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Today in Labor History April 30 1945: Eva Braun and Adolph Hitler committed suicide, in Berlin, after being married for less than 40 hours. Many Nazis were tried, convicted and executed. And literally thousands were secreted into the U.S., given false identities, and put to work as spies, intelligence officers, informants, and rocket scientists in the Cold War. Some of them had even been high-ranking Nazi Party officials, secret police chiefs, and heads of concentration camps. In fact, during the first few years after WWII ended, it was easier to get into the U.S. as a Nazi than it was as a Jewish concentration camp survivor. There were policy makers in Washington who said the Jews shouldn’t be let in because they’re “lazy” and “self-entitled.” For more on this sordid history, read “The Nazis Next Door
How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler's Men,” By Eric Lichtblau.

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10 authors, of whose books I've read at least five:

Ursula Le Guin
Kim Stanley Robinson
Octavia Butler
N. K. Jemisin
Becky Chambers
Iain M. Banks
Martha Wells
M. R. Carey
Lois McMaster Bujold
Vonda McIntyre


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We wanted to have a quiet afternoon and so we went to go to Kapej Coffee on the Brown Line. It is one of our favorite places in with some of the best in the city. In fact, the owner was roasting coffee fresh in a little alcove off the counter.

@dohappybelove made a and @seanbala started “The Lost Cause” by @pluralistic - a wonderful Sunday!

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A man lounging in an armchair reading a book, with a coffee cup and a takeaway beverage on the table next to him, in a cozy room with plants and decorative items on a fireplace mantel.
A hand holding a sketchbook with a watercolor painting of a colorful balcony in front of an actual fireplace, alongside art supplies and an iced coffee on a table.
A book titled “The Lost Cause" next to a white coffee mug with the word "Kapej Coffee" written on it on calligraphy. The setting is a a cafe with a plant and window in the background.

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NOW IN PAPERBACK from Historium Press!

"Anywhere but Schuylkill" by Michael Dunn today!!

A five-star book!!!

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Now available at these indie bookstores:

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The shortlist for 2024 has just been announced! I’ve not read any of them yet but a couple are tempting - The Wren, The Wren and Restless Dolly Maunder. Shame Western Lane didn’t make it @bookstodon Announcing the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist! - Women's Prize : Women's Prize https://womensprize.com/announcing-the-2024-womens-prize-for-fiction-shortlist/

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If you read large print or dyslexic font paperback books do you prefer this to be indicated on the cover (say on a banner at the top) to help you identify the accommodation?

I compiled a quick poll based on different perspectives I've read.

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@bookstodon I am hoping my poll will keep teacher the readers of large print and dyslexic font. If you have a moment or know someone, please boost this signal.

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Doing a pinned thread of my reading for 2024. Goal is 40 books, which is for sure low, but I also believe in playing games on "easy" mode. Audiobooks count, sorry.
Feel free to mute this if not your ball of wax.

Book stuff, but in app form.
Goodreads :
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/20783138
Story Graph : https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/brucy
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Book 4/40
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Fiction, War On Vietnam, 5*

A great story about a communist spy during the War On Vietnam and immediately after. Compelling tale of war, how we see people, how we see ourselves, and the divisions inside us. The writing style is amazing and I bomb-ran through the last 50 pages. Looking forward to the series.

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Book 5 & 6
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
Scifi, classic, libertarian 3.75*

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Africa, colonization, classic 5*

Two books that could be put under a colonization banner. Both about groups trying to be free.
Heinlein's libertarianism and casual 50s racism is really off-putting. Try to meet books where they are but yikes.
TFA I wish I read earlier, great book. Moving on to the second book.
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Book 7
Noor by Nnedi Okafor
Scifi, afrofutrism, Nigeria 3*

I really don't know what this book was supposed to be. I didn't get into the story and maybe just not for me.

