Mine is a library visit and coffee treat every other Saturday. Also, whenever I finish reading a book, I put the price of that book into a dedicated savings account.

i just finished "the long way to a small, angry planet" and now i need more cozy sci fi in my life! does anyone have other suggestions? or is the rest of the series good? thx in advance! :)

what are people's opinions on author's changing the covers of their books?

clarification: this is in reference to an author who changed the covers of their books (specifically the new ones. that haven't even come out yet) half-way through the series. so you won't have any of the "old" covers on the newer books and won't have any of the "new" covers on the older books.

Okay- this felt like a grey area of where to post this because on one hand it is about a specific book but on the other it’s about requesting an ARC/ wanting others to see this (lmk if people can see forum posts on books they don’t interact with because I assumed not?? I’m SO sorry if this is the wrong spot!!) BUT- Until the Last Light Goes Out by Courtney Gould is (hopefully still) open to read on Netgalley and I would love people to talk to about it (you don’t even have to request it!)!! I have theories I want to scream about 😂😂

Second point- for those new to Netgalley, sometimes books are posted on there and you can read them without “requesting” it which is amazing! So many wonderful books to read for free and all you have to do is give a review!!

Ok, again sorry if this isn’t the right spot!

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"I could so easily retreat to tea and dry clothes, but I cannot pull myself away. However alluring the thought of warmth, there is no substitute for standing in the rain to waken every sense-senses that are muted within four walls, where my attention would be on me instead of all that is more than me."

I feel this when I'm hiking year-round. It's satisfying to be safe and warm, but to be with the earth is magical and humbling.

I’m enjoying reading this book when I want to feel grounded. However, I’m struggling a bit to finish it. For me it’s definitely a book I prefer to read only a chapter or two per sitting.

my current reads have pretty quiet (in fact, silent) forums, so I'm reminiscing about other forums I've been in and enjoyed!

I actually found quite a few friends from the forums for The Idiot (Dostoevsky) and Vilette (Brontë) 💕 love bonding over pain and absolutely devastating books

it's also interesting how a popular forum will go through ups and downs in activity! not too long ago, I though Pride and Prejudice was bustling, but it's quieted down.

I'm curious, which forums do you remember being fun? 👀

"Even among insects, oleander aphids are extraordinary. Rather than laying eggs (as most proper invertebrates do), the females give birth to live offspring. Those offspring are born already pregnant and ready to give birth themselves."

Male aphids of this species aren't found in the wild. It's all women, self-replicating like some kind of scifi horror novel. 🤯 If the food source runs out, they develop wings and fly away to find more food. The text is not clear if the adults just pop out wings, or if they boot up an alternate code when replicating the next generation.

BUGS ARE SO COOL AND TERRIFYING