https://bencrowder.net/reading/ List of books read. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:22:26 GMT en-US https://bencrowder.net/ https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-captured-by-history-one-man’s-vision-of-our-tumultuous-century https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-captured-by-history-one-man’s-vision-of-our-tumultuous-century Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Captured by History: One Man’s Vision of Our Tumultuous Century (published 1997, memoir), by John Toland. Finished 2026-10-27.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-chasing-venus-the-race-to-measure-the-heavens https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-chasing-venus-the-race-to-measure-the-heavens Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens (published 2012, history), by Andrea Wulf. Finished 2026-10-26.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-originals-how-non-conformists-move-the-world https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-originals-how-non-conformists-move-the-world Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World (published 2016, nonfiction), by Adam Grant. Finished 2026-10-22.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (published 1300s, translation published 1975, poetry), by J. R. R. Tolkien (translator). Finished 2026-10-20.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-tomb-of-dragons https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-tomb-of-dragons Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Tomb of Dragons (published 2025, fantasy), by Katherine Addison. Finished 2026-10-14.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-extreme-economies-what-life-at-the-world’s-margins-can-teach-us-about-our-own-future https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-extreme-economies-what-life-at-the-world’s-margins-can-teach-us-about-our-own-future Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Extreme Economies: What Life at the World’s Margins Can Teach Us About Our Own Future (published 2019, nonfiction), by Richard Davies. Finished 2026-10-12.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-a-gambling-man-charles-ii’s-restoration-game https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-a-gambling-man-charles-ii’s-restoration-game Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A Gambling Man: Charles II’s Restoration Game (published 2010, biography), by Jenny Uglow. Finished 2026-10-08.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-born-a-crime-stories-from-a-south-african-childhood https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-born-a-crime-stories-from-a-south-african-childhood Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (published 2016, memoir), by Trevor Noah. Finished 2026-10-07.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-a-first-rate-madness-uncovering-the-links-between-leadership-and-mental-illness https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-a-first-rate-madness-uncovering-the-links-between-leadership-and-mental-illness Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness (published 2011, nonfiction), by Nassir Ghaemi. Finished 2026-09-29.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-life-of-johnson-volume-1-1709–1765 https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-life-of-johnson-volume-1-1709–1765 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Life of Johnson volume 1: 1709–1765 (published 1791, biography), by James Boswell, edited by George Birkbeck Hill. Finished 2026-09-25.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-dead-wake https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-dead-wake Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Dead Wake (published 2015, history), by Erik Larson. Finished 2026-09-18.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-blue-castle https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-blue-castle Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Blue Castle (published 1926, fiction), by L. M. Montgomery. Finished 2026-09-15.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-david-copperfield https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-david-copperfield Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT David Copperfield (published 1850, fiction), by Charles Dickens. Finished 2026-09-14.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-say-nothing-a-true-story-of-murder-and-memory-in-northern-ireland https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-say-nothing-a-true-story-of-murder-and-memory-in-northern-ireland Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (published 2018, history), by Patrick Radden Keefe. Finished 2026-09-11.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-sister-svangerd-and-the-not-quite-dead https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-sister-svangerd-and-the-not-quite-dead Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead (published 2026, fantasy), by K. J. Parker. Finished 2026-09-08.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-maintenance-of-everything-part-one https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-maintenance-of-everything-part-one Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One (published 2026, nonfiction), by Stewart Brand. Finished 2026-09-07.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-war-lovers-roosevelt-lodge-hearst-and-the-rush-to-empire-1898 https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-war-lovers-roosevelt-lodge-hearst-and-the-rush-to-empire-1898 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898 (published 2010, history), by Evan Thomas. Finished 2026-09-04.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-everything-is-tuberculosis-the-history-and-persistence-of-our-deadliest-infection https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-everything-is-tuberculosis-the-history-and-persistence-of-our-deadliest-infection Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection (published 2025, nonfiction), by John Green. Finished 2026-09-04.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-on-the-calculation-of-volume-i https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-on-the-calculation-of-volume-i Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT On the Calculation of Volume I (published 2020, tr. 2024, science fiction), by Solvej Balle, tr. Barbara J. Haveland. Finished 2026-08-31.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-blue-nights https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-blue-nights Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Blue Nights (published 2011, memoir), by Joan Didion. Finished 2026-08-29.]]>