@jillrhudy I got an out-of-area card for Houston PL, after reading #BookRiot article, so I am having good choices for walking, staying in during heat, etc.

"The greatest enemy of good climate fiction is the depression of climate science; too much 'doom-and-gloom' will make readers apathetic and bring about the same dark future you are trying to prevent... there has been a rise in creative work to counter the darker tones of dystopian literature. It’s called Solarpunk: a version of cli-fi with better, fairer societies using the disruption of climate change to create positive outcomes."

#solarpunk #ClimateFiction #BookRiot

https://bookriot.com/how-accurate-is-climate-fiction/

pretty neat to see an art I made featured on book riot!
https://bookriot.com/libraries-are-for-everyone/
#art #Library #Libraries #LibrariesAreForEveryone #BookRiot

It's April and I've only completed one task in the #ReadHarderChallenge. There are 23 to go. I don't think this is going to work out. I know we're allowed to use one book for multiple tasks. I didn't want to do that, but I'm not sure I can complete it even if I do. #BookRiot #Bookstodon

The 22 Best #Cyberpunk Novels of All Time | #BookRiot

A #Cyberpunk recommendation list without #Hardwired by Walter Jon Williams and Effinger.

Sorry. #LOL. Obviously, their mileage differs a lot!

#cyberpunkred #Cyberpunk2077 #Cyberpunk2020

https://bookriot.com/best-cyberpunk-novels-of-all-time/

Metafilter members are discussing BookRiot.com's list of 20 genre-defying sci-fi books that broke the mold.

https://www.metafilter.com/198296/20-genre-defying-sci-fi-books-that-broke-the-mold

#books #genre #reading #ScienceFiction #scifi #SF #BookRiot

BookRiot's Kelly Jensen (on twitter):
Are you part of or do you know of a group doing anti-censorship work in your area? We're building a database and supplying resources to these groups--help by filling out + sharing this form:

#AntiCensorship #BookRiot #USPolitics

https://bookriot.com/anti-censorship-groups-2023/

(Please be mindful when filling forms such as this; BookRiot seems okay, but you never know)
https://riotnewmedia.com/

If you're in need of a list of #darkacademia stories, #bookriot has a short list of recent works to check out. Includes R.F. Kuang's exceptional Babel and P. Djиlн Clark's equally exceptional A Master of Djinn! #books #sciencefiction #fantasy https://bookriot.com/dark-academia-science-fiction-and-fantasy/

https://bookriot.com/science-fiction-books-about-robots/
Adding these books to the pile
#scifi #books #robots #bookriot

I did finish the 2022 Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge, yay for me! In this thread I'm listing which books I chose for the 24 tasks, and what I thought of them. I will be doing the 2023 challenge, but that's a different thread!

Read Harder Task #6 Read a Nonfiction YA Comic:
I went for Maus by Art Spiegelman, it was on my TBR list and I think it can count as YA.
I agree that it is a must-read, it's also heartbreaking. 🎲5
#books #bookstodon #bookriot #readharder
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15195.The_Complete_Maus

So I'm reading More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon because the authour was apparently a mentor of Octavia Butler.

I'm using it for the #BookRiot Read Harder Challenge "Read one of your favourite author’s favourite books.

1950's Sci-Fi... at times a challenging read.

8 December #ScienceFiction & #Fantasy New Releases by #BookRiot

#Books

https://bookriot.com/best-new-sff-releases-december-2022/

ahhh it's such a delight & an honor seeing my weird little newsletter included in this awesome article from @lmanusos #BookRiot: https://bookriot.com/short-speculative-fiction-roundup/

#SFF #bookstodon #AwardsEligibility #AmReading #horror

Marvel Snap has a bunch of characters I've either never heard of or know nothing about, so this clickbait #BookRiot article is actually service journalism.

Blue Marvel's generic design makes him seem less interesting than he apparently is, with a backstory that sounds a bit like Hooded Justice from HBO's take on Watchmen. I'm not a Marvel reader these days, but I'm adding that one to my wishlist.

#MarvelSnap #comics #readalikes

https://bookriot.com/comics-about-obscure-characters-in-marvel-snap/

Books about podcasts!

Carolina Ciucci, long time Romancelandia citizen, is on fire today!

#BookRiot

https://bookriot.com/books-about-podcasts/

Books about book clubs!

A post by Romancelandia citizen Carolina Ciucci for #BookRiot
https://bookriot.com/books-about-book-clubs/

@bookstodon Reading challenges: who else is doing one, and which challenge(s) are you doing?

I’m pretty excited about the #ReadHarder Challenge from #Bookriot. It really seems crafted to get me out of the fictional ruts today fall into.

#Introduction #introductions #NewHere (1/3)

Ive finally settled into zirk.us being my mastodon home, so an introduction is in order.

I used to read 100-150 books a year, before the pandemic broke everything.

I may never read as voraciously as I did before, but I would like to read with intention.

I will be participating in the 2023 #Bookriot #ReadHarder challenge - http://bookriot.com/read-harder-2023/… and will attempt to #blog my adventures at http://purdy-johnson.com.

#Introduction #introductions #NewHere (1/3)

I have just changed from the Mastodon.LOL server to bookstodon.com, so an introduction is in order.

I used to read 100-150 books a year, before the pandemic broke everything.

I may never read as voraciously as I did before, but I would like to read with intention.

I will be participating in the 2023 #Bookriot #ReadHarder challenge - https://bookriot.com/read-harder-2023/amp/ and will attempt to blog my adventures at https://purdy-johnson.com.

Read Harder Task #5 Read an anthology featuring diverse voices.

I've read Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity, by Micah Rajunov, Scott Duane et al.

I learned a lot, this was a really good, sad, funny and thoughtprovoking collection
🎲 5

#book #bookstodon #bookriot #readharder
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42779012-nonbinary