Society founded in 1985 which celebrates the poetry, prose and art of William Blake (1757 – 1827).
Fediverse address:
@BlakeSociety@mastodonapp.uk
Tagged: Literature
Luna Station Quarterly
Long-running magazine which publishes short stories by female writers, especially speculative fiction. Their account also posts quotations from literary women at three hour intervals.
Fediverse address:
@lunastation@wandering.shop
ILFU
Netherlands-based organisation dedicated to literature, founded in 1980. Runs the country’s largest literary festival, an online magazine, and courses in writing and reading literature.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@ilfu@mastodon.nl
BookWyrm
The Fediverse’s alternative to Goodreads. You can keep track of your books, write reviews, follow other readers and more. Also, as it’s part of the Fediverse you can follow BookWyrm members from Mastodon etc.
Fediverse address:
@bookwyrm@tech.lgbt
Sherlock Holmes Quotations
Bot posting daily random quotation from the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Fediverse address:
@SherlockHolmesQuotes@universeodon.com
Dorothy Parker
Bot posting daily exerpt from Dorothy Parker’s poetry. Mentions of the bot produce an automatic reply with a quotation from Parker’s correspondence.
Fediverse address:
@dorothyparker@mas.to
The Public Domain Review
Non-profit project highlighting the best and most interesting public domain art, books and other media.
Fediverse address:
@publicdomainrev@mastodon.social
Canongate Books
Award-winning independent publisher founded in 1973. Its published authors are highly eclectic including Yann Martel, Irvine Welsh, Barack Obama, Scarlett Thomas, Matt Haig, Alasdair Gray, The Mighty Boosh, Miranda July, Simon’s Cat and many more. They also run their own Fediverse server at bookish.community
Fediverse address:
@canongatebooks@bookish.community
Literature Guppe Group
Discussion group about literature of all kinds, from all periods. (Click here ⧉ for more info about how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@literature@a.gup.pe
New Door Books
Small independent press, mainly publishing literary fiction. Run by a collective of authors, based in Philadelphia PA, USA.
Fediverse address:
@NewDoorBooks@sunny.garden
Association for Scottish Literature
Non-profit organisation promoting the reading, writing and study of Scottish literature, publishing newsletters, holding conferences etc. Founded in 1970.
Fediverse address:
@scotlit@mastodon.scot
Vicki Ziegler
Enthusiastic bibliophile, posting about books, literary news, poetry, occasional reviews, runs a “Silent Book Club” and a blog about reading.
Fediverse address:
@bookgaga@mastodon.social
Indigenous Authors Guppe Group
Discussion group about Indigenous authors, their works and related topics. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@indigenousauthors@a.gup.pe
avldigital.de / Fachinformationsdienst Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
Online project to provide information services to Comparative Literature scholars. Founded in 2016 by the Johann Christian Senckenberg University Library in Frankfurt, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@avldigital@openbiblio.social
Poetry Guppe Group
A Fediverse discussion group for poems, poets and anyone interested in poetry. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@poetry@a.gup.pe
Alliterative / Endless Knot
Videos about the etymology of the English language, presented by the historian Dr Mark Sundaram.
Fediverse address (main):
@AllEndlessKnot@toot.community
Fediverse address (videos):
@alliterative@tilvids.com
Project Gutenberg
The world’s oldest digital library, distributing public domain books as free digital files in open formats.
Fediverse address (main account):
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (official bot posting latest titles):
@gutenberg_new@mastodon.social
The New York Review of Books
US magazine covering literature, politics, the arts, culture, philosophy, history and current events. First published in 1963.
Fediverse address:
@nybooks@newsie.social
Lee Watkins
Essays on philosophy and literature, book reviews and occasional short fiction. Particularly interested in Hegel and Henry Miller.
Fediverse address:
@philosophiclee@zirk.us
Bookstodon Guppe Group
A Fediverse discussion group all about books and reading. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@bookstodon@a.gup.pe
Moby Dick
Bot posting random lines from the classic novel “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville.
Fediverse address:
@mobydick@mastodon.art