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This is my newest comic book, titled “A Real Good Question”

I only started reading The Flintstones (2016) after being in a hole for a few weeks and after seeing a panel of it on a comment thread (yes, the genocide one).

I didn't expect much besides a weird, funny little comic but what I ended up with was a pleasant surprise of a book I didn't want to end. It was such a fun, interesting take on a classic franchise that while it doesn't take itself too seriously, had moments that genuinely caught me off guard with emotion. The humor and references are great, the characters are all intriguing, and the story goes is all sorts of directions from silly to existential.

I'm genuinely baffled at how good this book was...

I cannot recommend this book more. It's a fantastic little read that'll make you laugh, think and probably cry.

>!Also, RIP Vacuum Cleaner!<

I didn’t have any luck with haunting those infamous Maitland-Smith stacked books tables so I built my own.

Hi everyone, finished my first attempt at bookbinding and wanted to share it here. Had a lot of fun, but it has some rough spots. Would appreciate any constructive feedback/tips.

Comics Beat shared a preview of the upcoming final volume of Stephan Franck's Palomino! If you like Brubaker and Philips' Criminal, I really recommend this series. It's a great hard boiled mystery that starts in the honky tonk clubs of 1980s LA and moves through the 90s. Really cool stuff! I can't wait to see how it ends!

The preview looks great! https://www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-preview-stephan-francks-palomino-concludes-with-volume-6/

The loaded simplicity of his prose is unmatched in my book. I’ve never read a book with more deliberate patience than “Light Years” … it’s so packed with suppressed emotion. What are your thoughts?

Some absolute bangers, good month overall. I read a lot of picture books to my grandkid, but only included Brown Bear because of a reading prompt. Little House on the Prairie hits different as an adult. And after finding out Pa built his homestead illegally on Osage land - argh!

This book is thick lol and I hear great things esp from authors I really respect. I think John Marrs refers to it in a book (I may not be remembering correctly so don’t come at me if wrong lol)

Is this worth it?

This collects the 8 issue mini series that ,rumor has it, the upcoming Film will be based on. i haven't read it yet,but people whose opinions on such things ,I am inclined to trust,assure me that it's well worth my time. And, well I grew up with a fondness for the character so I'm giving it a shot. this will either be great and set the bar high for the movie, increasing the potential for disappointment, or just be a fun read. either way I'm in.

I also read Normal People twice 😩🫠

Mad Sisters of Esi is currently my favorite book of the year - 7/5 stars.

Salt Slow and Nowhere Burning were my other two favs this month. Julia Armfield and Catriona Ward are some of the most reliable storytellers working today.

Isle of the Lost really threw off the curve because I'm reading the trilogy for a student, and it was terrible. Removing that one, I'd have to say No Friend to This House was the only book I read for me that I did not like. I really need to stop with these myth retellings, none of them ring like Circe did.

Hit 29/52 with the Night Watchman yesterday, now starting The Devils by Joe Abercrombie after seeing it on everyone’s best of 2025 lists.

Let's assume, for the sake of brevity, that I want to print copyright-expired books from a place like gutenberg.org for my own personal collection. In general, how much would it cost me per book? Let's assume that the average book I want, were I to buy it instead would cost me $20 with shipping included from places like amazon - would printing it be cheaper than that or not? I think I should mention that I don't need fancy bindings

Let's also assume the that average amount of pages per book is 500, just as a detail if that helps you come up with a general price. I'm assuming that's going to mean 250 pieces of papers worth of A4 paper (I'm Europe-based) per book?

Sorry if this is not the right place for this kind of a question

S Teir:

- Frankenstein: Mary Shelley

- Confessions of a Mask: Yukio Mishima

- The Left Hand of Darkness: Urusula K. le Guin

A Teir:

- Rejection: Tony Tullatimutte

- The Metamorphoses: Franz Kafka

- Debt, The first 5000 years: David Graebber

- Paradise Logic: Sophie Kemp

- Annihilation: Jeff Vandermeer

B Teir:

- Tampa: Alissa Nutting

- The Stranger: Albert Camus

- Who's Afraid of Gender: Judith Butler

- Milk Fed: Melissa Broder

C Teir:

- The Prince: Niccolo Machievelli

D Teir:

- Fight Club: Chuck Palahniuk

- Sputnik Sweetheart: Haruki Murakami

- Norweigan Wood: Haruki Murakami

The first two are accordion-like, while the third is more an exposed binding embellishment. Does anyone have a name for these techniques? I'd love to recreate them but have been having a hard time finding what exactly they are.

My grad school goal of 15 is still on.

Just finished this great book by McFaul. This is probably the most in depth book on policy towards Russo-American and Sino-Americans. Its extremely detailed and well argued. It also provides a ton of insider knowledge on the negotiation process.

I'll say the structure is great for wonks and amateurs alike.

5/5 🌟

A must read for Geopolitics.