“When faced with greed, envy, calumny, perfidy, or lies, people […] say indulgently, ‘That's human!’ With an excuse like that, they clearly show that they are renouncing any expectations of generosity or greatness from man.” —Simone de Beauvoir In this new 🐧 📕 ed. @jonathanwebber.bsky.social 👏 👇

@alanjacobs.bsky.social “has written an enduringly readable work of intellectual history that will justify the ways of Milton to many,” says @thetls.bsky.social. Read more about this brilliant book here—

"The first of the book’s three sections examines four philosophers whose work, Zabala argues, should be understood as a warning." William Egginton reviews Santiago Zabala’s “Signs from the Future.” https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/philosophys-warnings-in-the-absence-of-emergency/

This is the Canadian Premier League soccer finals and we have a bicycle kick goal in the middle of a blizzard … and that’s the most Canadian thing I’ve ever seen 😂

How to Be Grateful: An Aztec Guide to the Art of Gratitude presents a delightful Aztec work that has much to teach us about the value of giving thanks—to our contemporaries, our elders, & our ancestors. Available 18 November. Preorder yours today: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #Philosophy

Centuries before Virginia Woolf dreamed of a “room of one’s own,” Li Qingzhao(1084 – ca. 1155) already claimed hers in the Song Dynasty. While most women were bound to the household, she built a library of 4,000 volumes and wrote with a voice both lyrical and defiant. 1/2 #poem

How often can you say that you've seen a kantharos-rhyton? This cup has a bridled donkey head attachment, usually seen only on rhyta. It mirrors the donkey seen on the reverse of the cup, ridden by Dionysos. When you drank from this vessel, you looked like an ass! 🏺 1/ Greek, 520-500 BCE. 📸 me

From one of today’s leading experts on ancient DNA, a sweeping genetic history that unravels the mystery of where horses were first domesticated. Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic Journey Across the World by Ludovic Orlando is now available worldwide. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

For the Ea-nasir fans, Assyriology podcast 'Thin End of the Wedge' just released a special episode about everyone's favorite copper merchant, featuring @gvkonsta.bsky.social, @gabemoshenska.bsky.social, and Steven Garfinkle, and yours truly. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1338718/epis...

Mongolian National University of Education (MUBIS) last year posted a series of videos about reading Classical Mongolian on Youtube. Hat tip to Dr. Dotno Pount for sharing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=peFi... #mongolsky #tengri

The Middle English Dictionary is freely available online and if you have a certain kind of mind it's great fun to play around in! quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-eng...

My book Immigration and Apocalypse will be at #AAR #SBL San Diego and bookstores / online everywhere Nov. 26 (pre-order avail now). Immediately, direly relevant, and I wish it were not so.

Hey y'all, will soon start an online class on Lebanese history and politics. If you're interested, send me an email or Signal. Please say why you're messaging. I'll send an email/text (no more) with more details soon. Email: [email protected] Signal: @ ayoub.02

Today in the ARB: Ben Woollard reviews “Archipelago of the Sun” by Yoko Tawada, tr from Japanese by Margaret Mitsutani @ndbooks.bsky.social @grantabooks.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/archipelago-...

You can now register for my upcoming WFA webinar Allenby’s Sepoys: The Indian Army and the EEF in 1918 #fwwhist #ww1 #greatwar

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Yes please. From the author of 'My Sister, the Serial Killer'

When Hana's father goes missing on her first day as owner of a magical pawn shop in Tokyo, she must enlist help from an unusual customer... Our new #SFF Book of the Month, WATER MOON by Samantha Sotto Yambao is a beautiful Ghibli-esque tale of love & the weight of choices not taken. 💙📚🪐

As the nights grow longer & chillier, there’s no better time to curl up with a hauntingly good book. From Gothic style & graveyards to Zombies & Calculus, we’re summoning the perfect reads for autumn’s darkest hours. 🕯️🎃 Check out our spooky season reading list:

Since it's snowing and the internet is terrible place to visit it seems like a great day to frog my sweater and try again

V much looking fwd to listening to this podacst discussion of @songsforhorses.com book "A Song for the Horses: Musical Heritage for More-than-Human Futures in Mongolia" podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/a...

