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On books, reading, and writers.

  • Project Habakkuk

    In his memoir I Wish I’d Made You Angry Earlier, Max Perutz describes his work on a secret project during World War II to build…

  • The Malady of the Quotidian

    The time of year has grown indifferent. Mildew of summer and the deepening snow Are both alike in the routine I know. I am too…

  • Lose No More Time In Sighing

    Gather ye roses while ye may, Old time is still a-flying; A world where beauty fleets away Is no world for denying. Come lads and…

  • Dignity

    If you’ve read or seen Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance and want to get a broader perspective of poverty in a rich country, or if you’d prefer to bypass…

  • Imperially Slim

    Whenever Richard Cory went down town, We people on the pavement looked at him: He was a gentleman from sole to crown, Clean favored, and…

  • Distress

    Distress is a science fiction novel by Greg Egan that came out in 1995 and is set in 2055. The world of the mid-21st century…