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I'm being gifted a "Little Free Library" for my birthday and I'm super excited to get started.

This is the one on the way:

https://shop.littlefreelibrary.org/collections/little-free-libraries/products/composite-double-door-cottage-blue-little-free-library?variant=43439460974741

While they're good at listing the EXTERNAL dimensions, they don't really cite the INTERNAL dimensions.

Any idea? I've never had to shop for books by size before. LOL.

I've got MORE than a few ideas after working in an actual library and bookstores for years and years, but I'm interested to know...

If size were no object, what books would YOU give away for free? 🤔

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Here are some of the best new books out this week, what they are about, and why you should add them to your TBR!

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  • What book is currently on your nightstand?
  • Who is the author?
  • What genre?
  • How do you like it?
  • Would you recommend it to others?
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I would like to better manage my time reading and not get carried away. While I can set a time limit on any ebook app, I would prefer to limit myself by amount read (e.g. words, pages, chapters) so that rushing through the story is not incentivised.

I use an android device but feel free to mention apps on any platform.

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Add a few new titles to your art reading list this month, including a Whitfield Lovell catalogue, a guide to making your own paint out of plants, and much more.

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Paramount has agreed to sell Simon & Schuster to private equity firm KKR for $1.6 billion in cash, after more than three years of trying to offload the book publishing powerhouse.

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These overrated literary classics have had more than enough time in the sun. It's time to spend our time with some others!

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What book is currently on your nightstand?
Who is the author?
What genre?
How do you like it?
Would you recommend it to others?

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I'm looking for recommendations. I usually use Overdrive with books I've downloaded (I think in the epub format). But now I hear that Overdrive is no longer being supported (I think the company wants people to use their Libby app instead). I'm hoping to find something open source and privacy minded. Also not wild about what Overdrive is doing to public libraries

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Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry

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8 of the Best New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books To Read in August 2023: Get ready, because there are new must-read science fiction and fantasy books hitting the shelves this month!
https://bookriot.com/new-science-fiction-and-fantasy-books-august-2023/

#books #reading #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy

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374 Books Flagged to Potentially Be Banned by Iowa School District: A new law in Iowa, SF 496, prohibits teaching about gender identity or sexual orientation to students from kindergarten to sixth grade. And now, a list obtained by The Des Moines Register shows what it could mean for schools.
https://bookriot.com/books-flagged-by-iowa-school-district/

#books #bannedbooks #reading

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9 New Graphic Novels and Comics to Read in August 2023
https://bookriot.com/new-graphic-novels-august-2023/

#books #comics #graphicnovels

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“Huckleberry Finn,” a book written by Mark Twain, is a famous American story. But, some schools in the U.S. don’t let students read it. Even though it is an important book, some people don’t like how it talks about race and uses bad language. It has now a censored version, too.

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What are your thoughts about eBooks?

I recently bought a PocketBook to motivate myself to read more. So far, it helped alot. I startet to carry it where ever i go. The thing is, its obviously not a real book. You dont have the same experience you get if you would read a real physical book, which is a bigger problem than i thought at first.
So tell me about your thoughts about eBooks :)

#books

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  • What book is currently on your nightstand?
  • Who is the author?
  • What genre?
  • How do you like it?
  • Would you recommend it to others?
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  • What book is currently on your nightstand?
  • Who is the author?
  • What genre?
  • How do you like it?
  • Would you recommend it to others?
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These horror books about dolls, puppets, and dummies will have you sleeping with the lights on while you rethink your childhood playthings.

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Hey folks! I’m looking for some audiobook ideas (preferably fantasy and science-fiction). I want them to have a TV series or Movie about them though I could watch before listening to them.

All ideas welcome!

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Whether you love math, the magical world of plants, space, or something else, these forthcoming science books will fill your TBR.

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Barack Obama Release’s His Summer Reading List for 2023: Barack Obama’s 2023 summer reading list is out! Just today, the former president tweeted what he’ll be reading this summer and asked followers for even more recommendations. https://bookriot.com/barack-obamas-2023-summer-reading-list/

#reading #obama #booklists #books

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History and science fiction collide in these historical science fiction books where the future is retro and retro is the future.

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Perhaps the most surprising thing about prolific queer erotica author Chuck Tingle—who, talking via Zoom, wears a bubblegum pink bag over...

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