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Irvine Welsh: ‘If reading gives you comfort, you’re not doing it right’

The Scottish author on having his mind changed by Orwell, how Trainspotting was influenced by Ulysses, and his wariness of novels created with AI

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/21/irvine-welsh-if-reading-gives-you-comfort-youre-not-doing-it-right

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Love the quote you’ve pulled from this article!

(Though there are moments these days when I long for something comforting to read.)

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Thank you for your comment. A varied reading list keeps boredom away and helps to improve mood. After all, it is said that “variety is the spice of life”.

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Ulysses, by James Joyce - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover. https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/james-joyce/ulysses

This is the 1000th free ebook released by Standard Ebooks:

'This edition of Ulysses is special, too, because it was specially transcribed to ensure that it contains only pre-1929 text. (As you may know, only books published before 1929 are in the U.S. public domain.) To our knowledge, there’s no other modern online edition of Ulysses that carefully adheres to this requirement — the rest are mishmashes of various editions and corrections from earlier or later editions, with little, if any, oversight into what corrections are included or not.'

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> 268,481 words (16 hours 17 minutes) with a reading ease of 74.9 (fairly easy)
> fairly easy
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EBOOK GIVEAWAY: To celebrate the recent release of the audiobook, the Kindle edition of "The Big Men" is free via Amazon this weekend!

If you've yet to experience this one-of-a-kind paranormal thriller for yourself, there's never been a better time!

http://amazon.com/dp/B074718D3M

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ICYMI: Last day to grab this ebook for free! Don't forget to check out the audiobook. It's pretty alright, if I do say so myself. 🙂

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Ten Classic Books For Summer

🎥 length: fifty one minutes and thirty three seconds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwU-bnenqjs

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If you can't afford one of my books, get in touch and I'll give you an eBook for free. Seriously, get in touch! https://robertkingett.com/free/ @bookstodon

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📚 Exciting News! 📚

I'm thrilled to announce that my novel, "From Terror to Valor: Echoes and Shadows" (ISBN-978-1068638732), is now staged on Kindle for print, for release on September 11th! 🎉

🌟 Next up: the Kindle eBook staging, completing its deployment across major digital stores. 🚀

Learn more about the story here: https://authormulhall.com/fiction-novels-portfolio-by-john-a-mulhall/

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In Need of a New Myth

Where do national myths originate? They do not emerge by happenstance. Rather their creation and spread are an exercise of power. Influential historical actors, from antebellum slaveholders to the moguls of Hollywood and those Slotkin calls the ‘political classes’, have attempted to develop and disseminate broadly acceptable myths to serve their own interests.

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n13/eric-foner/in-need-of-a-new-myth

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🚀 Exciting News! 🚀

I'm thrilled to share that I'm in the final stages of preparing my Amazon Kindle ebook (ISBN-9781068638725) and paperback (ISBN-9781068638732) for release!

📚 My debut novel, "From Terror to Valor: Echoes and Shadows," has been an incredible journey filled with valuable lessons and insights.

🔍 Check out this reflective milestone at: https://authormulhall.com/from-terror-to-valor-is-now-available-for-pre-order/

📅 your calendars for the official release on September 11th!

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> An excellent example of this approach is Robert Kingett’s memoir Pass the Salt, which offers an entertaining reading experience while shedding light on critical social issues such as ableism and discrimination. https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/publishing-and-the-environment-compassiviste-publishing-says-change-is-possible/ @bookstodon

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Exciting weekend for my debut novel! 📚 "From Terror to Valor: Echoes and Shadows" is moving forward with publication and now has an eBook ISBN: 978-1-0686387-0-1. It's available for pre-order in five digital stores, with Kobo joining soon!

I just uploaded the eBook to Kobo yesterday evening. Check out more updates and details here: https://authormulhall.com/fiction-novels-portfolio-by-john-a-mulhall/

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The Robber Barons who dominated the Gilded Age

But the four men who rode atop the wave of the Gilded Age were Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan. Their business activities during the final four decades of the nineteenth century drove America’s ascension into the most powerful industrial nation on the planet. And they shaped the rules that governed the US economy for decades to come.

https://malwarwickonbooks.com/us-economic-history/

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📚 Exciting News! My debut novel, "From Terror to Valor: Echoes and Shadows," is one step closer to been available! 🎉 You can soon get it on pre-order in ebook (ISBN: 9781068638701) and paperback (ISBN: 9781068638718). 🗓 The official release is on September 11th. 🔍 Stay tuned for updates: https://authormulhall.com

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God’s Ghostwriters by Candida Moss review – did enslaved scribes write the New Testament?

And if the Roman family that purchased them as a scribe had subsequently converted to Christianity, either openly or secretly as many did in the first and second centuries CE, they may well then have been drafted in to write down the words of the great Christian missionary preachers who criss-crossed the empire and came to its capital, including of course Paul.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/16/gods-ghostwriters-by-candida-moss-review-did-enslaved-scribes-write-the-new-testament

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Deep Reading Will Save Your Soul

…what bothers me about this educational approach—the “problem” approach, the “STEAM” (STEM + arts) approach—is what it leaves out. It leaves out the humanities. It leaves out books. It leaves out literature and philosophy, history and art history and the history of religion. It leaves out any mode of inquiry—reflection, speculation, conversation with the past—that cannot be turned to immediate practical ends.

https://www.persuasion.community/p/deep-reading-will-save-your-soul

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