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“Love of learning is the most necessary pasion…in it lies our happiness. It’s a sure remedy for what ails us, an unending source of pleasure.”
— Emilie du Chatelet
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The Monk is scandalously good.
Picture of my copy of The Monk by the author Matthew Lewis, Oxford World's Classics edition. The cover contains an old drawing of a monk, his face veiled and obscured, holding a cross in his fist.
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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NYRB number 2 out of infinite
Picture of me holding the book The Pornographer by John McGahern, published by New York Review of Books. The book has its signature square in the middle in a bright orange color with dark red lettering for the title. The cover image features a photograph of an illuminated street at night, and the figure of a woman at the edge of the road.
November 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Me waking up this month
Picture of a war scene where a soldier is looking straight at its observer with wide, hollow eyes.
November 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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I just started this book. I have never felt so seen and identified with a character as I've connected with Stoner.
My copy of John Williams' "Stoner" laying on my teal-colored blanket.
October 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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We have good luminary synastry
Picture of a girl biting her finger seductively
October 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Suzanne, you brilliant woman
On the right are two pictures of the character Peter Parker, played by Toby Maguire; on the right-hand corner, Peter is holding his glasses but not wearing them, and on the bottom-right, he's wearing his glasses, hands still on them. On the upper-left corner, I've placed an image of Suzanne Collin's book, Sunrise on the Reaping, and on the bottom-left corner, I've put an image of William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
September 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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I'm finally getting back into photography ❤️‍🩹

Here's some pics from a cacao farm I visited recently
Close-up of the cacao plant's flower. It's very small, around the size of a fingernail, mostly white, with some purple and pink stripes coming out from the center. The background contains some of its huge leaves. Vertical image of a cacao fruit dangling from a branch, illuminated by the noon sunlight. This fruit is green, with very rugged skin. The background features some other blurry fruits, the brown forest floor, and some leaves. Picture of two cacao fruits dangling from the same stem. These are smaller, paler and smoother than other fruits. Vertical image of a yellow cacao fruit. It's long, narrow, and not too textured. The background features vibrant green cacao leaves against a blue sky.
September 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Just finished East of Eden
A picture of a cow at the beach, standing on the shallow end, looking at the distance contemplating.
September 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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This is EXTREMELY ironic
Picture of a review by J. D. Vance for Tara Westover's debut memoir, Educated. It reads: "Educated shines a light on a part of our country we too often overlook. Tara Westover's powerful tale—of trying to find a place for herself in the world, without losing her connection to her family or her beloved home—deserves to be widely read. My Mamaw would have been rooting for Tara."
August 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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I FINALLY ACQUIRED AN EDITION OF THE PRINCE! FOR FUCK'S SAKE!!!
Image of the third edition of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince, Norton Critical Edition. It features an oil painting of Francesco Maria della Rovere, Duke of Urbino. On the bottom, the title is displayed against a pale yellow background, with two other squares displaying Norton's information, the author's name, and additional details on the edition and revised translation.
August 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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I'm releasing a new article in four days! Stay tuned 📚🖋️
Promotional picture generated by Substack. On the top, the article's title and subtitle are featured: "The Sublimeness of Reading; Musings on Differing Genres." On the middle is the release date: August 24th, 2025. On the bottom, Substack's logo and my page's address. The background of the image features my first chosen picture for the article; an image of a cross-legged person on the floor, holding a book open with one hand, illuminated by golden sunlight.
August 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Idk if y'all are aware of the controversy surrounding the self-published "writer" Audra Winters, but…look at this book's damn release date
Inception chart for Audra Winter's debut novel "Age of Scorpius," set for June 27, 2025. The planets are: Moon in Leo, Mercury in Leo, Venus in Taurus, Sun in Cancer, Mars in Virgo, Jupiter in Cancer, Saturn in Aries.
August 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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This is what it feels like to lose the notion of time when you read
Still capture of the Disney movie "Soul," featuring the main character Joe Gardner playing a piano amidst an ethereal, Aurora-lit landscape, lost in the passion of playing music.
