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\nI’ve read a lot of pleasant toddler books, but every once in a while you encounter a certified banger.
\n📚 Kids books: Toot Toot Beep Beep by Emma Garcia
\n","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/07/12/ive-read-a-lot-of.html","date_published":"2026-07-12T20:43:20+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/47/1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}}],"author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/47/1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781906250836","book_title":"Little toot toot beep beep","book_author":"Emma Garcia","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/19434223482866.jpg","date_relative":"20:43","date_timestamp":1783889000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"author_id":4452}},{"id":"93892568","content_html":"Want to read: Connectography Exp by Parag Khanna 📚
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\nWant to read: Connectography Exp by Parag Khanna 📚
\n","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/13/want-to-read-connectography-exp.html","date_published":"2026-07-12T19:55:27+00:00","authors":[{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/50/4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}}],"author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/50/4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780399589379","book_title":"Connectography Exp","book_author":"Parag Khanna","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/6803093482330.jpg","date_relative":"19:55","date_timestamp":1783886127,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#a15e2c","author_id":291}},{"id":"93886431","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9798998710605/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Go Computer Now! How Sphere Corporation Invented the Modern Microcomputer—Then Disappeared by Ben Zotto 📚
\nI love reading about early personal computing history. I had never heard of Sphere. There was so much activity in this field during those years and history was written by the winners...
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\nCurrently reading: Dust and Light: On the Art of Fact in Fiction by Andrea Barrett 📚
\n","url":"https://ablerism.micro.blog/2026/07/12/currently-reading-dust-and-light.html","date_published":"2026-07-12T13:36:16+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Sara Hendren","url":"http://www.sarahendren.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/20/10834.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ablerism"}}],"author":{"name":"Sara Hendren","url":"http://www.sarahendren.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/20/10834.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ablerism"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"1324036508","book_title":"Dust and Light: On the Art of Fact in Fiction","book_author":"Andrea Barrett","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/11049393482659.jpg","date_relative":"13:36","date_timestamp":1783863376,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#cc954e","author_id":4000,"genres":["Literary Fiction"]}},{"id":"93873493","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780008664008/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Less Stop Buying So Much Rubbish: How Having Fewer, Better Things Can Make Us Happier by Patrick Grant 📚
\n","url":"https://paulmccafferty.net/2026/07/12/finished-reading-less-stop-buying.html","date_published":"2026-07-12T12:12:39+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Paul McCafferty","url":"https://www.paulmccafferty.net","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/14/51598.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"paulmccafferty"}}],"author":{"name":"Paul McCafferty","url":"https://www.paulmccafferty.net","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/14/51598.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"paulmccafferty"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780008664008","book_title":"Less Stop Buying So Much Rubbish: How Having Fewer, Better Things Can Make Us Happier","book_author":"Patrick Grant","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/1474193482191.jpg","date_relative":"12:12","date_timestamp":1783858359,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#66323d","author_id":2270,"genres":["Self Help"]}},{"id":"93870031","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780062678171/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: The Empire of Gold by S. A. Chakraborty 📚it took me a bit to finish this one, but I am glad I did. This is a proper end to the 3-part series. 4/5
\n","url":"https://www.warnaars.com/2026/07/12/finished-reading-the-empire-of.html","date_published":"2026-07-12T10:30:47+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Sam Warnaars","url":"http://www.warnaars.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/33/8571.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Warnaars"}}],"author":{"name":"Sam Warnaars","url":"http://www.warnaars.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/33/8571.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Warnaars"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780062678171","book_title":"The Empire of Gold","book_author":"S","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/7985813482210.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-12 10:30","date_timestamp":1783852247,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#d59733","author_id":1899,"genres":["Fantasy","Romance"]}},{"id":"93861557","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9789045036267/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Darwin in de stad evolutie in de urban jungle by Menno Schilthuizen 📚
\n","url":"https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2026/07/12/finished-reading-darwin-in-de.html","date_published":"2026-07-12T06:27:03+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Arnold Hoogerwerf","url":"https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/02/2674.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ArnoldHoogerwerf"}}],"author":{"name":"Arnold Hoogerwerf","url":"https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/02/2674.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ArnoldHoogerwerf"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9789045036267","book_title":"Darwin in de stad evolutie in de urban jungle","book_author":"Menno Schilthuizen","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/13210353485408.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-12 06:27","date_timestamp":1783837623,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#f2f0e0","author_id":281,"genres":["Science"]}},{"id":"93857336","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781401241674/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 4: The Family Man by Jamie Delano 📚
\nFor vacation reading, I brought along Dungeon Crawler Carl and Steven Van Zandt’s memoir, Unrequited Infatuations. I started the latter, but mostly ended up re-reading the first four volumes of Hellblazer from my Kindle...
