The Big Cheese
The New York Review, October 23, 2025
Algorithm Nation
The New York Review, October 23, 2025
King Lear
(1606)
Charlotte Under Pressure
The New York Review, October 9, 2025
Tinkers
(2009)
Surviving the Manosphere
The New York Review, October 9, 2025
I can't recall how Tinkers, by Paul Harding ended up in my reading list or why I skipped ahead of other books to read it but I'm glad I did. Possibly, it was the beautiful cover that hooked me.
What a hammer-drop of prose virtuosity. Completely arresting. Some books appeal because the subtle beauty of finely crafted sentences seeps in through your skin. The writing in this book is an injection into your carotid artery.
Hymn to Satan
(1865)
The Left Hand of Darkness
(1969)
Train Dreams
(2002)
Say It, Don't Show It
Substack, August 23, 2025
Our Moloch
The New York Review, December 15, 2012
I researched every attempt to stop fascism in history. The success rate is 0%.
Substack, August 13, 2025
A Pale View of Hills
(1982)
A First Time for Everything
The New York Review, August 21, 2025
Regeneration
(1991)