i’m so sorry we failed you. i’m sorry you’re losing access to all public libraries in the name of modernization due to book bans. if any of my fellow boundlings are in clay county and looking for resources on how to access other county / state libraries, please let me know. i’m always willing to email digital files of books i own to you, i’d also like to point you to the Obama Presidential Center Library, who is currently giving out library cards for their digital archives.

i’m so sorry that the racism ingrained in this country has stripped you of one of the last public resources available.

book bans are serious. please take them seriously, especially now that S.4925 (HR.7661) has also been presented in the house and senate.

the douglas soule article that spurred this wusf page covering all imminent book banning articles

also a big thank you to douglas soule for continuously bringing light to how horribly this is impacting the students.

What the heck is a TBR? I just have over 300 reads saved to Libby lists, over 200 reads on my kindle wishlist, at least 100 unread books on my shelf (and surrounding area) and I still spend my free time browsing for more 🤣

Pretty much was the title says. I thought things were clear enough, or got cleared up as you continue reading.

Is it the difference of reading and listening to an audio book?

I need to know if anyone else has any like basically irrational pet peeves when it comes to books. Yesterday I read the first couple pages of The Empress of Salt and Fortune (one of the readalong books) and I immediately put it down because there’s a talking horse on the first page. I absolutely cannot stand talking animals in books unless it makes sense in the universe, but I was just so unprepared for that I couldn’t go on lol 🥲. I’m sure it’s a good book I just can’t. I was wondering if anyone else has any pet peeves like that, or if I’m just insane lol.

AND ITS IN ALL THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR ABDUL IN MICHIGAN FUCK YOU AIPAC FUCK YOU DTE FUCK YOU CONSUMERS ENERGY FUCK EVERY SINGLE CORPORATION THAT WASTED THEIR MONEY ON TV ADS FOR HALEY "israel comes to me in my dreams" STEVENS THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S DEMOCRACY LETS FUCKING GO MICHIGANDERS WE DID THIS

Dark Romance peeps, your time has come!

Hi everyone, we're considering making quite a big change to Pagebound and want to get the community's opinion - please leave your feedback here!

We have debated for a long while the merits of upvotes/downvotes vs a pure "like" system. We deeply believe in community moderation and community curation, and felt that an upvote/downvote system would provide the tooling for such community moderation.

In practice, we've also seen a lot of downsides with this system. While there's no guidance for how to use downvotes, many people use it as a "disagree" button which can make people with unpopular opinions feel unwelcome to share their opinion (for example, if you share that you dislike a beloved character, you may receive downvotes).

Moving to a "likes" only system would hopefully foster an environment where opinions are discussed rather than silently judged, and people are less anxious to engage in the forums.

In the past there have been some very strong opinions both for and against downvotes - let us know what you think below

Now this could just be me and I'm a terrible person but I find that authors have a really hard time making art or music seem authentic. It often just feels kinda cringy but I can't put my finger on why?!

For example if a character likes drawing an author will be like "I got lost in the beauty of my own work, sketching those pools of ocean blue I dreamt of nightly. I drew page after page, by the time I finished the sun was coming up, my pencils were just nubs, my thumbs bled from the exertion."

Or if the character is a musician they'll be like "I felt the vibrations of the strings into the core of my aorta" or something lol.

It sometimes feels like the author is almost oversimplifying what it means to be an artist (which is odd because a writer is an artist).

The most "popular" example I can think of is Feyre randomly whacking out her painting kit at any given opportunity in ACOTAR.

The only time I've found it done well is in Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. The artist wasn't just lustfully sketching their muse, but making interesting mixed media pieces, the meaning of which was very pertinent to the story.

Am I making any sense?? It just often feels very difficult to take these representations seriously. Whereas I feel like when characters have other hobbies or jobs, they are more normal about it.