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\nFinished reading: Silvercloak by L. K. Steven 📚
\n","url":"https://narrator.micro.blog/2026/07/11/finished-reading-silvercloak-by-l.html","date_published":"2026-07-11T19:39:17+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Fool Errand","url":"https://narrator.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/09/1355250.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"narrator"}}],"author":{"name":"Fool Errand","url":"https://narrator.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/09/1355250.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"narrator"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780593974018","book_title":"Silvercloak","book_author":"L","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/12729973482399.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-11 19:39","date_timestamp":1783798757,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#0b1f2c","author_id":2610,"genres":["Fantasy","Horror","Romance"]}},{"id":"93840363","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780593804216/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Yesteryear A Novel by Caro Claire Burke 📚
\n","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/07/11/finished-reading-yesteryear-a-novel.html","date_published":"2026-07-11T19:09:04+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/13/1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}}],"author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/13/1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780593804216","book_title":"Yesteryear A Novel","book_author":"Caro Claire Burke","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/11031953482399.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-11 19:09","date_timestamp":1783796944,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#a86412","author_id":1682,"genres":["Mystery"]}},{"id":"93838694","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780765329042/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card 📚 (★★★★☆)
\nPrelude to Ender’s Game. This book was well written with great character development. It was just too long. It could have been half the length and still moved the storyline to where it needed to be.
\n","url":"https://robjefferies.com/2026/07/11/finished-reading-earth-unaware-by.html","date_published":"2026-07-11T18:17:57+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Rob Jefferies","url":"https://robjefferies.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1412376828d2a28fdf8b6b1774fbec99?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robjefferies"}}],"author":{"name":"Rob Jefferies","url":"https://robjefferies.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1412376828d2a28fdf8b6b1774fbec99?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robjefferies"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780765329042","book_title":"Earth Unaware","book_author":"Orson Scott Card","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/13047023482460.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-11 18:17","date_timestamp":1783793877,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#9f6951","author_id":1676,"genres":["Science Fiction"]}},{"id":"93843998","content_html":"Read Play Unsafe How Improvisation Can Change the Way You Roleplay by Graham Walmsley 📚
A bunch of us DMs read this together for discussion. It’s nice a short and gives everyone solid situations to talk about, rather than dredging up and criticizing specific elements of one another’s game.
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\nRead Play Unsafe How Improvisation Can Change the Way You Roleplay by Graham Walmsley 📚
\nA bunch of us DMs read this together for discussion. It’s nice a short and gives everyone solid situations to talk about, rather than dredging up and criticizing specific elements of one another’s game.
\n","url":"https://micro.chadkohalyk.com/2026/07/11/read-play-unsafe-how-improvisation.html","date_published":"2026-07-11T16:58:40+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Chad Kohalyk","url":"https://chadkoh.micro.blog","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/40/55370.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chadkoh"}}],"author":{"name":"Chad Kohalyk","url":"https://chadkoh.micro.blog","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/40/55370.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chadkoh"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781434824592","book_title":"Play Unsafe","book_author":"Graham Walmsley","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/23584503482698.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-11 16:58","date_timestamp":1783789120,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#902b2a","author_id":1653,"genres":["Business"]}},{"id":"93827712","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781587434235/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Biblical Authority after Babel by Kevin J. Vanhoozer 📚
\nA compelling vision of “unitive Protestantism” and “Pentecostal plurality” (Vanhoozer is always good for a few memorable turns of phrase).
