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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

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Katabasis

R.F. Kuang

Two graduate students must set aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul, perhaps at the cost of their own. Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality—her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world—that is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault. Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands, and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams. Nor will the fact that her rival, Peter Murdoch, has come to the same conclusion.

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In These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academia Anthology

Marie O'Regan

ENROLLMENT BEGINS NOW A beguiling, sinister collection of 12 dark academia short stories from masters of the genre, including Olivie Blake, M.L. Rio, Susie Yang and more! In these stories, dear student, retribution visits a lothario lecturer; the sinister truth is revealed about a missing professor; a forsaken lover uses a séance for revenge; an obsession blooms about a possible illicit affair; two graduates exhume the secrets of a reclusive scholar; horrors are uncovered in an obscure academic department; five hopeful initiates must complete a murderous task and much more! Featuring brand-new stories from: Olivie Blake M.L. Rio David Bell Susie Yang Layne Fargo J.T. Ellison James Tate Hill Kelly Andrew Phoebe Wynne Kate Weinberg Helen Grant Tori Bovalino Definition of dark academia in English: dark academia 1. An internet subculture concerned with higher education, the arts, and literature, or an idealised version thereof with a focus on the pursuit of knowledge and an exploration of death. 2. A set of aesthetic principles. Scholarly with a gothic edge – tweed blazers, vintage cardigans, scuffed loafers, a worn leather satchel full of brooding poetry. Enthusiasts are usually found in museums and darkened libraries.

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• Non-Bookish Hobbies •

What hobby or hobbies do you enjoy outside of the bookish hemisphere? 🏓

Mine are walking and biking trails at nearby local parks, learning languages, film photography and bread tag collecting.

I have also been thinking of taking up a racket sport but there are plenty of good options out there, I am finding it challenging to zero in on a single one to dedicate my time to learning!

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Dragonsob

I am finished.

Hey all,I just finished the Lunation series, the last book i had to finish from SJMs universe.

What to do now??? Where to go??

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intheafterglow

Do you guys mark “finished” for books you read years ago that you barely remember?

I read so many books when I was a teenager but I barely remember anything except the major plot or sometimes not even that. And i won’t reread most of them

I’m confused if I should mark it read

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Oct 15, 2025

4.0

Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.0

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very cute, very cosy, i hate fennus with every fibre of my being, i loved the vibes though, it really made me want to drink coffee and bake (i made brownies today, will be trying thimble's thimblets later)

i think i just need to read more cosy fantasy in general, this one made me feel like i was being hugged constantly. will probably pick up the rest of the series :)

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Oct 15, 2025

4.0

Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 2.5Plot: 3.0

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cute academic rivals to lovers book, very typical YA, i don't think there was much else to be honest, although i related a lot to alice's feelings of alienation from her international school peers

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Fantasy and Sci-Fi with a Side of Romance

Bronze: Finished 5 Main Quest books.

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IRL Libraries

I see a ton of librarians on here which is super rad but I'm curious how many people here use their local libraries and what for!

I take my daughter for the programs way more often than I take out physical books but I definitely use and abuse Libby and Hoopla for ebooks.

Everyone on pagebound has been so chill and I love these discussions and everyone's different perspectives ✨

Edit: I'm in the northeast US if you don't mind sharing your location, saw someone share their experience from Germany and thought we could all share too!

2nd Edit for visibility: infinite forehead kisses to all librarians

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handles to hellos: come say hiii 👋

i keep seeing the same friendly handles in quests and threads. let’s do a quick roll call so we can match handles to readers. zero pressure, typos welcome. new folks and lurkers, jump in haha!

here’s me: i’m bookbunny96

reading superpower: balancing a paperback on a sleeping baby.
favourite genre/trope: cozy mysteries, true crime like thrillers, atmospheric whodunnits, and i’m sloooowly loving cozy fantasy (big thanks to Seema’s quest)
chaotic book opinion: audiobooks at 1.5x absolutely count as reading.

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reading superpower or chaotic habit
favourite genre or trope
chaotic book opinion or fun fact

your turn. go!!

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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)

R.F. Kuang

When Rin aced the Keju — the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies — it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard — the most elite military school in Nikan — was even more surprising. But surprises aren’t always good. Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power — an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive — and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school. For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away. Rin’s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity ... and that it may already be too late.

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The House at the Edge of Magic (The House at the Edge of Magic #1)

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Sep 24, 2025

3.0

Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 2.0Characters: 2.5Plot: 3.0

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this was okay, I found it very loud and fast-paced. I'm also not the biggest of Flabberghast or Dr. Spoon, although Eric is a bit of a mood. Nine was honestly just fine, she's a teenager(?) so quite a few reckless decisions (in my opinion anyway) but otherwise, I wouldn't say I found it particularly good or bad. It was just... okay. I probably won't pick up the rest of the series

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Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

Hwang Bo-Reum

Yeongju is burned out. With her high-flying career, demanding marriage, and busy life in Seoul, she knows she should feel successful, but all she feels is drained. Yet an abandoned dream nags at her, and in a leap of faith, she leaves her old life behind. After quitting her job and divorcing her husband, Yeongju moves to a small residential neighborhood outside the city, where she opens the Hyunam-dong Bookshop. For the first few months all Yeongju does is cry, but the long hours in the shop also give her time to mull over what makes a good bookseller and store. As she starts to read hungrily, host author events, and develop her own bookselling philosophy, she eases into her new setting. Surrounded by friends, writers, and the books that connect them all, she finds her new story as the Hyunam-dong Bookshop transforms into an inviting space for lost souls to rest, heal, and remember it's never too late to scrap the plot and start again.

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If You Could See the Sun

Ann Liang

Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s the only scholarship student among China’s most rich and influential teens. But then she starts uncontrollably turning invisible—actually invisible. When her parents drop the news that they can no longer afford her tuition, even with the scholarship, Alice hatches a plan to monetize her strange new power—she’ll discover the scandalous secrets her classmates want to know, for a price. But as the tasks escalate from petty scandals to actual crimes, Alice must decide if it’s worth losing her conscience—or even her life. In this genre-bending YA debut, a Chinese American girl monetizes her strange new invisibility powers by discovering and selling her wealthy classmates’ most scandalous secrets.