Saskia
@saskia@backend.newsmast.org  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

I finished Atmosphere on Saturday and, after sitting with it for a few days, I think it might be one of my favourite books ever.

I thought Taylor Jenkins Reid would struggle to surpass Seven Husbands but man, this does.

I really really hope this gets adapted (properly) for the big screen because the narrative deserves it.

Read it!

9/10*

*Marks removed for emotional devastation

#FediBookClub#Books#Reading#Read#Book#Author#Literature
David on Formosa
@davidonformosa@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

A very positive review of Chris Horton's new book about Taiwan, Ghost Nation

"...what elevates the book above policy commentary or journalistic chronicle is its insistence on treating Taiwan not merely as a geopolitical flashpoint, but as a living, breathing democracy with its own stories, contradictions, and ghosts."

https://topics.amcham.com.tw/2025/07/a-ghosted-taiwan-grapples-with-the-future-of-democracy/

#Taiwan #TaiwanStudies #book #台灣
Saskia
@saskia@backend.newsmast.org  ·  activity timestamp last week

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden - 7/10

I finished this gem yesterday and honestly, I was blown away.

I didn't expect to be so pulled into another post-war story but here I am! Thankfully, this one was queer with an interesting plot following the treatment of Jewish people in post-war Netherlands.

I learnt stuff, I enjoyed the pacing and act structure, and I would recommend!

#FediBookClub#Books#Reading#Read#Author#Book#Literature
Gilles DePemig :OpenAccess:
@DePemig@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Hello #Tech-loving #Readers in the #fediverse. I have a question :

My niece turns 16 soon. She is a fanatic reader and she's smart, good at languages. She's not in a "nerd bubble", but I would not be surprised if she would actually enjoy learning to code a lot.

As a birthday present, I would therefore like to give her a good #book (English or dutch) that may inspire her to consider learning to code.

Any suggestions?

#book #bookfed #girls #tech
Doublure Stylo
@DoublureStylo@piaille.fr  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

ça y est, la correction éditoriale professionnelle à prix libre est disponible dans ma boutique Ko-Fi 🎉

https://ko-fi.com/s/aefdc64e75

Je suis heureuse de pouvoir proposer ce service à prix libre pour le rendre accessible au plus grand nombre sans avoir à casser sa tirelire.

N'hésitez pas, il n'y a que 2 exemplaires disponibles (réapprovisionnement à chaque correction bouclée)

#koFi #correction #edito #book#mastoBook #livre#mastoLivre #freelance#prixLibre
Bitmap Books
@bitmapbooks@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The King Of Fighters we are offering a £5.00 discount off our book - THE KING OF FIGHTERS: The Ultimate History

Just head to our official store, and the discount will be waiting for you: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/the-king-of-fighters-the-ultimate-history

#bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #thekingoffighters #kingoffighters #kof #snk #bookstodon
Bitmap Books
@bitmapbooks@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Pulstar - Featured in our book - NEOGEO: A Visual History

This monster hardback book – A4 in size and 400 pages long – offers a wealth of information on SNK, its NEOGEO hardware and the classic games it produced during the 1990s.

Check out our SNK Collection: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/snk-books

#bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #neogeo #snk #pulstar #bookstodon