https://bencrowder.net/reading/ List of books read. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:16:22 GMT en-US https://bencrowder.net/ https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-blood-in-the-machine:-the-origins-of-the-rebellion-against-big-tech https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-blood-in-the-machine:-the-origins-of-the-rebellion-against-big-tech Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech (published 2023, history), by Brian Merchant. Finished 2026-04-09.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-worst-hard-time:-the-untold-story-of-those-who-survived-the-great-american-dust-bowl https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-worst-hard-time:-the-untold-story-of-those-who-survived-the-great-american-dust-bowl Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl (published 2006, history), by Timothy Egan. Finished 2026-04-03.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-mira’s-last-dance https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-mira’s-last-dance Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Mira’s Last Dance (published 2017, fantasy), by Lois McMaster Bujold. Finished 2026-03-31.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-sense-and-sensibility https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-sense-and-sensibility Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Sense and Sensibility (published 1811, fiction), by Jane Austen. Finished 2026-03-30.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-galileo’s-daughter:-a-historical-memoir-of-science-faith-and-love https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-galileo’s-daughter:-a-historical-memoir-of-science-faith-and-love Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Galileo’s Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love (published 1999, history), by Dava Sobel. Finished 2026-03-30.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-bell-jar https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-bell-jar Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Bell Jar (published 1963, fiction), by Sylvia Plath. Finished 2026-03-24.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-greville-memoirs:-a-journal-of-the-reigns-of-king-george-iv-and-king-william-iv-volume-1 https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-greville-memoirs:-a-journal-of-the-reigns-of-king-george-iv-and-king-william-iv-volume-1 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Greville Memoirs: A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV volume 1 (published 1874, diary), by Charles Greville, ed. Henry Reeve. Finished 2026-03-21.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-decameron https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-decameron Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Decameron (published 1353, tr. 1886, fiction), by Giovanni Boccaccio, tr. John Payne. Finished 2026-03-19.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-giving-up-is-unforgivable:-a-manual-for-keeping-a-democracy https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-giving-up-is-unforgivable:-a-manual-for-keeping-a-democracy Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy (published 2025, nonfiction), by Joyce Vance. Finished 2026-03-13.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-merchant-of-prato:-francesco-di-marco-datini-1335–1410 https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-merchant-of-prato:-francesco-di-marco-datini-1335–1410 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Merchant of Prato: Francesco di Marco Datini, 1335–1410 (published 1957, biography), by Iris Origo. Finished 2026-03-13.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-madame-de-treymes https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-madame-de-treymes Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Madame de Treymes (published 1907, fiction), by Edith Wharton. Finished 2026-03-04.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-anne-of-green-gables https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-anne-of-green-gables Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Anne of Green Gables (published 1908, fiction), by L. M. Montgomery. Finished 2026-03-03.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-mere-christianity https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-mere-christianity Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Mere Christianity (published 1952, nonfiction), by C. S. Lewis. Finished 2026-02-28.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-destiny-of-the-republic:-a-tale-of-madness-medicine-and-the-murder-of-a-president https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-destiny-of-the-republic:-a-tale-of-madness-medicine-and-the-murder-of-a-president Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President (published 2011, history), by Candice Millard. Finished 2026-02-25.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-merchant-of-venice https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-merchant-of-venice Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Merchant of Venice (published 1596, play), by William Shakespeare. Finished 2026-02-23.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-tragedy-of-romeo-and-juliet https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-tragedy-of-romeo-and-juliet Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (published 1597, play), by William Shakespeare. Finished 2026-02-23.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-white-album https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-white-album Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT The White Album (published 1979, essays), by Joan Didion. Finished 2026-02-20.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-supreme-inequality:-the-supreme-court’s-fifty-year-battle-for-a-more-unjust-america https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-supreme-inequality:-the-supreme-court’s-fifty-year-battle-for-a-more-unjust-america Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court’s Fifty-Year Battle for a More Unjust America (published 2020, history), by Adam Cohen. Finished 2026-02-17.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-shroud https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-shroud Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Shroud (published 2025, science fiction), by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Finished 2026-02-14.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-eugene-onegin https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-eugene-onegin Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Eugene Onegin (published 1837, tr. 1881, poetry), by Alexander Pushkin, tr. Henry Spalding. Finished 2026-02-13.]]>