AJ Hooks

AJ Hooks

@ajhooks.bsky.social

Author, Flâneur, Optimist, Traveler - #AJHooks https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/eugenesis-inception-a-j-hooks/1146891696

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AJ Hooks
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Endorsed! #BookSky ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Reading for pleasure is good for your health and wellbeing. Research published in 'Psychological Medicine' from authors of 'Brain Boost' alongside The Queen's Reading Room highlights the benefits of reading. www.cam.ac.uk/stories/read...

cam.ac.ukReading for pleasure - and for better healthReading for pleasure – from tucking into a Jane Austen classic to devouring a Heartstopper graphic novel – is linked to better mental health, greater empathy and a lower risk of dementia.
AJ Hooks
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A good example of why even great authors should let someone else design their book cover. #Booksky [https://www.openculture.com/2026/09/j-r-r-tolkiens-personal-book-cover-designs-for-the-lord-of-the-rings.html](www.openculture.com/2026/09/j-r-...)

openculture.comDiscover J.R.R. Tolkien’s Personal Book Cover Designs for The Lord of the Rings TrilogyIn some rare cases, adaptations and interpretations of a literary work can surpass the source. Despite hundreds of valiant efforts on the part of fans, filmmakers, game/toy designers, and radio produc...
AJ Hooks
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#EugenesisInception is now available in the ‘New & Noteworthy’ section at the #RedwoodCity Public Library, in the #SanFrancisco #BayArea #BookSky @wildinkpublishing.bsky.social rcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S7...

rcpl.bibliocommons.comEugenesis Inception — Redwood City Public LibraryEugenesis Inception — Hooks, A. J. — On the verge of losing her job and having to give up her research in genetic engineering, the brilliant and ambitious young scientist Maria Guevara discovers that ...
AJ Hooks
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A resonant corollary to the original line from #German poet Berthold Auerbach: “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life” - from his 1864 novel ‘On the Heights’.

AJ Hooks
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#OnThisDay in 1799 the Rosetta Stone was found and became a key to unlocking the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs and unveiling 3000 years of lost history and culture. Imagine how much more is waiting to be discovered about the many millenia of humanity’s journey throughout the world.

AJ Hooks
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Our understanding of human #history remains a journey of discovery. The Caral-Supe civilization developed independently in (what is now known as) #Peru 5,000 years ago…before the pyramids at Giza were built. www.thecollector.com/caral-supe-a...

thecollector.comDiscover Caral-Supe: The Cradle of Civilization in the Americas | TheCollectorThe Caral-Supe civilization developed independently in Peru 5,000 years ago. Uniquely, it may have relied on marine rather than agricultural resources.