\n","url":"https://bbowman.micro.blog/2026/07/11/finished-reading-biblical-authority-after.html","date_published":"2026-07-11T13:36:00+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Brady Bowman","url":"https://bbowman.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/07/1440044.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bbowman"}}],"author":{"name":"Brady Bowman","url":"https://bbowman.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/07/1440044.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bbowman"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781587434235","book_title":"Biblical Authority after Babel","book_author":"Kevin J","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/4962483482753.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-11 13:36","date_timestamp":1783776960,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#f3a92a","author_id":1679,"genres":["Religion"]}},{"id":"93813331","content_html":"\nWant to read: Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization by Parag Khanna 📚
\n\n\n","url":"https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2026/07/11/want-to-read-connectography-mapping.html","date_published":"2026-07-11T07:04:41+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Arnold Hoogerwerf","url":"https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/02/2674.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ArnoldHoogerwerf"}}],"author":{"name":"Arnold Hoogerwerf","url":"https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/02/2674.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ArnoldHoogerwerf"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780399589379","book_title":"Connectography Exp","book_author":"Parag Khanna","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/6803093482330.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-11 07:04","date_timestamp":1783753481,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#a15e2c","author_id":291}},{"id":"93806029","content_html":"Connectivity is the most revolutionary force of the twenty-first century. Mankind is reengineering the planet, investing up to ten trillion dollars per year in transportation, energy, and communications infrastructure linking the world’s burgeoning megacities together. This has profound consequences for geopolitics, economics, demographics, the environment, and social identity. Connectivity, not geography, is our destiny.
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\n2026 Reads: What We Are Seeking by Cameron Reed 📚
\nWhat a wonderful, imaginative story. Loved it.
\n","url":"https://chrishubbs.com/2026/07/10/reads-what-we-are-seeking/","date_published":"2026-07-11T03:15:51+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Chris Hubbs","url":"http://www.chrishubbs.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/50/904.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cjhubbs"}}],"author":{"name":"Chris Hubbs","url":"http://www.chrishubbs.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/50/904.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cjhubbs"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781250364739","book_title":"What We Are Seeking","book_author":"Cameron Reed","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/4562323482633.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-11 03:15","date_timestamp":1783739751,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#d3a44f","author_id":563,"genres":["Science Fiction"]}},{"id":"93805226","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9798628025826/cover.jpg\")
\nStarted Reading: Pere Goriot by Honore de Balzac 📚
\nThis may be the best near opening to a book I have read in a long time:
\n\n\n","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/2026/07/10/started-reading-pere-goriot-by.html","date_published":"2026-07-11T02:47:57+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Bradley Andrews","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/29/1804355.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradleyandroos"}}],"author":{"name":"Bradley Andrews","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/29/1804355.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradleyandroos"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9798628025826","book_title":"Pere Goriot","book_author":"Honore de Balzac","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/14390463488820.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-11 02:47","date_timestamp":1783738077,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#171717","author_id":1564,"genres":["Historical Fiction"]}},{"id":"93784190","content_html":"“After reading about the secret misfortunes of Pere Goriot, you will eat your dinner with relish, blaming the author for your insensibility, charging him with exaggeration, accusing him of poetic license, but let me tell you, this drama is not fiction or romance. All is true. So true that everyone can recognize its elements in his own circle, perhaps in his own heart.”
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\nCurrently reading: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 📚
\nIn prep for an impromptu book club later this month. The movie is one of my all-time favorites; finding it hard to put the book down!
\n","url":"https://jonjordan.com/2026/07/10/currently-reading-jurassic-park-by.html","date_published":"2026-07-10T17:51:55+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Jon Jordan","url":"http://jonjordan.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/49/10137.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"frjonjordan"}}],"author":{"name":"Jon Jordan","url":"http://jonjordan.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/49/10137.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"frjonjordan"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780307763051","book_title":"Jurassic Park","book_author":"Michael Crichton","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/15370883482297.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-10 17:51","date_timestamp":1783705915,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#e7152f","author_id":21,"genres":["Thriller"]}},{"id":"93779840","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781041166245/cover.jpg\")
\nCurrently reading: Cybernetic System Design for a Complex World: The Variety Calculus by Gordon Niven 📚
\n","url":"https://micro.duncanhart.com/2026/07/10/currently-reading-cybernetic-system-design.html","date_published":"2026-07-10T16:21:40+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Duncan Hart","url":"https://micro.duncanhart.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/23/77573.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"duncanhart"}}],"author":{"name":"Duncan Hart","url":"https://micro.duncanhart.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/23/77573.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"duncanhart"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781041166245","book_title":"Cybernetic System Design for a Complex World: The Variety Calculus","book_author":"Gordon Niven","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/19011633482558.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-10 16:21","date_timestamp":1783700500,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#3699ca","author_id":1606,"genres":["Business"]}},{"id":"93767401","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780830866755/cover.jpg\")
Finished reading: The Path of Celtic Prayer by Calvin Miller 📚
\n","url":"https://scottjeffries.micro.blog/2026/07/10/finished-reading-the-path-of.html","date_published":"2026-07-10T12:14:26+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Scott Jeffries","url":"http://growupblog.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/37/65880.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottjeffries"}}],"author":{"name":"Scott Jeffries","url":"http://growupblog.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/37/65880.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottjeffries"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780830866755","book_title":"The Path of Celtic Prayer","book_author":"Calvin Miller","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/22450983482483.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-10 12:14","date_timestamp":1783685666,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#9f6936","author_id":1608,"genres":["Religion"]}},{"id":"93758338","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781101870617/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa 📚 Haunting.
