New in the Public Domain in 2024 There are not a lot of blockbusters entering the public domain in 2024. Perhaps the best known is “Lady Chatterley’s Lover.” Another is “Orlando” by Virginia Woolf, which is available on Faded Page, a Canadian public domain website. Several other popular titles are listed below. Decline and…
O. Henry’s short stories invariably feature plot twists that amuse and surprise. “The Ransom of Red Chief” is a timeless favorite.
Reports, Studies, Research Papers, and links to some Tickers even World Happiness Report, 2024 It’s always fun to post multiple copies of reports. In this case, the 2024 and the 2021 (below) World Happiness Reports. You can see that things change over time. In this case, it appears that the United States is becoming…
Current Writers’ Sites Lionel Shriver Lionel Shriver is a writer whose fame is still emerging. Her talent is another story. Awesome. Her best-known work is the 2003 book We Need to Talk about Kevin, featuring a school shooting. Shriver called it her make or break novel, given her lack of success to that point. …
Reading Resources You Read It Here curates content available on other platforms. Readers are encouraged to visit these platforms to search for materials of interest to them. The most important resources are not listed “in order.” I shuffle the listing, often leading with new resources. Your local library and Project Gutenberg will always be your…
Favorite and Recommended “Summer Reads” I’m developing a list of favorite and recommended summer reads. These books do not have to be in the public domain, in fact, none are, so far. My criteria are that the book has to be enjoyable, not too long, not too challenging, not too scary, and more likely…
Winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature was first awarded in 1901. All Nobel laureates in literature are listed HERE. Those selected for inclusion on You Read it Here dot com include those (a) available in the public domain, (b) well known to me, (c) generally well known, and (d)…
Merry Christmas! “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens Read “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens for free on Project Gutenberg. Read “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens for free on Google Books. There are multiple versions of this timeless classic available from Project Gutenberg. The online option includes four separate versions, including the…
