Nostr notes by Bob on Books

5 Marvelous Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Starring Older Characters ...

2026-07-21T19:11:48Z

5 Marvelous Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Starring Older Characters https://bookriot.com/older-characters-sff-books/?utm_source=BestOfBookRiot_BookRiot_Production&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6%20Must-Read%20New%20Books%20Out%20This%20Week

I Didn’t Realize How Much AI Chatbots Were Stealing My ...

2026-07-14T13:10:56Z

I Didn’t Realize How Much AI Chatbots Were Stealing My Work—Until Now | The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/212917/ai-chatbots-llm-stealing-writing-journalism?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KXDMP0B9ZPJR3KWWM226RR38&_kx=diMMfwjDKjKapWB88BNPHlsSASNhA5gNPCS0lNPBI50.U5D8ER

Literary Hub » How a Childhood Bookmobile Sparked My Love of ...

2026-06-29T21:02:29Z

Literary Hub » How a Childhood Bookmobile Sparked My Love of Reading https://lithub.com/how-a-childhood-bookmobile-sparked-my-love-of-reading/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KW9K9MV7TATMZJS6CMHNWTWP&_kx=diMMfwjDKjKapWB88BNPHlsSASNhA5gNPCS0lNPBI50.U5D8ER

Lush historical fiction, gripping thrillers, true crime, ...

2026-06-13T12:41:21Z

Lush historical fiction, gripping thrillers, true crime, laugh-out-loud essays and more: Here are the books you’ve saved most to your reading lists.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/books/most-saved-books-summer.html?unlocked_article_code=1.p1A.7kvk.vdasx6nXcJyz&smid=url-share

A Moment of Divine Inspiration Helped Melvil Dewey Bring ...

2026-06-11T21:36:34Z

A Moment of Divine Inspiration Helped Melvil Dewey Bring Obsessive Order to the Infinitely Disorganized Stacks in the Library https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/moment-divine-inspiration-helped-melvil-dewey-bring-obsessive-order-infinitely-disorganized-stacks-library-180988856/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=91701641&user_id=7b5c544a5cdfe0e9a185b5ca3730b2cb12af1eb2bb282277942ee498872f468b

The Best Historical Fiction of 2026 - Five Books ...

2026-05-18T12:38:56Z

The Best Historical Fiction of 2026 - Five Books https://fivebooks.com/best-books/best-historical-fiction-of-2026-katharine-grant/

Rita Collins had a dream for her retirement: bringing books and ...

2026-05-13T13:00:32Z

Rita Collins had a dream for her retirement: bringing books and people together all over the country. Behind the wheel of a van she’s making it happen.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/books/traveling-bookstore-alabama.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iFA.WZt0.IhUmMjdGzFFz&smid=url-share

Question of the Day: If you had a room you called ...

2026-05-12T20:54:35Z

Question of the Day: If you had a room you called "library" in your home, describe what it would be like. (And include pictures if you have one!)

Do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens? It ...

2026-05-09T12:57:55Z

Do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens? It depends on the screen https://theconversation.com/do-we-absorb-information-better-on-paper-rather-than-screens-it-depends-on-the-screen-281849

Question of the Day: How many books are you currently in the ...

2026-02-25T21:53:32Z

Question of the Day: How many books are you currently in the middle of reading? #bookstodon

I think we're yearning for something beyond the every day. ...

2026-02-20T18:05:16Z

I think we're yearning for something beyond the every day. And I will tell you I don't believe in the supernatural, I believe in the supernormal.
Richard Matheson, BTD, 1926

Question of the Day: What was the best book you read in June? ...

2025-07-01T20:59:03Z

Question of the Day: What was the best book you read in June? #bookstodon

Question of the Day: Do you underline, write in the margins, ...

2025-06-26T21:21:20Z

Question of the Day: Do you underline, write in the margins, highlight, use post-it notes or other forms of marginalia in your books? #bookstodon

"You have to pick the places you don't walk away ...

2024-12-05T20:12:12Z

"You have to pick the places you don't walk away from."
-Joan Didion, born this day, 1934.

College Students Not Reading Is an Issue, So Teachers Are ...

2024-09-19T19:24:50Z

College Students Not Reading Is an Issue, So Teachers Are Adjusting How Classes Look | Teen Vogue https://www.teenvogue.com/story/college-students-not-reading

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2024-09-01T00:33:38Z

Question of the Day: What makes a fictional character compelling?

This Booker longlist might just be the most enjoyable of recent ...

2024-08-05T11:29:34Z

This Booker longlist might just be the most enjoyable of recent years | Booker prize | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jul/30/the-booker-longlist-might-just-be-the-most-enjoyable-of-recent-years