The title says it all really! Do you like reading stories or consuming media in general with characters in your field of work or expertise? Or are you the opposite and avoid them because they remind you of work or you've been burned before with inaccuracies or a secret third reason? Are books with your field/profession/hobby even out there??? (Extra curious to know this last one, to see if there's untapped potential somewhere or to think about what might make yours less explored as fictional story material.)

Anyone else have a few audiobook narrators that you love and can recognize immediately? I’m currently listening to my fourth audiobook this year that was narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt and at this point when I hear her voice, I’m immediately comforted. I also feel like I associate a little piece of each one of the characters she reads with her voice, which is a cool little phenomenon. I’m going to make an effort this year to be a lot more aware of who’s narrating the books I read so that I can start to make some more of those connections!

“It was bad enough to stand and listen to inane petitions for hours; being examined by thousands of strangers while doing so was torture. He could hardly blame his father for drinking.”

Hey everyone,

I’ve been looking for a fantasy novel (I think it was a series, but I’m not perfectly sure) I read in the 90s. It was about a woman who came from modern Earth, but somehow ended up in a fantasy world. Details I remember:

• She got there in her car, which then got stuck in a desert.
• Gods messed with the the fates of mortals; some deity decided she should be together with the male protagonist, so they simply turned his current lover to dust.
• The FMC at one point was thrown into some kind of huge mirror device basically meant to burn her alive in the desert.

I‘ve asked around for this over and over again on different platforms, but nobody could identify this book. I hope someone here has an idea what it could be!

For some years now, I have felt like I straight up am unable to learn new things. I don't know what it is? If it's the fact I am no longer in school or any form of education, if its my depression alone- or something else completely.

Anyway! I was hoping someone here could suggest to me some books on topics that I could pick up and hopefully learn something new. A weird request, maybe?

I want to "purposefully" learn again. (If that makes any sense) for lately it has felt like my brain has gone to sleep, and has no plans of waking up.

Some topics that interests me, do not feel restricted to these alone- something completely new might be best

• art (to draw, and history of)
• music (same as above)
• religion and mythology
• civilisations/history.
• sewing and historical clothing/techniques
• animals (horses specifically ig)

Please, I would love to hear your suggestions <3 and please don't be afraid of trying to expand my horizons