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Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American science fiction author. His novel Islands in the Net won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1989, and was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards that same year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Sterling
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A Season in Hell with Rimbaud by Dustin Pearson #books #literature #dedication
William Soutar Poetry Walk
27 April, Perth – free (booking essential)
Iain Mackintosh & Elliott Boyle of the Friends of William Soutar Society will lead a leisurely walk around Perth to discover William Soutar’s inspirations & celebrate the 127th anniversary of his birth.
The walk, which is suitable for wheelchair users, takes around two hours.
https://www.perthshireboxoffice.com/whats-on/william-soutar-poetry-walk
TO CAP. To take one's oath. I will cap downright; I will swear home. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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Poem of the week: Death sets a Thing significant … by Emily Dickinson
Here Dickinson remembers friends by objects they touched.
Emily Dickinson at PG
History of the National Library of Scotland
29 May, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh – free
2025 marks the 100th birthday of the National Library of Scotland as it currently is – a public resource tasked with preserving the literary heritage of a nation. However, the Library’s story did not begin in 1925. Robbie Mitchell & Ralph McLean explore the five centuries of history that made the Library what it is today.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of-the-national-library-of-scotland-tickets-1257982041149
“To be accused of speaking too loudly about one injustice but not others by someone who doesn’t care about any of them is to be told, simply, to keep quiet.” One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad #books #literature #gaza #genocide #occupation #palestine
The Moon Reflected Fire by Doug Anderson #books #literature #dedication
Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel prize-winning novelist, dies at 89
Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, who enchanted readers with his intellectual rigour and lyrical prose for five decades and nearly became president of his country, died on Sunday. He was 89.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/mario-vargas-llosa-dead-1.7509431?cmp=rss
David the Dreamer: Ralph Bergengren’s Children’s Book Illustrated by Tom Seidmann-Freud, 1922
David the Dreamer tells the far-out story of young boy who in planning his dog's birthday parts ends up in a number of surreal landscapes
Ralph Bergengren at PG:
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Democracy and the Welfare State: The Two Wests in the Age of Austerity, edited by Alice Kessler-Harris and Maurizio Vaudagna #books #literature #dedication
What a surprise, the author of one of the books I got in the book market is making some shared sessions about... well, after reading his book I suspect the subject will be more than the title.
Definitely interesting.
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Imperial Benevolence: U.S. Foreign Policy and American Popular Culture since 9/11, edited by Scott Laderman and Tim Gruenewald #books #literature #dedication
TO MELT. To spend. Will you melt a borde? will you spend a shilling? The cull melted a couple of decusses upon us; the gentleman spent a couple of crowns upon us. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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Book Challenge DAY 7: 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just #BookCovers.
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Sad news from the literary world: The great author Mario Vargas Llosa has died. #Books #Bookstodon #Literature #Peru #NobelPrize #LatinAmerica https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/obituaries/mario-vargas-llosa-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1._k4.zyG2.HLRUj5pbr4Xr&smid=url-share
obligatory link to billie whitelaw's interpretation of beckett's 'not i'. grab a spliff if you've got one.
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=16rSsThMDiU
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Understanding Palestine and Israel by Phyllis Bennis #books #literature #dedication
