just joined, so time for an #Introduction post.

I'm a new-ish #writer from Australia. I'm currently working on my first novel, on it’s fifth draft. It'll be the first in a series. I love this story and my characters and hope to publish it once it’s finished.

I also love #knitting, #art, and #reading.

I would love to meet other #writers, #readers and creative people.

#WritingCommunity #Writing #WritersofMastodon #AmWriting


For readers across the world, Tom Gauld's end of year statistics on his #reading habits will strike a chord... enjoy

@bookstodon


Wow, what a wonderful book. The author is a discovery as well, mostly known for her best-seller "Saint X". But this is so much deeper with an amazing language and imagery. The narrator Ell Potter may also be known to some readers, esp. if you read Hamnet...
https://www.audible.com/pd/B09GCBV1QG?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp
#audible #literature #books #reading


Just finished Courtney Milan's new romance, The Marquis Who Mustn't. Happy sighs! It's so good! This is the series about Chinese noblemen in Victorian England. This one has pottery geekery and vintage first aid practices too. And really lives up to the gorgeous cover and title. https://www.courtneymilan.com/wedgeford-trials/

#reading


Content warning: Book Promotion (free): Historical Mystery & Romance


The Long Game by @ann_leckie came out a few days ago and I gobbled it up. It's a short story, but wow it punches above its weight. It sort of feels like Translation State in that it starts with very young aliens trying to figure out life and what's going on. #reading https://www.amazon.com/Long-Game-Far-Reaches-collection-ebook/dp/B0C4QPCYZ4/


Do you know there's a #fediverse alternative to Amazon-owned #Goodreads? #BookWyrm is a social network for tracking your reading, writing reviews, and discovering what to read next. You can follow and interact with users on different #BookWyrm instances and on #Mastodon. You can import from a Goodreads CSV export. You can create private shelves and curated lists. Join us at https://ramblingreaders.org or choose one of the other instances available #books #reading #bookstodon @bookstodon


Here’s my suggestion: get your AI to write books, then get your AI to read them.

Repeat this infinitely in a closed loop of techbro busywork until you get bored or die.

Leave the rest of us to create and appreciate the art form in a modest human way.

#chatgpt #ai #techbros #publishing #ebook #writing #writingCommunity #amWriting #reading #amReading


This new accessibility feature for Android is superb. Check out Reading Mode #reading #dyslexia #blind #lowvision
https://youtu.be/EPP4G4B3Dkc


Content warning: Drugs, homelessness, child abuse, sexual assault


Boosting this with alt-text because #librarians rule! 💪

I love the last panel. 😊

#Libraries #NoLimits #Books #Reading


I'm still being haunted by this Barnes & Noble article and everyone praising the new policy changes so I just wanted to share another piece about it

This one is about the authors. because no one loves books and readers more than authors. especially not the CEO of Barnes & Noble.

https://medium.com/turning-pages/barnes-nobles-new-policy-harms-authors-5d1e38b1823b

#bookstodon #books #reading


Time for an #introduction now that my account is finally on my own instance where I intend it to stay.

I'm a techie and a writer. I first started programming on a Vic20 when I was about 5 years old. I started writing some years later but put it aside for many years.

The last few years I picked it up again, and have published two #scifi novels so far, which you can read more about at https://galaxybound.com

#scifi #reading #amwriting #bookstodon #twittermigration


I’ve been hosting #jinglebooks on #bookstagram for a few years now. These days it’s mostly me #reading and sharing all my favorite #christmas #books. (I also try to find and read new releases for holidays too!) so as a mastodon exclusive (is that a thing???), I thought I’d share my curated collection of #newbooks I’m reading this year!!!

Are any of these on your TBR?? Let’s read them together! Look for reviews coming soon! Also share your book recs with me!


[time for a #reintroduction! #introductions #introduction]

I'm Flo (he/him), a #queer #author of #lgbtqia #fiction.

Primarily I write #sliceoflife, #comedy, heartwarming & lighthearted, #gay #romance in a variety of settings, such as #hopepunk, #scifi, #fantasy, #steampunk, #horror, #gothic, annnnd the list goes on~ 😅

Some more things about me:

— I'm currently pumped for #NaNoWriMo!

— I like #writing, #reading, #drawing, #art, #gaming, #movies, #books etc.

— I dabble in #learning #mandarin and #tokipona (which i don't tend to talk about here).

— I am #agender, #asexual, #aromantic, (thus #AroAce) #disabled, #ActuallyAutistic, and a #demiguy

— i have a wishlist (mostly full of very, *very* gay books): https://throne.me/u/drowsy/wishlist

— alt accounts at @ghost@weirder.earth & @floghost


Since I woke up, and there's new users here, #

I am Joel, #, 21, studying # but I enjoy learning other things online instead

I like # and styling my stuff, such as #, # or my #

I like meeting new people, my attempts at humor are terrible, my # posts get kinda famous, I enjoy getting into new #

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