Book of the Month: THE ODYSSEY by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
Tell me about a complicated man.
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Today on Project Gutenberg: "The Booklover and His Books"
There's art on your shelves.
Book of the Month: FOUR LOST CITIES by Annalee Newitz
Let's dig up some history, shall we?
Book of the Month: WE'LL PRESCRIBE YOU A CAT by Syou Ishida, translated by E. Madison Shimoda
Side effects may include laughter, tears and kitty snuggles.
Today on Project Gutenberg: "The Dangerous Scarecrow"
Some scarecrows want brains. This one wants a knife.
Book of the Month: THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE by Damien Lewis
In the world's darkest hour, they raised bloody mayhem—and wrote themselves into history.
Poetry: "A Haircut"
The last Saturday of the year.
Book of the Month: THE ESSENTIAL RUMI by Jalaluddin Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
The words of a mystic echoing across the centuries.
Today on Project Gutenberg: "The Iliad"
Sing, o goddess, the rage of Achilles...
Poetry: A Pocketful of One-Liners!
The poet's smallest building block.
Book of the Month: THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones
Ready for the next great vampire novel?
Short Story: "Through a Forest Dark and Dead"
In which a lone traveler through the Transylvanian woods finds that Castle Dracula is not easily escaped.
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Book of the Month: THE WEIRD TALES OF TANITH LEE by Tanith Lee
Worlds of wonder await.
Poetry
Poetry: "We'll Be OK"
Words of hope in troubled times.
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Book of the Month: ON TYRANNY by Timothy Snyder
"History gives us the company of those who have done and suffered more than we have."
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Today on Project Gutenberg: "Through by Daylight"
All aboard for Melodrama Station!
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Public Domain Day 2025!
Classic cinema, dancing skeletons, reflections on war and a room of your own.
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The Himrich Library, 11/28/24
Godzilla, robots, history books and other things to be thankful for.
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Today on Project Gutenberg: "The Lieutenant and Commander"
Fragments of a voyaging life.
Poetry
Poetry: "November 6th, 2024"
A reflection on current events, and a word to those in need of hope.
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Short Story: "Desert Roads and Distant Stars"
A late-night drive. An empty hotel. A mysterious case. A terrible secret.
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Short Story: "Toil & Trouble"
Payback's a witch.
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Short Story: "Sleep Paralysis"
Beware the faceless shadow...
Fiction
Today on Project Gutenberg: "The Topaz Story Book"
Legends of Autumn (and Halloween, too).