August 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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I need my bachelor's to be wrapped up, actually
A picture of my computer screen, which is reflecting the image of my face captured through my computer's camera. I have shoulder length, curly black hair, dark eyes framed by clear glasses, and a pale, freckled face. To my right is a dresser stacked with books, and to my left clothes are hung.
July 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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father is home
Artwork by Sidharth Chaturvedi, titled "Mox Pearl." It features a close-up of a yellow-robed person holding their against their chest, circled by a necklace, while the right hand holds the pendant; a sun with a large pearl in its center.
July 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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I got a raise 🤩
Famous meme of a girl posing and pursing her lips sassily in her hallway. She wears a white hoodie with the word "REALIST" on it, black leggings, red shoes, and holding a large black purse in her right arm.
July 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Chart for Gabriel Naudé, court librarian for royals and high-ranking elites, such as Henri II de Mesmes, Cardinal Richelieu, Cardinal Jules Mazarin, and Queen Christina of Sweden
July 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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I just picked up this book today, a fitting choice for Venus' ingress.

May we all fall in lust with learning, knowledge, and the pursuits of the mind.
Picture of The Library; A Fragile History, written by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen. The cover features an illustration of a library filled with eighteenth century nobles talking and perusing books. The book is highlighted by red, green, and cream colors.
July 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Just pre-ordered this, and I'm posting because I know some of you guys might find it interesting as well.
Picture of Char Adams' book, titled "Black-Owned; The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore." It features a yellow background, superimposed by what seems to be cutouts three people lounging on chairs, surrounded by piles of books.
June 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Good morning, I was just casually checking out my books for dust and insects, as one does, when I stumbled upon Mitch Albom's signature.
Picture of the signed page. Below the book's title "For One More Day" is the inscription "To Dana" followed by his signature.
June 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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GUYSSS LOOK AT THIS BOOKMARK I FOUND IN A FREE BOOK ON THE STREET!
Picture of the bookmark in question. It's made of plastic printed lenticular plastic, which means it has ridges that provide an optical illusion when tilted. The ridges give off the illusion of shifting, pearly bubbles, very similar to bubble wrap. Printed on it is an image of a full moon, and it's titled "Apollo Manned Missions," listing all the dates up to 1975. Printed on the bottom is: "Kennedy Space Center, Florida" A close-up picture of the bookmark being held in my hand. The visual effect described in the first picture is more apparent in contrast to my skin.
June 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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If y'all want some REAL dystopia (none of that silver elite bullshit), I highly recommend The Hybrid Chonicles by Kat Zhang. It mirrors The Hunger Games beautifully in terms of literary quality, target audience, and the poignant critiques of American society.
Image of the three books in The Hybrid Chronicles by Kat Zhang. All books feature a design whereby an image of a girl is peeking through a silhouette of a woman. The first book, titled "What's Left of Me," has a gray background with the author's name in blue. The second book, titled "Once We Were," has a more silver-gray background with burgundy and lavender lettering. The last book, titled "Echoes of Us," has a golden background with purple lettering.
June 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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I FOUND IT AT A LOW PRICE, APPLIED A DISCOUNT, AND IT HAS FREE SHIPPING. RAAAAAAAAAH
Picture of a viral meme depicting the character Venom using Spiderman's head to catapult itself in order to dunk a basketball.
May 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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PLEASE do tell why this is priced the way it fucking is
Screenshot of a thriftbooks listing of Arthur der Weduwen's book titled "The Mibrary: A Fragile History." It's a hardcover edition published in 2021, listed at $72.99.
May 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Excerpt from the explanatory notes to the text in The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, 1972 edition. It reads: "The psychoanalytic critique, meanwhile, misleads because of its pretensions: it considers the unconscious intent the source and foundation of the empirical person akd the work. Thus it robs the work of its own origin, the all metamorphosing imagination."
May 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM