Hello !

I was wondering if some of you have some bookish icks ? Not something that will make you dnf the book, but something that will still annoy you.

I feel like I'm crazy to be annoyed by such a little detail, for me it's a first ever penetrative sex (whatever the book genre) described as the best thing ever, heaven-like, full of pleasure by a cis woman. I don't think it is a global experience, and I'm just like 🙄 when I read that. Maybe I'm really crazy ? 😂

Unrelated to books, but I hope it’s okay I’m posting here.

I’ve noticed that many users on here aren’t using other social media. Not hard to guess why.

I’ve recently stopped using the one social media I used to frequent regularly: Tumblr. I was mostly there to engage with fandom output (not discourse), but it was quite helpful for providing coverage of very niche news that a lot of outlets weren’t reporting on (e.g., I got my Odyssey film news from there 🔗). Tumblr’s been acting up for me and deleting my account randomly so I decided to give myself a break from it.

Tumblr wasn’t the only place I got my news from, it wasn’t viable for that. I get it from youtube also. Only from independent outlets I can trust, mainly: Zeteo, Novara Media, The Majority Report (which is mostly entertainment for me). I know, they just happen to be left-wing lol. I haven’t really subscribed to any of them because I’m in college and my transactions are monitored.

Before I was on Pagebound, I used to get my news from Instagram, i.e. I was made aware of the gazan and the darfur genocide, and couple other issues. I won’t say it was completely wasteful, I learned a lot of important things. But it started taking a toll on me mentally and afflicting me with new, unknown insecurities + perpetual hopelessness, that I needed to get away.

I haven’t cared about cable since I started caring about politics (and I just found it boring before). I’m not from the US, and I’ll let you know that TV has been so thoroughly hijacked by the governing party in my country that it is impossible to get reliable news coverage that isn’t completely cherry-picked to further a very bigoted narrative. I won’t even mention newspapers, I cut them up and make collage out of them sometimes.

I’ve noticed that I’ve become aggressively particular about where I get any information from. I used to get perfume recs from reddit, but I’ve forgone social media so thoroughly (save for YT, I need something) these past few months that I’m forced to engage with real people about these stuff (I use Parfumo for ratings and compositions, if you’re curious).

So I’m curious where everybody gets their news from. Anywhere you think is reliable? How has the media landscape in your country affect how you get your news? Does it go further than just news for you? I’d be open to branching out myself.

I searched but couldn't find any pre-existing lists or posts about shark week so thought I'd ask you all here : What's your favourite(s) shark related stories or nonfiction books? And also, what are you reading for shark week this year (if you participate)?

I try to watch Jaws every few years, but have never read the book. Maybe I'll do that this year 👀

Edit: I forgot English speakers use this expression to mean something else 😅 I mean actual SHARKS🦈

Hi everyone! I’m off to Greece next week and haven’t yet bought a holiday read, but don’t want the last minute rush in the airport WHSmiths!! Just looking for recommendations that are perfect for the poolside or on the beach :))

I’m not necessarily a fan of the typical romcom holiday read, e.g. last year i read Blue Sisters in Greece and loved it, and I finished A Little Life abroad the year before that. Not saying all recommendations have to be doom and gloom hahah, i just really want something to suck me in!