Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Exploring the Public Domain Read Along
hosts: @marlicias_meanderings @GenreBooks23 @tahlia__nerds_out
Time Frame: January 1, 2026 through February 28, 2026
The purpose of this read along is to search out authors and their works which have fallen into public domain and are running the risk of being forgotten or altered. It is the perfect opportunity to try new, or forgotten/neglected authors at little or no cost. The read along will run from January 1, 2026-through February 28, 2026.
We also have a StoryGraph challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/1463bbf1-dda6-49b4-8f91-00db01128958
This can be a wide open read along in terms of genres and time periods (and can double with many other alongs you might be involved with), but if you’d like to challenge yourself a little perhaps try to read from one or more genres or time periods. A few examples follow, but are not exhaustive.
For a book to be in the public domain means its copyright has expired, its creator relinquished rights, or it never had copyright, making it free for anyone to use, copy, adapt, or distribute without needing permission or paying royalties, essentially belonging to everyone to build upon for new creative works or simple access, like classic novels or government documents.
A few Potential sources:
Project Gutenberg gutenberg.org
LibriVox: free public domain audiobooks librivox.org
UMKC University Libraries: https://libguides.library.umkc.edu/OER/PublicDomainBooks
Laterpress: laterpress.com/public-domain-books
Regarding public domain guidelines: biblio.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-determine-if-a-book-is-in-the-public-domain/?srsltid=AfmBOooGaGvdV8-Z7ccPr5sJ9SdMKhW7Us90_AzGT4Oxb2x45Y60_eww
https://library.commonwealthu.edu/cop...
Information about Public Domain:
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HISTORATHON 2026
I'm not a cohost, but I can point you to the booktubers who are cohosts!
The hosts of Historathon 2026:
Vin @revenantreads
John @NicholasOfAutrecourt
@billruttenberg
Debs @RaynorReadsStuff
Justin @TriumphalReads
The four quarters of Historathon 2026:
Q1: January - March: prehistory to 500 A.D.
Q2: April - June: 500 to 1500
Q3: July - September: 1500 to 1820
Q3: October - December: 1820 to present
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You can find me in the following places:
StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/tahlia__nerds_out
Goodreads: goodreads.com/author/show/21407081.Tahlia_Fernandez
Instagram: @tahlia__nerds_out
Chronically Rambling (Wordpress blog): chronicallyrambling.wordpress.com
And my knitting podcast with @marlicias_meanderings - "Pen, Hook, And Needles Podcast": youtube.com/user/FranciscanGypsy
#booktube #booktuber #booktubecommunity #books
_______________________________________________________
Exploring the Public Domain Read Along
hosts: @marlicias_meanderings @GenreBooks23 @tahlia__nerds_out
Time Frame: January 1, 2026 through February 28, 2026
The purpose of this read along is to search out authors and their works which have fallen into public domain and are running the risk of being forgotten or altered. It is the perfect opportunity to try new, or forgotten/neglected authors at little or no cost. The read along will run from January 1, 2026-through February 28, 2026.
We also have a StoryGraph challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/1463bbf1-dda6-49b4-8f91-00db01128958
This can be a wide open read along in terms of genres and time periods (and can double with many other alongs you might be involved with), but if you’d like to challenge yourself a little perhaps try to read from one or more genres or time periods. A few examples follow, but are not exhaustive.
For a book to be in the public domain means its copyright has expired, its creator relinquished rights, or it never had copyright, making it free for anyone to use, copy, adapt, or distribute without needing permission or paying royalties, essentially belonging to everyone to build upon for new creative works or simple access, like classic novels or government documents.
A few Potential sources:
Project Gutenberg gutenberg.org
LibriVox: free public domain audiobooks librivox.org
UMKC University Libraries: https://libguides.library.umkc.edu/OER/PublicDomainBooks
Laterpress: laterpress.com/public-domain-books
Regarding public domain guidelines: biblio.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-determine-if-a-book-is-in-the-public-domain/?srsltid=AfmBOooGaGvdV8-Z7ccPr5sJ9SdMKhW7Us90_AzGT4Oxb2x45Y60_eww
https://library.commonwealthu.edu/cop...
Information about Public Domain:
_______________________________________________________
HISTORATHON 2026
I'm not a cohost, but I can point you to the booktubers who are cohosts!
The hosts of Historathon 2026:
Vin @revenantreads
John @NicholasOfAutrecourt
@billruttenberg
Debs @RaynorReadsStuff
Justin @TriumphalReads
The four quarters of Historathon 2026:
Q1: January - March: prehistory to 500 A.D.
Q2: April - June: 500 to 1500
Q3: July - September: 1500 to 1820
Q3: October - December: 1820 to present
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You can find me in the following places:
StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/tahlia__nerds_out
Goodreads: goodreads.com/author/show/21407081.Tahlia_Fernandez
Instagram: @tahlia__nerds_out
Chronically Rambling (Wordpress blog): chronicallyrambling.wordpress.com
And my knitting podcast with @marlicias_meanderings - "Pen, Hook, And Needles Podcast": youtube.com/user/FranciscanGypsy