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And so it begins -
PASSING by Nella Larsen (1929) via Oshun Publishing imbibed at Yanaka Coffee
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DARKNESS AT NOON by Arthur Koestler via Vintage Classics imbibed at Macaron Cherie

The photo is of a white counter against a second floor window where you can see a bit of the alley below & the torso reflection of the photographer. On the counter is the paperback book to the left. On the right is a white tray with a blue macaron on a white plate. There is a mug of coffee to the left, white top, black and white flower design on the bottom. Both are on a white tray with plastic creamer container, black plastic tiny spoon stirrer, and blue striped sugar stick on white napkin. The window has a black and white border design as well to look sort of like ornate architecture
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    LION CITY: SINGAPORE & THE INVENTION OF MODERN ASIA by Jeevan Vasagar via @littlebrown imbibed at Hirai Coffee

    The photo is of a table inside of a cafe. On the table is the paperback book with an illustration of old Singapore underneath modern Singapore. To the left is a plate of french toast. Above the book is a cup & saucer of black coffee with a flower design. A dark & light blue & purple inside of a purple jacket can be seen on the chair across. You can see a wooden door further in the distance.
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    TROOPER PETER HALKET OF MASHONALAND by Olive Schreiner (1897) via Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1431
    brewed with Maruca Coffee

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    CIVIL SOCIETY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Edited by LEE Hock Guan via Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Press imbibed at Tallskogen

    The photo is of a small metal table above a wooden bench. The paperback book mentioned in the toot is mint green with some white, grey, & lighter green circles of various sizes. To the left is an espresso cup with the crema visible. The copy has many white eyeballs among a blue background. the saucer is a white ring around a blue ring. A woman's blue jeaned legs in a light grey jacket with standing sheep, but not her face, can be seen behind the table.
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    NEW MEDIA & THE NEW MIDDLE EAST Edited by Philip Seib via Palgrave Macmillan imbibed at Allpress Espresso Tokyo Roastery & Cafe

    The image is a photo of a narrow wooden bench on a concrete block. The bench is against a dark wooden fence. The book is green with the title listed in the toot. It is on the left edge. To the right is a wooden tray with a white mug of black coffee and a white mug of a flat white with tan foam & white rosette. Between them is a mostly pink card with white words Myanmar Genius and a smaller white section with pink ALLPRESS.
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    HIPSTERISM: A PARADIGM FOR MODERNITY by Tara Semple via Springer Publishing brewed with Maruca Coffee

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    IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MR KURTZ: LIVING ON THE BRINK OF DISASTER IN MOBUTU'S CONGO by Michela Wrong via Perennial imbibed at Cafe Po-te-ma-ru Shokudo

    The photo is of a table on which is the paperback book mentioned in the toot. It is white with an image of an old banknote with the late Black dictator of Zaire & the Congo, Mobutu Sese Seko in a general 's hat & Buddy Holly black glasses. To the right is a white cup & saucer of black coffee, with a few colorful flowers designed on the cup & saucer. On the saucer in front is a silver spoon & a plastic wrapped nut square bar.
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    PARADISE by Toni Morrison via Vintage Books imbibed at Moshi Moshi Coffee

    The photo is of a brown faux wood table on which is the worn white paperback book with a bright green yellow black & long skinny orange beak bird of paradise. To the right is a paper cup of black coffee. The cup is white interior with brown exterior with the coffee shop's logo of a 'phone' made from 2 paper cups & string
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    BEGIN AGAIN: JAMES BALDWIN'S AMERICA & ITS URGENT LESSONS FOR TODAY by Eddie S Glaude Jr via Vintage Books imbibed at Roar Coffee

    The photo is of seating outside a cafe against a large window. At the top you can see the ice cream area and shelving of coffee bean bags above paper cups & other cafe produced detritus. There is so much white. Outside on a tiny round table is a white coffee cup with a white lid. The white paperback book mentioned in the post has BEGIN AGAIN & the author's name in red. There is a black& white photo of the Black writer James Baldwin looking at the camera
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    NONE OF THIS IS SERIOUS by Catherine Prasifka via Canongate imbibed Tully's Coffee

    The photo is of a round reddish brown table. On the table is the paperback book mentioned in the toot. It has a purple frame of a shattered illustration of a faceless woman with black hair and a red top, the cracks being in purple too. To the right is a paper latte cup with strawberry chocolate flakes on top of whipped cream. The white paper cup says BE HAPPY above a circular illustration of TOM AND JERRY characters, a light grey dog, dark grey cat, & red mouse. Behind is a pink paper bag with the same illustration. The characters are looking at the word COFFEE below them. The bag has pink flowers all over it and the orange/green vertical striped TULLY'S logo is in the left hand corner. You can see the back of a display case beyond the table and blurry patrons sitting to the left.
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    SO YOU'VE BEEN PUBLICLY SHAMED by @jonronson via Picador imbibed at Coffee Base Meguro