\n","url":"https://hellojaekim.micro.blog/2026/07/10/finished-reading-the-memory-police.html","date_published":"2026-07-10T08:51:54+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Jae Kim","url":"https://hellojaekim.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/00/55156.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hellojaekim"}}],"author":{"name":"Jae Kim","url":"https://hellojaekim.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/00/55156.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hellojaekim"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781101870617","book_title":"The Memory Police","book_author":"Yoko Ogawa","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/8167973482580.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-10 08:51","date_timestamp":1783673514,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#dc604a","author_id":1609,"genres":["Speculative Fiction"]}},{"id":"93757641","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9798999247537/cover.jpg\")
\nCurrently reading: Morning Night Poems on Spirit, Race, and Nature by Larry Ward 📚
\n","url":"https://aprokaland.micro.blog/2026/07/10/currently-reading-morning-night-poems.html","date_published":"2026-07-10T08:37:34+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Aprókaland Permakultúra","url":"https://aprokaland.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/07/1732307.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"aprokaland"}}],"author":{"name":"Aprókaland Permakultúra","url":"https://aprokaland.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/07/1732307.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"aprokaland"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9798999247537","book_title":"Morning Night Poems on Spirit, Race, and Nature","book_author":"Larry Ward","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/19283293488952.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-10 08:37","date_timestamp":1783672654,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#fbe117","author_id":1610,"genres":["Religion"]}},{"id":"93746874","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780786721931/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Summer for the Gods by Edward J. Larson 📚
\nA Pulitzer Prize winner for a reason; a magnificent history of the Scopes trial and its afterlife.
\n","url":"https://bbowman.micro.blog/2026/07/09/finished-reading-summer-for-the.html","date_published":"2026-07-10T04:10:35+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Brady Bowman","url":"https://bbowman.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/07/1440044.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bbowman"}}],"author":{"name":"Brady Bowman","url":"https://bbowman.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/07/1440044.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bbowman"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780786721931","book_title":"Summer for the Gods","book_author":"Edward J","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/2289593482468.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-10 04:10","date_timestamp":1783656635,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#211611","author_id":1614,"genres":["History","Religion","Science"]}},{"id":"93727947","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/006337529X/cover.jpg\")
\nCurrently reading: A Long Game by Elizabeth McCracken 📚 Inhaled this. McCracken is my queen.
