https://bencrowder.net/reading/ List of books read. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:03:52 GMT en-US https://bencrowder.net/ https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-tempest https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-tempest Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Tempest (published 1610, play), by William Shakespeare. Finished 2026-06-09.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-a-midsummer-night’s-dream https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-a-midsummer-night’s-dream Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT A Midsummer Night’s Dream (published 1600, play), by William Shakespeare. Finished 2026-06-08.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-life-of-charlotte-brontë https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-life-of-charlotte-brontë Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Life of Charlotte Brontë (published 1857, biography), by Elizabeth Gaskell. Finished 2026-06-05.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-eden’s-outcasts:-the-story-of-louisa-may-alcott-and-her-father https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-eden’s-outcasts:-the-story-of-louisa-may-alcott-and-her-father Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Eden’s Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father (published 2007, biography), by John Matteson. Finished 2026-06-02.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-père-goriot https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-père-goriot Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Père Goriot (published 1835, tr. 1890s, fiction), by Honoré de Balzac, tr. Ellen Marriage. Finished 2026-06-01.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-road-to-disaster:-a-new-history-of-america’s-descent-into-vietnam https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-road-to-disaster:-a-new-history-of-america’s-descent-into-vietnam Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Road to Disaster: A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam (published 2018, history), by Brian VanDeMark. Finished 2026-06-01.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-piers-plowman https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-piers-plowman Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Piers Plowman (published 1370s, poetry), by William Langland. Finished 2026-05-28.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-penric’s-fox https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-penric’s-fox Sat, 23 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Penric’s Fox (published 2017, fantasy), by Lois McMaster Bujold. Finished 2026-05-23.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-foster https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-foster Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Foster (published 2010, fiction), by Claire Keegan. Finished 2026-05-22.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-twelve-years-a-slave https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-twelve-years-a-slave Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Twelve Years a Slave (published 1853, memoir), by Solomon Northup, ed. David Wilson. Finished 2026-05-20.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-small-things-like-these https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-small-things-like-these Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Small Things Like These (published 2021, historical fiction), by Claire Keegan. Finished 2026-05-19.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-entangled-life:-how-fungi-make-our-worlds-change-our-minds-and-shape-our-futures https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-entangled-life:-how-fungi-make-our-worlds-change-our-minds-and-shape-our-futures Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures (published 2020, science), by Merlin Sheldrake. Finished 2026-05-12.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-old-regime-and-the-revolution https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-old-regime-and-the-revolution Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Old Regime and the Revolution (published 1856, tr. 1873, history), by Alexis de Tocqueville, tr. Henry Reeve. Finished 2026-05-07.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-dubliners https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-dubliners Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Dubliners (published 1914, fiction), by James Joyce. Finished 2026-05-06.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-richard-nixon:-the-life https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-richard-nixon:-the-life Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Richard Nixon: The Life (published 2017, biography), by John A. Farrell. Finished 2026-05-05.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-truth-has-a-power-of-its-own:-conversations-about-a-people’s-history https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-truth-has-a-power-of-its-own:-conversations-about-a-people’s-history Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Truth Has a Power of Its Own: Conversations About A People’s History (published 2022, history), by Howard Zinn with Ray Suarez. Finished 2026-04-30.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-enchanted-april https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-enchanted-april Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Enchanted April (published 1922, fiction), by Elizabeth von Arnim. Finished 2026-04-30.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-proving-ground:-the-untold-story-of-the-six-women-who-programmed-the-world’s-first-modern-computer https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-proving-ground:-the-untold-story-of-the-six-women-who-programmed-the-world’s-first-modern-computer Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer (published 2022, history), by Kathy Kleiman. Finished 2026-04-29.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-othello https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-othello Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Othello (published 1603, play), by William Shakespeare. Finished 2026-04-29.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-material-world:-the-six-raw-materials-that-shape-modern-civilization https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-material-world:-the-six-raw-materials-that-shape-modern-civilization Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization (published 2023, nonfiction), by Ed Conway. Finished 2026-04-24.]]>