Bookish_Gaudi

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[–] Bookish_Gaudi@piefed.social 3 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

Wow, they have a ton of Wodehouse. Any suggestions where to start?

Standard Ebooks Is My Favorite Place for Books in c/books@lemmy.world
[–] Bookish_Gaudi@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think @rescue_toaster@lemmy.zip meant books available within Standard Ebooks, which does not have those Seanan McGuire books. But I wanted to link their fantasy books here in case you wanted to check out some public domain classics:

https://standardebooks.org/subjects/fantasy

Giving a quick perusal, maybe one of these would appeal since you enjoyed McGuire's books:

Lilith by George MacDonald

The Wood Beyond the World by William Morris

The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany

If you follow those links, there is a nice short description of each along with a touch of historic context.

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[–] Bookish_Gaudi@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago

Which genres do you most enjoy?

Standard Ebooks Is My Favorite Place for Books in c/books@lemmy.world
[–] Bookish_Gaudi@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago

Definitely! Obviously, one big drawback of Standard Ebooks is public domain books are all quite old. I find it a nice supplement when I am backed up on a waitlist at the library.

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For those unaware, they take public domain books and create really high quality, free versions that can be read on any ereader or online. Every book also has an oil painting that is also public domain chosen to be its cover.

I have discovered a lot of amazing lesser known literature over the years from here, and wanted to suggest it in case anyone had not heard of it. The people running it do amazing work and there seems to be a steady stream of three or four new releases almost weekly.