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Louisa May Alcott was just as sparky and independent as her beloved character, Jo March.

I love this quotation: it would go perfectly on the side of a mug, wouldn't it?

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November 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Discover timeless 19th-century classics by Sand, Hawthorne, Gaskell, Trollope & Turgenev.

Guided by Margaret Boe Birns, dive into novels that still challenge & inspire. First up: Indiana by George Sand.

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November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Discover timeless 19th-century classics by Sand, Hawthorne, Gaskell, Trollope & Turgenev.

Guided by Margaret Boe Birns, dive into novels that still challenge & inspire. First up: Indiana by George Sand.

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October 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Get inspired like The Boss by reading Flannery O’Connor’s “Complete Stories”: bookshop.org/a/115933/978...

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The Complete Stories: (Centennial Edition)
(Centennial Edition)
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October 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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I was a day behind, but I've caught up with #MÖRKTOBER and plan to stay that way

The goal is to use the month to flesh out a setting for #MORKBORG based on a fairly old novel. Can you guess what novel?

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The Vagrant Merchant 16 HP 7 Morale Hopping from Bastion to Refuge and back, they sell what they can scavenge Carrying a wide-mouthed smile and pulling a handcart Survival Knife d4 damage, 2 attacks Or Barbed Whip d2 damage at near range, causes bleeding on a 2 They have (d6) on offer 1 An assortment of worthless junk 2 d3+1 full waterskins 3 d4+1 days worth of food for one person 4 A medicine box, 2d6 sharp needles, and d3 pairs of scissors 5 Roll once for a weapon and twice for armour 6 Firesteel, d3 magnesium strips, a grappling hook, 30ft. of rope, and a toolkit Not for sale is A Ranic Idol - red as veins While possessing it: once per combat you can jump 1 range increment and still act; you do not regain sanity by resting Night-by-night the darkness slips into their mind Each time the Vagrant Merchant is encountered after the first, the count goes up by 1 0-1 No change, at least none you notice. 2 The Merchant's eyes are bloodshot, as if from too many nights staring into the darkness. 3 They twitch nervously while they speak. The Merchant always has d3 full waterskins for sale, but the water is contaminated. Test Toughness DR 10 or be unable to Rest properly for the day. 4 A cloud of flies constantly buzzes about the Merchant. They always have d3 days worth of food for sale. It is always meat and the Vagrant Merchant will not explain where it comes from. 5 The Merchant stutters as they speak. Words and names buzz away from their mind. Their skin is waxy and sallow as if coated during their travels. The Vagrant Merchant has also forgotten the price of their goods, everything is 20% off. 6 Green skinned with eyes that bulge and a tongue that lolls out. What is left of the Vagrant can't be called a Merchant, only what they carry remains. Created by TanisGames Morktober 2025 Compatible with Mork Borg The Colour of Hunger food attracts it bright without providing light It moves faster than a jog Hide, run, or sacrifice something to escape Avoid its touch or be burnt The burns it leaves crack into mouths Feed them each day or lose 1 sanity Created by TanisGames Morktober 2025 Compatible with MorkBorg Remnant Rocks Dagger-shaped reminders of erosion long ago Search the Hex to find d6 1 - carved into the ground is a wide, shallow channel leading to the nearest Remnant Rocks HEX 2 - a copse of dagger-like rocks spaces close enough to obstruct vision but far enough to allow exploration 3 - a single incredibly tall rock spike, something glitters at its pinnacle (+1 to searching among the daggers) 6 - two towering Rocks leaning precariously on each other (+1 to being hunted) Searching among the daggers you find d6. You can only search among Rocks 1-2 Nothing but dust. 5 A well hidden cache with two day's food, a full waterskin, and a medicine box 6 Blood, so much blood. It poured from the corpse skewered on the Rock. Climbing up will be difficult, but they might have something useful. 7 A full Earth Current canister atop a pinnacle. Morktober 2025 Compatible with Mork Borg Created by TanisGames While you hunt for supplies, the things in the dark hunt you (D6) 1-3 Nothing bothers you 4 A pack of d2+1 Ghouls have caught your scent, their baying alerts you before they close, giving just enough time to try to run or hide. 5 D3 Ghouls slink around the corner of a Rock 6 A sound like sheets shaking in the wind makes you look up in time to see a Shrike descending. 3 Some poor soul's mortal remains. They have a cracked lantern and an empty Earth Current canister. 4 The nest of something large and d2+1 similarly large eggs. Each can feed a person for a day. 4 - the sound of trickling water leads you to a natural spring 5 - the broken bones of a fallen Rock (-1 to searching among the Rocks)
October 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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The NYT Book Club Podcast: On Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

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September 27, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Fahrenheit 451 – A chilling and powerful read that feels more relevant than ever. The dangers of censorship and a world without books? Terrifying. 🔥💙📚 #Cherished #ClassicFiction #SciFi #BookNerd
September 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Essay: 150 years of the bizarre Hans Christian Andersen — His wondrous, oddball stories were driven by his outsider status and strange appearance. By Frances Wilson, award-winning biographer.

