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Katherine Pickett, Editor<p>Two more in-person events this month! Saturday, July 26, and Wednesday, July 30. Get the details on my blog!</p><p><a href="https://katherinepickettauthor.com/2025/06/26/upcoming-events/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">katherinepickettauthor.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/06/26/upcoming-events/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/booktalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>booktalk</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publishing</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/NewBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewBook</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToRead</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>events</span></a></p>
Katherine Pickett, Editor<p>Thrilled to have this wonderful writeup about Debra Lee Won't Break in the July TBR Books section of Washington City Paper.</p><p>"Pickett’s novel promises the kind of emotional depth and grit I crave." </p><p>Read the full review:</p><p><a href="https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/767992/spot-lit-zach-powers-takes-over-at-the-writers-center/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtoncitypaper.com/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/767992/spot-lit-zach-powers-takes-over-at-the-writers-center/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/NewBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewBook</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToRead</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
StanceOfMind<p>29 Books to Read for Pride Month</p><p><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/blog/27-books-to-read-for-pride-month-june-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bookbub.com/blog/27-books-to-r</span><span class="invisible">ead-for-pride-month-june-2025</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/LGBTQBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQBooks</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/ToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToRead</span></a></p>
Bruja 🍉<p>Semiconductor Emission Explorer: Tracking Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Chip Production (2015-2023)</p><p><a href="https://www.interface-eu.org/publications/semiconductor-emission-explorer" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">interface-eu.org/publications/</span><span class="invisible">semiconductor-emission-explorer</span></a> <a href="https://systerserver.town/tags/toread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toread</span></a></p>
Paris Marx<p>Every quarter I take a look ahead at which tech books are coming soon so Disconnect readers can gauge whether they want to add any new books to their reading lists.</p><p>The spring list is out now, with 9 forthcoming books subscribers might want to consider!</p><p><a href="https://www.disconnect.blog/p/a-critical-tech-reading-list-for-09f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">disconnect.blog/p/a-critical-t</span><span class="invisible">ech-reading-list-for-09f</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/toread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toread</span></a></p>
Eduardo Padoan<p><a href="https://mastodon.coffee/tags/toRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toRead</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Masaar/113979488370087235" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Masaar/113979</span><span class="invisible">488370087235</span></a></p>
Court Cantrell prefers not to<p>Since I moved the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TBR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TBR</span></a>...pile? multi-towered stack? library? this afternoon, it is convenient for me to share it with y'all. 😁📚🤘❤️🖖</p><p>This does not include ebooks, obvs. 😫😆</p><p>Bonus b&amp;w poster of 11yo when she was 4. 😊❤️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/synchronicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>synchronicity</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToBeRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToBeRead</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToRead</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToReadList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToReadList</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ILoveBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILoveBooks</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ILoveReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILoveReading</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BanBookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanBookBans</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BanTheFacistsNotTheBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanTheFacistsNotTheBooks</span></a></p>
Jim Jones<p>Hey <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a>, I am looking for some good <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> audiobooks to add to my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToRead</span></a> list.</p><p>Tell me what I should read and why.</p><p>Thank you!</p>
myrmepropagandist<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@jonsinger" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jonsinger</span></a></span> </p><p>I have a link to the paper itself about these little ones:</p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/16MSauGgo-72UcRgpZgMWiOUAKIHWKuwq/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">drive.google.com/file/d/16MSau</span><span class="invisible">Ggo-72UcRgpZgMWiOUAKIHWKuwq/view?usp=sharing</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/pdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pdf</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/papers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>papers</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ants</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/toRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toRead</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a></p>
Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦<p>I just finished the first essay in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JeffSharlet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffSharlet</span></a>’s “<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheUndertow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheUndertow</span></a>: scenes from a slow <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilWar</span></a>. ” It’s a reflection on the ‘masks’ we wear (w/ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarryBelafonte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarryBelafonte</span></a>).</p><p>I know it’s not possible to know everything. But there’s so much that I didn’t know. Like this desegregated Revlon-sponsored, award-winning 1959 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a> special: <a href="https://youtu.be/L6oBqOR8kzo?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/L6oBqOR8kzo?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToRead</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/segregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>segregation</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistory</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicians</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EmmyAwards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmmyAwards</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jamaica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jamaica</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a></p>
Vivian<p>A new little friend for my little friends on my <a href="https://c.im/tags/toRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toRead</span></a> shelf <a href="https://c.im/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/franzen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>franzen</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/theCorrections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theCorrections</span></a></p>
Jason Cosper<p>Looking good, <a href="https://simian.rodeo/tags/ToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToRead</span></a> pile…</p>
Mark McElroy<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@josschuurmans" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>josschuurmans</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/obsidianmd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>obsidianmd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@obsidian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>obsidian</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://pkm.social/@nickmilo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nickmilo</span></a></span> I’ve used both links and tags, but when the system began to feel ragged (and when it started introducing delays — “Will I link or tag this?”), I launched the Great Tag Apocalypse and converted ALL tags to links. </p><p>In practice, though, I’ve found that for status (<a href="https://pkm.social/tags/ToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToRead</span></a> or <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Draft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Draft</span></a>) and certain markers (<a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Idea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Idea</span></a> and <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Insight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insight</span></a>), tags just “feel” better to me. I realize this makes no objective sense. </p><p>So: some tags are back.</p>
Mark McElroy<p>Cranked up the <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Bear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bear</span></a> app for the first time in more than a year. Found a trove of old notes on various subjects, from a pack of work-related meeting minutes to notes from a long-forgotten doctor visit. </p><p>Finding these felt like finding an unexpected little window into my own life. Funny how much of what mattered once doesn't matter now. </p><p>(I was glad to rediscover old <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/ToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToRead</span></a>, <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/ToWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToWatch</span></a>, and <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/ToEat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToEat</span></a> lists, as well as notes on cocktails to try!)</p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/BearApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BearApp</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/NoteMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoteMaking</span></a></p>
MsPraxis<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://nerdculture.de/@owlislost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>owlislost</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> Thanks for this - I've marked it down on my <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToRead</span></a> list. <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a></p>
Wendy Palmer<p>Looking for a <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/YA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BookRecommendation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookRecommendation</span></a> please.</p><p>My son is moving into YA and absolutely loves thrillers/mysteries. Many of the <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> we’ve found so far in this genre have all-teen-girl casts (do publishers assume boys trot off to the spec-fic aisle at the YA point?). He has zero issue with female leads, but it’d be nice to break it up with some mixed-gender books.</p><p>His gold standard is Karen McManus but he also loved How to Survive Your Murder (so he doesn’t mind a little spec in his fic). I’ve already got him The Killing Code (Marney) to branch out into historical thrillers, and am eyeing off The King is Dead (Dean).</p><p>Can anyone <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/recommend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recommend</span></a> any others? </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToRead</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a></p>
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