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Finished "The Gods Themselves" by Isaac Asimov, which I apparently read in 2016, but had completely forgotten. I looked it up when the middle section seemed so very familiar! 🙃

“Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.” -Friedrich Schiller

Aliens in a parallel universe provide humans with a limitless, free energy transfer by way of an isotopic exchange. The only problem is that it could destroy everything in our universe.

4 stars ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

goodreads.com/book/show/41821.

GoodreadsThe Gods ThemselvesIn the twenty-second century Earth obtains limitless, f…

Winding Up the Week #421
bookjotter.com/2025/04/26/wind
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, solicit your thoughts on Short Story Week, boast about being featured in Triple Choice Tuesday, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet. #amreading #bookstodon #books #IndependentBookstoreDay @roughghosts @

Book Jotter · Winding Up the Week #421This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, solicit your thoughts on Short Story Week, boast about being featured in Triple …

Been working my way through the 10 recommendations of Urban Fantasy that Seanan McGuire put together back in 2019.

I really enjoy urban fantasy and get a little miffed that it's mostly in a down swing as far as traditional publishing is concerned. McGuire and Butcher being the main exceptions. So I've been using this list and some other stuff to try and visit the origins. I've read about half this list and have really enjoyed it.

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Reactor · Seanan McGuire’s Personal Top 10 Urban Fantasy Books for Adults - ReactorI like urban fantasy. A lot. I write it, so it’s a good thing that I enjoy it, but I’ve been reading it since it really began to become a thing, and have a fairly broad knowledge of the genre. I was asked, after a Twitter thread about awesome urban fantasy authors, whether I would […]

Just finished Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow, which of course was the inspiration for the hit Broadway show. Truly a fascinating life, where sometimes fact is stranger than fiction. It makes one wonder what might have happened had Hamilton's life not been cut short.

This quote stood out to me:

"His faith in Americans never quite matched his faith in America itself." It was like he had a crystal ball.

#Books #FridayReads #Bookstodon #AmReading #History #NonFiction #Biography @bookstodon

Just got this from Bookshop org:

Amazon is Shameless

Every April, we celebrate Independent Bookstore Day to remind us how vital indie bookstores are to our communities and society. It’s a day of joy and solidarity, and significant financial impact for these bookstores.

This year, Amazon is undercutting that with a “Book Sale” on the same day—a calculated move by a company that has already put half the bookstores in the country out of business, controls over 60% of the market and sells far more books than all indie bookstores combined. The people at Amazon responsible for the timing of their "Book Sale" should be ashamed, but they are shameless.

It's up to us to make sure they don't succeed at spoiling Independent Bookstore Day. Visit your local indie this weekend and help ensure that future generations can experience the sublime pleasure of shopping at a local bookstore.

—Andy Hunter, Bookshop.org CEO
#Bookstodon #Amazon #AmReading