BookWyrm.World

A world of books

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A generic Bookworm instance for everyone to use.

Join other bookwyrms in recommending books to eachother & sharing your reading list and read list. Or, if you just want to have a place to manage the books you are reading, then this is also the place for you! Either way, everyone is welcome!


We are also a part of the Fedihosting Foundation together with other sites such as Mastodon.world, Lemmy.world and mstd.social

Need help? Contact the admins at info@bookwyrm.world or send a dm to @sigvie@bookwyrm.world here on the local instance!

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Recent Books

Azar Nafisi: Reading Lolita in Tehran (2008, Random House Trade Paperbacks) No rating

Reading Lolita in Tehran

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Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Azar Nafisi, a bold and inspired teacher, secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. Some came from conservative and religious families, others were progressive and secular; some had spent time in …

Sophie Bishop: Influencer Creep (EBook, 2025, University of California Press) No rating

Influencer Creep

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A look at how the rise of influencer culture has changed creative work

A sculptor works while wearing a GoPro camera to capture Instagram content. A painter decides whether to make pieces that she won't be able to share on Instagram, after her account was blocked for sharing "sexualized" …