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“My favorite part about winter is when it gets dark super early and I can spend hours losing myself in a book and sipping peppermint tea.” — The Librarian.

What’s your favorite part about winter and what are you reading this time of year?

#winter #reading #books #tea #anarchism #library

Dec 1, 2022 at 9:29pmWeb
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@blackflaglibrary

Scoff away, but the first 10-20 minutes of shoveling snow is honestly kind of enjoyable-- IF I have help and IF it's not the ultra-wet kind which packs down instantly and becomes ice. :D

I know of a nonfiction a book club pick I should be getting on with. Have to verify the title and see if the library can help me, though.

Show threadBlack Flag Library & DistroDec 2, 2022
@xenophora can concur about shoveling snow. There’s something instantly gratifying about the work and manual labor can have it’s own reward when it’s being done voluntarily.
Show threadDurruti78Dec 1, 2022

@blackflaglibrary The best of winter is my fireplace burning, while reading in the sofa.

I'm reading Berkman's "The ABC of communist-anarchism", and it is very good. I've been reading anarchism for the last 10 years, but this one always stayed behind because i thoght it would be too basic. It is, and that is the wonder of it.

Very nice book.

Show threadBlack Flag Library & DistroDec 2, 2022
@Durruti78 being able to distill complex ideas into approachable material is an incredibly important skill, especially when it pertains to a politics for the people.
Show threadMikeDunnAuthorDec 2, 2022
@blackflaglibrary Soccer in the Sun and Shadows, Eduardo Galeano's lefty take on soccer. Perfect for getting the nasty taste of FIFA out of your mouth while still enjoying the beautiful game.
Show threadFree Lunch CollectiveDec 3, 2022
@blackflaglibrary do you have a “Top 3” recommends for winter reading?
Show threadBlack Flag Library & DistroDec 3, 2022
@freelunchcollective if we had to recommend three titles for this winter, they would be (in no particular order): @margaret killjoy’s latest, We Won’t Be Here Tomorrow, a collection of 21 speculative fiction shorts; Feminist City by @lesliekern, an amazing examination of the urban landscape through a feminist lens (we also have her newest, Gentrification Is Inevitable And Other Lies); and Joyful Militancy by carla bergman and Nick Montgomery, released in 2017 but still just as relevant as they discuss the role of joy in revolutionary spaces and how to combat cynicism.