    The photo is outside the coffee shop. The metal table is round. The paperback book is on it with an illustration of the eyes & forehead of the author, a white man with short hair and aquamarine glasses. Above his head are a round of hands pointing at him. To the right is a black mug of black coffee. In the distance are 2 Japanese people walking further by. There is a black sandwich board between the people and the table. The sidewalk is red brick
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    THE SKIN WE'RE IN: A YEAR OF BLACK RESISTANCE & POWER by @desmondcole via @doubledaybooks Canada imbibed at Cafe & Bar BASE @bookstodon

    Photo is of a wooden counter. The hardcover book of bright colors & black silhouettes is prominently in front. Above to left is a brown translucent plastic mug of black coffee on a blue octagonal coaster. To the right is a brown scone with white icing on a white napkin on a round plate. Behind the counter are several clear containers of coffee beans.
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    PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL: THE HIDDEN FORCES THAT SHAPE OUR DECISIONS by Dan Ariely via Harper imbibed at Greenberry Coffee Company
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    @bookstodon There are many great authors with new books coming out in 2024. What will you be looking for, in 2024?

    My most anticipated books in '24, by the month (thread).

    JANUARY 2024::

    THE BOOK OF FIRE, Christy Lefteri. (This book is fire!)

    THE STORM WE MADE, Vanessa Chan

    POOR DEER, Claire Oshetsky

    COLD VICTORY, Karl Marlantes

    YOU DREAMED OF EMPIRES, Alvaro Enrigue, Natasha Wimmer (translator)

    RIVER EAST, RIVER WEST, Aube Rey Lescure

    BEHIND YOU IS THE SEA, Susan Muaddi Darra

    FAMILY FAMILY, Laurie Frankel

    THE BULLET SWALLOWER, Elizabeth Gonzalez James

    INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SPACE, Emily R. Austin

    HARD BY A GREAT FOREST, Leo Vardiashvili

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    My most anticipated books in '24, by the month thread: May is always a blockbuster month for book publishing. This year is no exception. Believe it or not, this is my trimmed list:

    MAY 2024:

    AMÉRICA DEL NORTE, Nicolas Medina Mora

    CINEMA LOVE, Jiaming Tang

    THE MINISTRY OF TIME, Kaliane Bradley

    WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST, Alina Grabowski

    ARCHANGELS OF FUNK, Andrea Hairston

    DAUGHTERS OF SHANDONG, Eve J. Chung

    GHOSTROOTS, 'Pemi Aguda

    HOW IT WORKS OUT, Myriam Lacroix

    SEE: LOSS. SEE ALSO: LOVE, Yukiko Tominaga

    THIS BOOK WON'T BURN, Samira Ahmed

    ALL FOURS, Miranda

    LONELINESS & COMPANY, Charlee Dryoff

    LEANING ON AIR, Cheryl Grey Bostrom

    WHALE FALL, Elizabeth O'Connor

    THE DEEPEST LAKE, Andromeda Romano-Lax

    WHEN AMONG CROWS, Veronica Roth

    IN REPAIR, A.L. Graziadei

    MY FIRST BOOK, Honor Levy

    MY DARLING DREADFUL THING, Johanna van Veen

    OYE, Melissa Mogollon

    BLUE RUIN, Hari Kunzru

    THE WEALTH OF SHADOWS, Graham Moore

    LONG AFTER WE ARE GONE, Terah Shelton Harris

    COEXISTENCE: STORIES, Billy Ray Belcourt

    THE INCORRIGIBLES, Meredith Jaeger

    A HOUSE LIKE AN ACCORDION, Audrey Burges

    A NORTHERN LIGHT IN PROVENCE, Elizabeth Birkelund

    CECILIA, K Ming Chang

    EXHIBIT, R.O. Kwon

    GODDESS OF THE RIVER, Vaishnavi Patel

    LOST ARK DREAMING, Suyi Davies Okungbo

    PERFUME & PAIN, Anna Dorn

    THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD, Stuart Turton

    YOU LIKE IT DARKER, Stephen King

    DREADFUL, Caitlin Rozakis

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