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ℭ𝔩𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔦𝔠 𝔖𝔥𝔬𝔯𝔱 𝔖𝔱𝔬𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔬𝔣 ℌ𝔬𝔯𝔯𝔬𝔯. Top Story - November 2024.
Halloween has come and gone, but Autumn is still a great time for a ghostly scare. I love to hear a good ghost story, especially while gathered around a campfire. Who doesn’t? I thought I would share a few of my very favorite Short Stories of Horror.
By 𝐑𝐌𝐒about 5 hours ago in BookClub
THE MAN WHO CAUSED HUNDREDS OF WOMEN TO LIVE IN NIGHTMARE – LI BAOCHENG'S PROFILE
He was considered China's number one womanizer. In 10 years, he committed a frenzied 3800 crimes, leaving countless innocent women as victims. He even targeted elderly women as young as 65.
By HieuDinhabout 18 hours ago in BookClub
The Voynich Manuscript
The Voynich Manuscript is a hand-written codex dating to the early fifteenth century that consists of approximately 240 vellum pages filled with text written in an unknown script accompanied by colorful illustrations of plants, astronomical diagrams, human figures, and other imagery, and despite being studied by professional cryptographers, linguists, medieval scholars, and countless amateur enthusiasts for over a century since its modern rediscovery, no one has been able to definitively decipher the text or determine the language in which it is written, making it one of the most famous unsolved puzzles in the history of cryptography and one of the most mysterious books ever created. The manuscript gets its name from Wilfrid Voynich, a Polish book dealer who purchased it in 1912 from the Jesuit College at Villa Mondragone in Italy, though the book's history extends back much further with evidence suggesting it was created in northern Italy in the early 1400s based on radiocarbon dating of the vellum and analysis of the artistic style of the illustrations, and it apparently passed through the hands of various European collectors and scholars over the centuries, including possibly the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II who was known for his interest in alchemy and occult subjects and who may have paid a substantial sum for the manuscript in the late sixteenth century believing it to be the work of the medieval philosopher Roger Bacon.
By The Curious Writer3 days ago in BookClub
The Novel That Changed a Life
Several years ago a young accountant named Rachel joined a small community book club in Seattle because she felt her life had become trapped in a predictable routine that left little room for creativity, curiosity, or meaningful connection with the world beyond spreadsheets and financial reports. Every morning she woke up early, traveled through crowded streets to reach her office building, spent the entire day reviewing numbers and preparing reports for companies she had never personally met, and returned home in the evening feeling strangely empty despite the stability of her career.
By The Curious Writer3 days ago in BookClub
A New Perspective on Change Arrives in Denver with Lori Montry’s You’re Not the Problem
In a culture that often tells people to try harder, stay disciplined, and push through discomfort, Lori Montry’s upcoming book launch event in Denver offers a different starting point. Her message is simple but powerful. Many of the struggles people blame on themselves may have far deeper roots.
By Chris Adams4 days ago in BookClub
The Spiral That Does Not Close
We began with a will that did not want a sword. We ended with a network that does not extinguish. Between them: a cosmos, a human, a method, a language, a self.
By LUCCIAN LAYTH6 days ago in BookClub
WIND-UP BIRD CHRONICLE
Wind-up Bird Chronicle is a famous work by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. This novel was published in Japan in 1996 and in Vietnam in 2006 through a translation by Tran Tien Cao Dang.
By HieuDinh8 days ago in BookClub
"The Heart of Darkness" and "Apocalypse Now": The Impact of Literature on Cinema
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By SAMURAI SAM AND WILD DRAGONS8 days ago in BookClub
Beyond Juneteenth
JUNETEENTH June 19th as Juneteenth, a day commemorated for the announcement of freedom to the enslaved in Galveston, Texas, in 1865. But the deeper story behind that date — and the wider national timeline of emancipation — reveals a far more complex, state‑by‑state journey toward freedom. It is a story shaped by delayed enforcement, resistance by local authorities, and communities who already understood their liberation long before anyone arrived to make it “official.”
By TREYTON SCOTT10 days ago in BookClub
The Rise of Safety: The Story of Alexander Miles and the Automatic Elevator Door
In the past, riding elevators was complicated and dangerous The Rise of Safety: The Rise of Safety: The Story of and the Automatic Elevator Door
By TREYTON SCOTT10 days ago in BookClub
WHEN ANIMALS REIGN SUPREME
That's the preface to Karel Capek's novel, When Animals Reign Supreme, which perfectly encapsulates his ideas. In his work, Capek writes about a hypothetical scenario: the rise of a new salamander species just a few years after its arrival in the human world. His focus remains on the “reality” of the 1930s, the rise of fascism, the spark that ignited World War II, and the impending extinction of humanity. More than that, it serves as a prophecy for the future of humankind, a future that seems bleak if humanity remains consumed by greed, selfishness, bloodlust, and the illusion that humankind will forever stand at the top of the world.
By HieuDinh13 days ago in BookClub
The Complete Guide to Book Publishing Online in 2026
Book publishing online has never been more accessible, flexible, and powerful. Whether you’re a first-time author or an experienced writer, 2026 brings new tools, platforms, and strategies to help your book reach readers worldwide. This guide will walk you step-by-step through everything you need to know about book publishing online, from manuscript preparation to marketing your finished work.
By Prime Publishing Studio14 days ago in BookClub