\n","url":"https://ablerism.micro.blog/2026/07/09/currently-reading-a-long-game.html","date_published":"2026-07-09T19:27:40+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Sara Hendren","url":"http://www.sarahendren.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/20/10834.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ablerism"}}],"author":{"name":"Sara Hendren","url":"http://www.sarahendren.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/20/10834.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ablerism"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"006337529X","book_title":"A Long Game","book_author":"Elizabeth McCracken","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/14957013482210.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-09 19:27","date_timestamp":1783625260,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#ec1633","author_id":1613,"genres":["Self Help"]}},{"id":"93726644","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781399617703/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts has an intriguing premise – a voice emanating from a black hole – that didn’t quite pay off for me. The theology of the ending seemed too contrived 📚
\n","url":"https://matt.routleynet.org/2026/07/09/finished-reading-lake-of-darkness/","date_published":"2026-07-09T19:05:52+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Matt Routley","url":"https://matt.routleynet.org/activitypub/mroutley","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/51/5597.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mroutley"}}],"author":{"name":"Matt Routley","url":"https://matt.routleynet.org/activitypub/mroutley","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/51/5597.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mroutley"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781399617703","book_title":"Lake of Darkness","book_author":"Adam Roberts has an intriguing premise – a voice emanating from a black hole – that didn’t quite pay off for me","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/8545093482686.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-09 19:05","date_timestamp":1783623952,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#ab6031","author_id":1616,"genres":["Science Fiction"]}},{"id":"93713195","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780063289185/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: This Is the Door by Darcey Steinke 📚
\n","url":"https://beejaymay.micro.blog/2026/07/09/finished-reading-this-is-the.html","date_published":"2026-07-09T15:05:32+00:00","authors":[{"name":"brian mason","url":"https://beejaymay.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/137330.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"beejaymay"}}],"author":{"name":"brian mason","url":"https://beejaymay.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/137330.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"beejaymay"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780063289185","book_title":"This Is the Door","book_author":"Darcey Steinke","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/14095953482210.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-09 15:05","date_timestamp":1783609532,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#9d6147","author_id":1617,"genres":["Philosophy"]}},{"id":"93694573","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780062986801/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Her Night with the Duke by Diana Quincy 📚
\nThere’s so much to love here. Leela is an amazing heroine fighting to build a writing career in a society that tries to block her at every turn. Her interactions with her Arab family made me curious about my own Levantine relatives, who came to the...
kimberlyhirsh.com","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/2026/07/09/finished-reading-her-night-with.html","date_published":"2026-07-09T08:08:27+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}}],"author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780062986801","book_title":"Her Night with the Duke","book_author":"Diana Quincy","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/11072113482210.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-09 08:08","date_timestamp":1783584507,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#cf6f57","author_id":1912,"genres":["Romance"]}},{"id":"93686943","content_html":"Finished reading: The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei 📚
5 stars. I enjoyed it even more than her first novel, The Deep Sky.
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\nFinished reading: The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei 📚
\n5 stars. I enjoyed it even more than her first novel, The Deep Sky.
\n","url":"https://eos-dawn.com/2026/07/08/finished-reading-the-stardust-grail.html","date_published":"2026-07-09T02:46:18+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Exploring Dawn","url":"https://newdawn.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/23/1744748.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"newdawn"}}],"author":{"name":"Exploring Dawn","url":"https://newdawn.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/23/1744748.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"newdawn"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781250875372","book_title":"The Stardust Grail","book_author":"Yume Kitasei","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/9668653482633.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-09 02:46","date_timestamp":1783565178,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#9d171f","author_id":1618,"genres":["Science Fiction"]}},{"id":"93675435","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780802828972/cover.jpg\")
\nThis was such a good book in the sense that it was encouraging at times and also made me argue with it at others. It’s well worth a read.
\nFinished Reading: Grace in Practice A Theology of Everyday Life by Paul F. M. Zahl 📚
\n","url":"https://kyleessary.com/2026/07/08/this-was-such-a-good.html","date_published":"2026-07-08T22:45:53+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Kyle Essary","url":"https://www.kyleessary.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/115468.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KyleEssary"}}],"author":{"name":"Kyle Essary","url":"https://www.kyleessary.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/115468.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KyleEssary"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780802828972","book_title":"Grace in Practice","book_author":"Paul F. M. Zahl","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/22931053482473.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-08 22:45","date_timestamp":1783550753,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#70c0d3","author_id":1159,"genres":["Religion"]}},{"id":"93686944","content_html":"Currently reading: The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei 📚
70% of the way through and this is one of the best novels I’ve read in ages. Great story, beautiful writing, adore it!
\nCurrently reading: The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei 📚
\n70% of the way through and this is one of the best novels I’ve read in ages. Great story, beautiful writing, adore it!
\n","url":"https://eos-dawn.com/2026/07/08/currently-reading-the-stardust-grail.html","date_published":"2026-07-08T14:19:14+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Exploring Dawn","url":"https://newdawn.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/23/1744748.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"newdawn"}}],"author":{"name":"Exploring Dawn","url":"https://newdawn.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/23/1744748.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"newdawn"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781250875372","book_title":"The Stardust Grail","book_author":"Yume Kitasei","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/9668653482633.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-08 14:19","date_timestamp":1783520354,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#9d171f","author_id":1618,"genres":["Science Fiction"]}},{"id":"93646661","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780735211735/cover.jpg\")
\n\n\nInstead of looking for instruction, they cultivate skills like creativity, independence, self-confidence, ingenuity, and the ability to problem solve.
