Hi all! Sharing a new podcast I started with a friend. It's called the Readirect Podcast, because we're shifting the conversation back to books. Our first episode dropped today discussing two books (one fiction and one non-fiction) that comment on The Bachelor franchise.

We're available on spotify and apple podcasts (:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jU8mkDRyTe4ny4CP8GVOu?si=bc02debb2a094568

Join us on Facebook for the Nonfiction Science Book Club!

We do approximately one book a month, discussions are through a Facebook event (posts only, no voice or video) on the last Friday of the month at 8pm eastern time, except when holidays mess with that schedule.

Our next three selections are:

The Alchemy of Air by Thomas Hager (June 3)

The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan (June 24)

Waste by Catherine Coleman Flowers (July 29)

Here is the link to the Facebook group, please join us!

Here is a list of the books we have done previously.

I used to read literally everyday, sometimes all day. I love books, I love stories, I love the feeling it gives me. But ever since I left high school, I can't focus on a book no matter how hard I try. I suffer from a small plethora of mental illness, but none of that is really new.

I soon picked up webnovels and things on reading apps or wordpress. However, after a couple years, it's down to webcomics/online Manga. It's not that the stories are different but the small doses at a time that I can either speed through or put away and pick back up effortlessly.

Is there any way I can apply this to reading actual books? Or even Kindle books? I miss reading and I have soooo many books left unread on my bookshelf that I really want to read. I just can't get my brain to cooperate.

TLDR: can only read in webcomic format now, miss reading books, any tips on getting my brain to work so I can read my books? Lol

Hi guys! I'm new to reading sagas and I don't know which one to start with or which one is better! Percy Jackson caught my attention because I understand that it's about Greek Mythology, but I haven't given myself any spoilers, so I don't know much about its plot... and another saga that I've been recommended is Shadow Hunters, but I don't have this either any idea what it's about. Can someone please tell me which one you think is better and the pros and cons of each? I don't know many people who read and I don't know who to ask for recommendations, excuse my English btw. I don't know how to use this social network yet, so I hope this reaches the right people and doesn't bother anyone, thx!

Join us on Facebook for the Nonfiction Science Book Club!

We do approximately one book a month, discussions are through a Facebook event (posts only, no voice or video) on the last Friday of the month at 8pm eastern time.

Our next three selections are:

The Body by Bill Bryson (February 25)

Letters to a Young Scientist by Edward O. Wilson (March 25)

Venomous by Christie Wilcox (April 29)

Here is the link to the Facebook group, please join us!

Here is a list of the books we have done previously.

Hi everyone! Myself and a couple other Moderators are leading a group of readers through Proust's magnum opus over the course of a year on r/ayearofproust. It averages out to about 65 pages a week, but it is not too late to join and be part of the journey. Hope to see you there!

Hello all!
I am part of a small gaming community and one of my new years resolution was to read more this year so I decided to start a book club. We are hosting it in our discord server with 2 scheduled meetups via voice chat for January. The first book being Kafka on the shore by Haruki Murakami.

I have no idea where a good place to share this without making a whole subreddit for it or something I don't plan on doing so I figured I'd post it here and see what happens. Anyone is welcome, it'll be of course in English even if some of our members are abroad, and hopefully we can make something of this.

If you or anyone you know might be interested please join us here.

Thank you!

Hello

My name is Shay Rhayader. I am a self-published author and poet. But more importantly, I am a just a tiny piece of carbon that shares a planet with another 7.7 billion home sapiens. And although we may come from different walks of life, different shapes and sizes, different colours and tongues, different ages and ideas, we all have one commonality. We all have an unique individual experience of what it means to be alive as a member of the human race. A story of our own that reflects a small part of our entire existence.

The sheer size of that number has always overwhelmed me. 7.7 billion different experiences. Imagine the amount of stories humanity must hold with that many people. The number is uncountable. Imagine how many will be forgotten, or worse, how many will never be told at all. The rest of the world would never know them. Never laugh or cry at them. Never learn from them or be inspired by them. Because we will can never know what our stories might mean to another human being somewhere on our planet.

And so I have started working on my new book. A celebration of humanity. Hundreds of short stories from all around the world that aim to capture what it means to be human and to be alive. These stories could be about anything.  Anything that forms a part of your existence and experience of life. Whether it be a poem, a descriptive piece, a story of future dreams or a retelling of past memories, it doesn't matter. There is no limit on what it means to be human. It does not need to have a deeper meaning or a specific point. It does not need to have characters or a plotline. It does not even need to be real. It can be a complete creation of imagination.

Whatever story you wish to tell, I want to hear it. And you will probably find that there are others put there who need to hear it.

If you are keen to share your story with the world or are interested in learning more, please email me at shayrhayader@gmail.com.

Have a wonderful life my fellow humans and remember to keep discovering all the meaning and magic of your existence.

To finish off, I would like to quote the brilliant English writer, Alan Bennett, who I believe summaries everything I am trying to achieve by making this book.

“The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things – that you'd thought special, particular to you. And here it is, set down by someone else, a person you've never met, maybe even someone long dead. And it's as if a hand has come out, and taken yours..."

I'm interested in reading more essays and to train my mind to think better, to understand deeper. And I think a good way to do this would be to read essays and think deeply about them, coming to my own conclusions, etc.

And even one better would be if there was a group of people delving into the same essay each week and then laying out their thoughts and a discussion could take place back and forth

Where can I join something like this?

I am looking for discussion partners for Land's Fanged Noumena. I have some knowledge of the major references Land makes use of in his work (Bataille, Deleuze, Freud, Nietzsche) and I believe I know the 101 of more than half of the chapters in this book.

That this would ease me trying to more fully comprehend FN I have no doubt, I don't know yet by how much.

My goal is to start a close and critical reading of the text by dedicating 30 mins/day (which I could extend to 1-2 hours based on how enjoyable and valuable it will feel to me).

I think having a couple of discussion partners along the way could significantly improve our motivation and understanding of the book through regular conversations.

Important to note: I have no experience in attempting to go through dense and idiosyncratic philosophical texts without guides or secondary materials and this could lead to me giving up on it much quicker than I intend. If we become reading partners and that happens I will make sure to announce you immediately so you can decide whether you feel like continuing it on your own.

If you are interested, please leave me a message.

If you love reading classics or would like to start please join me in reading Ethics! All reading will take place online (book provided) and we will be able to share notes as well as comment on each others notes to discuss the book within the book. Let me know if you are interested!

There are some fights that end with laughter. It is my first attempt to write a short story in bilingual form and I want your feedbacks on this. Kindly also visit my other writings on my blog and share with your friends if you finding them interesting. The link to the story is below

https://theworldlaws.blogspot.com/2021/05/short-story-fights-ending-with-laughters.html

Can anyone give me advice, I’m trying to increase my vocabulary content to an extent where I can articulate my words and use more sophisticated words.

At the moment I feel really unintelligent for lack of broad vocabulary and feel like it will reduce my future chances of landing a great job.

At the moment I’m 19 and just starting reading a book today and it’s been years since I last read I’m trying to exercise the brain by reading, and reap the benefits you can get from reading.

The problems I ran in. With today was I got hit with some words that through me off while I read is there any tips that might help me? Also what type of book is better for gaining knowledge like fiction vs non-fiction how to apply what I have read / review what I have read.