#literature is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 497 people shared 3,887 posts with it — around 130 a day. Activity is down 12% versus the previous week, peaking on Aug 26 with 150 posts.

Posts with #literature

(Au)drey Wang Gosselin

@dreyslashthem.bsky.social

about 1 year ago

Since there is now a concentration camp on US soil, I felt that it was time for me to read Maus by Art Spiegelman. #booksky #bannedbooks #reading #socialjustice #literature #books

Frame from Maus by Art Spiegelman.

- You've heard what they say about Auschwitz. Horrible, incredible things.
- That can't be true!

Frame from Maus by Art Spiegelman. Art has drawn himself sitting at his drawing desk on a mound of corpses.

Page from Maus by Art Spiegelman. Art's father explains that not all prisoners died in the gas chambers. Some were burned alive while cremating the rest of the corpses.

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Admirable Women

@admirablewomen.bsky.social

8 months ago

English writer Virginia Woolf was born #OTD in 1882. Woolf is considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device. #literature #litsky #booksky newyorker.com/magazine/195...

Black-and-white vintage portrait of Virginia Woolf, the renowned British modernist author and feminist, in her middle age (circa 1920s). She has short, wavy hair softly framing her face, large expressive eyes gazing upward and to the side with a thoughtful, introspective expression. She wears a dark velvet or wool jacket with a low V-neckline, a single-strand pearl necklace, drop earrings, and a decorative brooch pinned at the chest. The softly lit studio background fades to a light gradient, emphasizing her elegant yet contemplative demeanor.

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Admirable Women

@admirablewomen.bsky.social

6 months ago

Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf died #OTD in 1940. First woman to win the Nobel Prize in #Literature (1909) "in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination & spiritual perception that characterize her writings." First woman granted a membership of the Swedish Academy, 1914. #WHM #litsky

Black-and-white studio portrait of Selma Lagerlöf. A dignified, middle-aged white woman with light eyes and softly wavy hair pulled back sits facing the camera with a calm, contemplative expression. She is wearing a dark velvet jacket adorned with intricate beaded embroidery. She holds an open book resting in her lap. The classic painted backdrop and gentle studio lighting lend the photograph a serene, scholarly atmosphere, perfectly capturing the quiet strength and intellectual depth of Sweden’s beloved storyteller and literary pioneer.

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Laurette

@laurette1.bsky.social

4 days ago

The north door at St Edward’s Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswolds, has an ancient and knobbly yew tree on each side of the door. It is thought it may have inspired Tolkien for “Doors of Durin.” #AdoorableThursday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKforKn #Trees #Churches #Literature #Photography #Cotswolds

Tolkien was a professor at Oxford University which is not far away and he was known to have visited the Cotswold and Stow in particular.
The Doors of Durin are in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
This church porch was built about 300 years ago with the yew saplings planted at the same time. They are now part of the architraves of the door.

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Tony Dunnell

@tonydunnell.bsky.social

6 months ago

"The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on." - Capt. John Yossarian in Joseph Heller's satirical novel Catch-22 (1961) #Booksky #literature #quotes 🖋️📚

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Project Gutenberg

@gutenberg.org

6 months ago

Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day! Celebrate with a treat from a Black-owned indie bookstore. Brittany Allen lithub.com/today-is-the... #books #literature #blacklivesmatter #NationalBlackBookstoreDay

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Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day!

The National Association of Black Bookstores (NAB2), a group launched last Juneteenth by Kevin Johnson of Sacramento’s Underground Books, has announced a new holiday: National Black Bookstore…

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Project Gutenberg

@gutenberg.org

7 months ago

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Is Known as the Woman Behind the Suffrage Movement. A New Book Reveals the Story Behind Her Tenacity by Lucia Graves www.smithsonianmag.com/hi…. Elizabeth Stanton at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/…. #books #literature #feminism

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902)

A sepia-toned portrait photograph of Elizabeth Stanton seated and turned slightly to one side. She has a full head of white curly hair, cropped close to the head, with a small dark cap or ornament perched at the top. A long dark lace veil falls from the cap over her shoulder and drapes across her lap. She wears a dark dress with a lighter collar or chemise visible at the neckline, and a long string of dark beads around her neck. Her hands rest quietly in her lap, one slightly over the other. Her expression is composed and direct, with a calm, self-possessed dignity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton#/media/File:Elizabeth_Stanton.jpg

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Admirable Women

@admirablewomen.bsky.social

8 months ago

Ursula K. Le Guin died #OTD in 2018. First female author to win both the Nebula & Hugo awards for Best Novel for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 (1970). In total, she won 8 Hugo & 6 Nebula awards. Second woman Grand Master of the #ScienceFiction & Fantasy Writers of America. #scifi #literature #booksky

Black-and-white photograph of Ursula K. Le Guin in her later years, seated comfortably in a wicker chair in front of a bookshelf filled with books. The acclaimed science fiction and fantasy author has short white hair, warm eyes, and a gentle smile as she gazes directly at the camera. She wears a dark long-sleeved shirt, her arms crossed and resting on her lap, with a bracelet on one wrist and a ring on her finger. To the right of the portrait is the vibrant cover of the 50th Anniversary Edition of her novel The Left Hand of Darkness, featuring a bold blue starry gradient background with the title in white text and her name prominently displayed.

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Admirable Women

@admirablewomen.bsky.social

10 months ago

Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf was born #OTD in 1858. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in #Literature (1909) "in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination & spiritual perception that characterize her writings." First woman granted a membership of the Swedish Academy, 1914.

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Readit Club

@readit.club

5 months ago

Today is Charlotte Brontë’s birthday. Did you enjoy Jane Eyre? Her first #novel was rejected, and the next one changed #literature. She had to hide behind a man’s name, Currer Bell, because a woman writer in the 1840s could be dismissed before anyone had even read the first page. ⏰📚💙📚🎧📚🖋️ #books

Authentic portraits of Charlotte Brontë was drawn by George Richmond in 1850

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Admirable Women

@admirablewomen.bsky.social

9 months ago

#OTD in 1934, Agatha Christie's 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 was first published. Christie is the world’s best-selling fiction writer and, per UNESCO, is the most-translated author in history. #literature #litsky #booksky #HappyNewYear

A split-image composition featuring two distinct panels side by side on a light purple background. On the left, a black-and-white portrait photograph of Agatha Christie, an older woman with short, wavy light-colored hair, resting her chin thoughtfully on her right hand. She wears a dark jacket and gazes to the side the camera with a calm, slightly serious expression. On the right, a vintage book cover for "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie. The title appears in bold yellow and white lettering at the top, with the subtitle "Poirot solves a MURDER on the ORIENT EXPRESS" in stylized arched text. Below, a dramatic illustration shows two silhouetted figures in a dimly lit train corridor bathed in warm orange glow from an open furnace door; one figure bends forward holding a long poker or tool toward the flames, while the other stands nearby observing. The overall design evokes classic mystery and suspense.

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Project Gutenberg

@gutenberg.org

8 months ago

#OTD in 1960 Zora Neale Hurston died. She "was an American writer, anthropologist, folklorist, and documentary filmmaker." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zor…. Books by Hurston at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/… #books #literature