\n
A skill set that will only become more important as AI continues to unfold.
\n_ via The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday 📚_
\n","url":"https://kylemens.ing/2026/07/08/instead-of-looking-for-instruction.html","date_published":"2026-07-08T13:18:19+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/30/91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}}],"author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/30/91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780735211735","book_title":"The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations for Clarity, Effectiveness, and Serenity","book_author":"Ryan Holiday","cover_url":"https://books.google.com/books/content?id=JxNvDQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api","date_relative":"2026-07-08 13:18","date_timestamp":1783516699,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#fbf7db","author_id":38}},{"id":"93617360","content_html":"Currently reading: The Human Work of Art: A Theological Appraisal of Creativity and the Death of the Artist by Davor Džalto 📚
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.jmk.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F6718c2be16.jpg\")
","url":"https://social.jmk.me/2026/07/07/currently-reading-the-human-work/","date_published":"2026-07-08T01:04:16+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Ιωνας","url":"http://jmk.me","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/46/34499.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jonah"}}],"author":{"name":"Ιωνας","url":"http://jmk.me","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/46/34499.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jonah"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780881415018","book_title":"The Human Work of Art: A Theological Appraisal of Creativity and the Death of the Artist","book_author":"Davor Džalto","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/22389393482501.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-08 01:04","date_timestamp":1783472656,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#0e3e4c","author_id":1620,"genres":["Psychology","Religion"]}},{"id":"93619606","content_html":"Finished reading: The Passing of the Dragon by Ken Liu. Beautiful short story. Also includes a surprise commentary on the mess that is social media. 📚
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\nFinished reading: The Passing of the Dragon by Ken Liu. Beautiful short story. Also includes a surprise commentary on the mess that is social media. 📚
\n","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/07/07/finished-reading-the-passing-of.html","date_published":"2026-07-08T00:51:26+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/22/3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}}],"author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/22/3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781250333148","book_title":"The Passing of the Dragon","book_author":"Ken Liu","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/4246413482633.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-08 00:51","date_timestamp":1783471886,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#7587b2","author_id":184,"genres":["Fantasy"]}},{"id":"93608899","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781853262869/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev 📚.
\nWhat a ride!
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\n\nI just finished reading: Being as Communion Studies in Personhood and the Church by John Zizioulas. 📚
\n\nFriend, I have read a lot of theology but this was one of the most difficult theological reads I’ve ever experienced. Not sure if it was me or not. Have you read it? What were your thoughts?
\n","url":"https://mwerickson.micro.blog/2026/07/07/i-just-finished-reading-being.html","date_published":"2026-07-07T18:47:43+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/49/10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}}],"author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/49/10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780881410297","book_title":"Being as Communion Studies in Personhood and the Church","book_author":"John Zizioulas","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/22342183482501.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-07 18:47","date_timestamp":1783450063,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#d6e5e5","author_id":1625,"genres":["Religion"]}},{"id":"93583760","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780399555794/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson 📚
\nA fun fish-out-of-water coming of age story. It felt like Red Rising meets Top Gun. I am looking forward to book two!
\n","url":"https://danielmrose.com/2026/07/07/finished-reading-skyward-by-brandon.html","date_published":"2026-07-07T12:43:13+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Dan Rose","url":"https://danielmrose.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/09/22414.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"drose"}}],"author":{"name":"Dan Rose","url":"https://danielmrose.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/09/22414.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"drose"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780399555794","book_title":"Skyward","book_author":"Brandon Sanderson","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/6467243482330.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-07 12:43","date_timestamp":1783428193,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#a58957","author_id":167,"genres":["Science Fiction"]}},{"id":"93572918","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780745301884/cover.jpg\")
\nCurrently reading: The Spanish Cockpit by Franz Borkenau 📚 Visões interessantes sobre a Guerra Civil Espanhola.
\n","url":"https://pinheirodeabrantes.pt/2026/07/07/currently-reading-the-spanish-cockpit.html","date_published":"2026-07-07T08:39:54+00:00","authors":[{"name":"João Pinheiro","url":"https://pinheirodeabrantes.pt","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/bb649629dcbfa1a5d87a1f7f06b0611e?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"joaopinheiro"}}],"author":{"name":"João Pinheiro","url":"https://pinheirodeabrantes.pt","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/bb649629dcbfa1a5d87a1f7f06b0611e?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"joaopinheiro"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780745301884","book_title":"The Spanish Cockpit","book_author":"Franz Borkenau","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/9375973482453.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-07 08:39","date_timestamp":1783413594,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#b55645","author_id":1296,"genres":["History"]}},{"id":"93563943","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780393028744/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: The Letter of Marque by Patrick O’Brian 📚
\n","url":"https://blog.niffnay.org/2026/07/06/finished-reading-the-letter-of.html","date_published":"2026-07-07T05:00:41+00:00","authors":[{"name":"niffnay.org","url":"https://blog.niffnay.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/32/1811595.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"niffnay"}}],"author":{"name":"niffnay.org","url":"https://blog.niffnay.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/32/1811595.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"niffnay"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780393028744","book_title":"The Letter of Marque","book_author":"Patrick O’Brian","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/25454113482327.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-07 05:00","date_timestamp":1783400441,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#778ab9","author_id":1627,"genres":["Historical Fiction"]}},{"id":"93564487","content_html":"Finished reading: Homebound by Portia Elan. Good concept, but the separate timelines didn’t really come together in a big way at the end as I was hoping. Still enjoyed it. 📚
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\nFinished reading: Homebound by Portia Elan. Good concept, but the separate timelines didn’t really come together in a big way at the end as I was hoping. Still enjoyed it. 📚
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Currently reading: Deaths End by Cixin Liu 📚
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Finished reading: The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu 📚
\n","url":"https://clareifi.micro.blog/2026/07/06/finished-reading-the-dark-forest.html","date_published":"2026-07-07T04:02:38+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Euri Giles","url":"https://clareifi.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/16/1409609.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Clareifi"}}],"author":{"name":"Euri Giles","url":"https://clareifi.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/16/1409609.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Clareifi"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9780765386694","book_title":"The Dark Forest","book_author":"Cixin Liu","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/13623543482460.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-07 04:02","date_timestamp":1783396958,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#e9a317","author_id":1008,"genres":["Science Fiction"]}},{"id":"93560810","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/1250160650/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished listening to…: Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays by Joan Didion 📚
\nThis was a great book of essays, albeit, not always a happy one. It was a window into times and places that existed long ago, before my time. Didion’s writing is so vivid, that I can still “see” the portrayal of her experiences...
dougmejia.com","url":"https://dougmejia.com/2026/07/06/finished-listening-to-slouching-towards.html","date_published":"2026-07-07T03:16:17+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Doug Mejia","url":"https://dougmejia.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/01/144165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dmejia"}}],"author":{"name":"Doug Mejia","url":"https://dougmejia.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/01/144165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dmejia"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781250160652","book_title":"Slouching Towards Bethlehem Essays","book_author":"Joan Didion","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/2521453482633.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-07 03:16","date_timestamp":1783394177,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#8b5559","author_id":1214,"genres":["Literary Fiction"]}},{"id":"93560179","content_html":"Finished reading: Dust by Hugh Howey 📚
A worthy conclusion. This one’s gonna be rattling around the ol’ noggin for a while.
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\nFinished reading: Dust by Hugh Howey 📚
\nA worthy conclusion. This one’s gonna be rattling around the ol’ noggin for a while.
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\nCurrently reading: St. James Park by John Doll 📚\nJust getting started in this tale of mid-city corruption, and women’s and cannery worker’s rights in depression-era San Jose. The fix is in with organized crime, anti-communist city bosses, and a young worman trapped in the high stakes.
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\nCurrently reading: The Dark Heart of Italy by Tobias Jones 📚\nReally enjoying an Englishman’s thoughts on Italian culture (including football–ironic that the Italian national team has now missed out on three consecutive World Cups).
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\nRead: Agent Sniper by Tim Tate 📚Real life Zelig-esque Polish spy/defector (and massive fantasist) in the Cold War, clearly written and researched. A good read.#booksky #books #reading
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\nCurrently reading: Nothing Random: Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built by Gayle Feldman. Gonna be working on this one for a while. 📚
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\nFinished reading: A feliz e violenta vida de Maribel Ziga by Itziar Ziga 📚 Um soberbo relato, na primeira pessoa, do que é a violência contra as mulheres. Para ler, aprender e não fazer!!!
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Currently reading: In Pursuit by Osaretin Oswald Guobadia, Chukuka Chukuma 📚
","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mpylxeomcj2q","date_published":"2026-07-06T17:18:43+00:00","authors":[{"name":"A Prodigal Abroad","url":"http://prodigalabroad.com/","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fprodigalabroad.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F08%2Fcropped-img_0006.jpg%3Ffit%3D512%252C512%26ssl%3D1","_microblog":{"username":"prodigalabroad.com"}}],"author":{"name":"A Prodigal Abroad","url":"http://prodigalabroad.com/","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fprodigalabroad.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F08%2Fcropped-img_0006.jpg%3Ffit%3D512%252C512%26ssl%3D1","_microblog":{"username":"prodigalabroad.com"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781734752311","book_title":"In Pursuit","book_author":"Osaretin Oswald Guobadia","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/17682163482805.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-06 17:18","date_timestamp":1783358323,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#bc3632","author_id":1637,"genres":["Business"]}},{"id":"93537336","content_html":"\nCurrently reading: In Pursuit by Osaretin Oswald Guobadia, Chukuka Chukuma 📚
\n","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/07/06/currently-reading-in-pursuit-by.html","date_published":"2026-07-06T17:18:43+00:00","authors":[{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/04/81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}}],"author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/04/81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781734752311","book_title":"In Pursuit","book_author":"Osaretin Oswald Guobadia","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/17682163482805.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-06 17:18","date_timestamp":1783358323,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#bc3632","author_id":1637,"genres":["Business"]}},{"id":"93521005","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781782391197/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour bookstore by Robin Sloan 📚
\n","url":"https://peeter.micro.blog/2026/07/06/finished-reading-mr-penumbras-hour.html","date_published":"2026-07-06T11:13:20+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Peeter Sällström Randsalu","url":"http://randsalu.eu","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/29bf0da608693f83fe52e6b575c43865?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"peeter"}}],"author":{"name":"Peeter Sällström Randsalu","url":"http://randsalu.eu","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/29bf0da608693f83fe52e6b575c43865?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"peeter"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781782391197","book_title":"Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour bookstore","book_author":"Robin Sloan","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/16612593482822.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-06 11:13","date_timestamp":1783336400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#e7b14e","author_id":462,"genres":["Fantasy"]}},{"id":"93510585","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781101118122/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin 📚
\n","url":"https://idiosynthetic.com/2026/07/06/finished-reading-finding-george-orwell.html","date_published":"2026-07-06T06:33:40+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Philip Borenstein","url":"https://pborenstein.com","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b50bf9194276162643b3296665054ed7?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pborenstein"}}],"author":{"name":"Philip Borenstein","url":"https://pborenstein.com","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b50bf9194276162643b3296665054ed7?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pborenstein"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781101118122","book_title":"Finding George Orwell in Burma","book_author":"Emma Larkin","cover_url":"https://images.isbndb.com/covers/643023482580.jpg","date_relative":"2026-07-06 06:33","date_timestamp":1783319620,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#cdcdcd","author_id":1639,"genres":["History"]}},{"id":"93509219","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781782839255/cover.jpg\")
\nWant to read: The Unaccountability Machine by Dan Davies 📚
\n\n\n","url":"https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2026/07/06/want-to-read-the-unaccountability.html","date_published":"2026-07-06T05:49:40+00:00","authors":[{"name":"Arnold Hoogerwerf","url":"https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/02/2674.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ArnoldHoogerwerf"}}],"author":{"name":"Arnold Hoogerwerf","url":"https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/02/2674.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ArnoldHoogerwerf"}},"_microblog":{"isbn":"9781782839255","book_title":"The Unaccountability Machine","book_author":"Dan Davies","cover_url":"https://books.google.com/books/content?id=M4bSEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api","date_relative":"2026-07-06 05:49","date_timestamp":1783316980,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"background_color":"#f4eedd","author_id":290}}]}A corporation, or a government department isn’t a conscious being, but it is an artificial intelligence. It has the capability to take decisions which are completely distinct from the intentions of any of the people who compose it. And under stressful conditions, it can go stark raving mad.
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