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August 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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#booksky recommended for #literaryfiction #womenwriters #ClassicFiction #booklovers
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The Essential Jane Austen:
A peerless chronicler of class & relationships, she was never prolific but her oeuvre remains as compelling & exquisite as ever. Essay by Sarah Lyall.

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July 19, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Classic Appreciation: Brandon Taylor, award-winning novelist, on Jane Austen's Persuasion (excerpted from his new introduction to the Vintage paperback edition; see further below).

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Cover of the Vintage paperback edition of Persuasion by Jane Austen with an introduction by Brandon Taylor
July 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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The Godfather – A gripping classic that’s more than just a crime story—it’s a family epic. Vito Corleone’s power, loyalty, and legacy make this a timeless read. An absolute masterpiece! 🔫🍷💙📚 #Cherished #ClassicFiction #BookSky #MafiaReads
July 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Gigolo by Edna Ferber

A sharp, stylish collection of short stories from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of So Big and Show Boat. Now available as an eBook.

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Gigolo (eBook), Edna Ferber
Gigolo (eBook), Edna Ferber In this dazzling collection of short stories, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Edna Ferber captures the restless spirit of post–World War I America. At its heart is the title ...
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July 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Free eBook!

A Room With a View by E. M. Forster

Romance, travel, and personal awakening collide in this timeless classic set in Edwardian England and sun-drenched Italy.

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July 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Essay: Jane Austen’s Boldest Novel Is Her Least Understood — Mansfield Park continues to complicate the writer’s legacy. Novelist Lauren Groff (Matrix, The Vaster Wilds) on the novel’s challenging themes & ironies.
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First edition (1814) of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen Vintage (2007) paperback edition of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, with an introduction by novelist Lauren Groff
June 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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NYT Book Review Podcast: On Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf’s classic novel, (celebrating its 100th anniversary).

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& The Book Review's Spotify Podcast Episode on Mrs Dalloway
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Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Mrs. Dalloway
Podcast Episode · The Book Review · 06/27/2025 · 43m
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June 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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#booksky highly recommended for #literaryfiction #ClassicFiction #booklovers 🖋️📚💙

Classic Appreciation: On The Palm-Wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola — It Expanded What Literature Could Be. With folk traditions and sui generis prose, Tutuola's classic fiction enthralls readers.

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Grove Press paperback edition of The Palm-Wine Drunkard by Amos Tutuola, published 17 June 2025 Portrait photo of Amos Tutuola, novelist. There is an exuberance to his storytelling, an irreverent and gleeful merging of Yoruba and Western traditions. Photo credit: Edward A. Gargan/The New York Times
June 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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"The Compleat Dying Earth"
By Jack Vance

A collection of novels and short stories (see photos for contents) set in the far future, on an Earth with a dying sun, where magic and strange creatures exist.

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A hardcover copy of "The Compleat Dying Earth" by Jack Vance, with an inset painting illustration by Brom, which shows a robed and hooded person standing in front of a stone monolith, upon which are carved arcane symbols. In the background is a pink and red sky.
June 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Essay: Reflections on Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway on its 100th anniversary. By Francine Prose, acclaimed novelist and literary critic.

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First edition of Mrs Dalloway, 1925. Vintage edition of Mrs Dalloway Portrait photo of Virginia Woolf
June 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Classic Appreciation: On Emma (from a new Vintage Books edition forthcoming in July). By Jennifer Egan, the Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist.

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First edition of Emma, in three volumes, by Jane Austen.
June 15, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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NEW EPISODE: Definitely later than I intended, but the 1970's has finally arrived! Check out the Top 3 SFF books of each year of the decade, per the data, & see if your favs are in! #SFF #BestBooks #ClassicFiction youtu.be/sF7x2sIqFO8
Discover the AMAZING SFF Books That Defined the 1970s?
YouTube video by Fantasy for the Ages
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June 14, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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#booksky recommended for #essays #literaryfiction #classicfiction 🖋️📚💙

Essay: The Sensation of Crossing the Street —
novelist Sue Gee on Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway.

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First edition of Mrs Dalloway (1925) by Virginia Woolf Painting: The Sensation of Crossing the Street (1913) by Stanley Cursiter
June 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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In Praise of Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen’s Least Beloved Novel. Part marriage plot, part homage to Gothic fiction, it's Austen's strangest—and perhaps most underappreciated—work. By Adelle Waldman, novelist.
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Four-volume first edition (1817, though the title page shows 1818) of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, published together with Persuasion. Credit: https://www.swanngalleries.com/about-swann
June 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Essay: On 100 Years of Mrs. Dalloway — Marisa Charpentier Considers the Multitudes Contained in a Single Day in June.
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100 Book Covers for Mrs. Dalloway. By Emily Temple
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First U.S. edition of Mrs Dalloway
May 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Classic Appreciation: Drafting Mrs. Dalloway: How Virginia Woolf Started Her Masterpiece. By Mark Hussey, author of *Mrs Dalloway: Biography of a Novel.

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May 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Classic Appreciation: Will we ever know the real Jane Austen?

Rather than projecting our own concerns, we should look at what she was reading and how she engaged with the ideas of her time.

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Jane Austen, a 19th-century engraving likely derived from a portrait by her sister, Cassandra Austen, c. 1810.
May 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM