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Now Reading: Tears of the Anaren
Now Reading: Tears of the Anaren by C. W. Longbottom or so it says… Following the adventures of the Mythic Quest gang, it seemed only natural to take a look. Note that it should be pronounced “tares” with a trill on the “r” in Anaren ;)
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Now Reading: Severance – The Lexington Letter
Having watched the great Severance AppleTV show once and loving the retro chic look-and-feel and the surreal storylines as well as the fantastic credits I decided to read Severance The Lexington Letter. So far so great! Watching the series again and discovering new bits.
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Now Reading: Fahrenheit 451
I must admit that I have never read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. I am correcting that omission now and this has been prompted by a few paragraphs in the excellent essay by Irene Vajello that I am reading at the moment El Infinito en un Junco.
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Now Reading: El Infinito en un Junco
Very appropriately for a book relating the audacious story/history of the invention of books, I am reading this fantastic volume in physical book format. I got this as a gift and I can’t wait to sit with a nice cup of coffee to read it. The author is Irene Vajello, a classical philologist who, among other things, writes a weekly column for the Heraldo de Aragón and has written a number of novels and…
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Now Reading: Lock in
Now reading Lock In by John Scalzi
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Now Reading: The Fabric of Civilization
Now Reading: The Fabric of Civilization by Virgina Postrel From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, this book covers a global history of textiles and the world they made driving technology, business, politics, and culture. The cloth business spread the alphabet and arithmetic, propelled chemical research, and taught people to think in binary code. Hurrah for textiles, fabrics and threads!
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Now Reading: Happiness by Design
Now reading “Happiness by Design” by Paul Dolan.