Omar Ramadan's THIS SWEET RUPTURE speaks to the ever-present Islamophobia, anti-Arab racism, and xenophobia that exist in Canadian society and culture. https://bit.ly/40u9ity @orphdc.bsky.social‬##poetry #debut #Lebanon #immigrant #diasporalit #hybrid #arab

The ancient Scythian peoples of Central Eurasia were renowned by the Persians and Greeks both for their intricate designs, including their tattoos. Knotted and spiraling, the motifs reflected their lives on the steppes and plains. Mummies preserve these for us. #MythologyMonday

Ok Albertans please stop saying " just go get your covid vaccine". UCP has deliberately made the website non functional with no other alternatives to get the shot. Oh and the kicker is you can only book for 2 shots so if you have more than 2 in your house, too bad

Since it was first published, Northrop Frye’s Fearful Symmetry has established itself as the defining commentary on the poetic vision of William Blake. The new Princeton Classics edition of this landmark book is now available! Explore a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

I was checking out rain jackets today and who on earth is spending $850 on a raincoat? $3k on a parka?

I’ve written a bunch of gothic horror. Here’s a story I had in @pseudopod.org which is a modern retelling of Poe’s The Tell-tale heart. pseudopod.org/2025/03/28/p... #latenightwrite

Today in the ARB: Kristen Yee reviews “Silk Roads: A Flavor Odyssey with Recipes from Baku to Beijing” by Anna Ansari (DK) asianreviewofbooks.com/silk-roads-a...

As we draw to the end of October, how about something Short and Spooky? Snap up a spooky Solaris novella: @pennyvixen.bsky.social's A THEORY OF HAUNTING 👉 https://geni.us/h2XM84 @emdashliu.bsky.social's IF FOUND, RETURN TO HELL! 👉 https://geni.us/MPkuABI

Anyone have good history book recommendations? Or upcoming history releases? Any kind of history really. #History

1/7 Some important books have been published recently, by leading experts on the history of slavery. What they say is critical when weighing up Commonwealth reparations claims.

I'm only watching this movie because Idris Elba was supposed to be in it, but 53 minutes into it and I haven't seen him

We are so excited to reveal our special edition set of The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells in association with Tor Books 🤖😍

Today in the ARB: James Herndon reviews “Monsoon Voyagers: An Indian Ocean History” by Fahad Ahmad Bishara ... who “brings a lost world to life, combining a scholar’s rigor with a poet’s voice” @ucpress.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/monsoon-voya...

I'll be recording RJL's episode about Lafcadio Hearn and The Peony Lantern tomorrow! In the meantime, I was happy to add ideas from @zackdavisson.com's book Yurei: The Japanese Ghost. As Davisson observes, “when talking about yurei, all roads eventually lead to Lafcadio Hearn.”

Book Review: The Nameless Land by Kate Elliott Elen’s story continues and finishes in a land of lost magic, royal intrigue and much more @princejvstin.com has our review at the NOAF blog www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book...

In addition to the individual teaching files posted on the History for the 21st Century site, a PDF of the compiled student readings for "The Black Death: The Medieval Plague Pandemic Through the Eyes of Ibn Battuta" can be found at this DOI: doi.org/10.17613/qez.... #histmed #MedievalSky #Pandemics

Happy publication to the Lovecraft Reaniminated project! Alien Gods by Lee Suhyeon (tr. Anton Hur), The Call of the Friend by JaeHoon Choi (tr. Janet Hong), and Come Down to a Lower Place by Yi Seoyoung (tr. Janet Hong). Get your copies wherever books are sold! honfordstar.com/collections/...

This has been in the works for a while & will be well worth the wait. @princetonupress.bsky.social also has Michael A. Reynolds's highly anticipated 2nd book, which is about Enver Pasha!

Book Review: The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah A good entryway to non-Western fantasy for readers in search of new ground our co-founder, The G, has our review at the blog www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book...

Five Essential Books For Understanding Haitian History by Marlene Daut 🇭🇹 lithub.com/five-essenti...

In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we put together an extensive reading list about border and police abolition.

“I can’t think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people’s understanding of what’s going on in the world.” Seamus Heaney

A momunmental achievement and wonderfully presented by the Story Lab. Also gotta note the timing of its release - the same week as Tony Abbott's "history" of Australia book/doco.

New article of mine with @medievalists.bsky.social on the most famous Mongolian wrestler princess

We are offering Coptic again!

Enjoy 70% off thousands of featured books during the annual sale, including The I Ching: A Biography by Richard J. Smith. Discover how the I Ching became one of the most widely read and influential books in the world. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

I translate books from Korean into English. I was shortlisted for and later judged the International Booker Prize. I have thirteen (?) books scheduled to be published over the next three years. Next up is CAPITALISTS MUST STARVE by Park Seolyeon, for which I am touring the UK later this month.