https://bencrowder.net/reading/ List of books read. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:28:58 GMT en-US https://bencrowder.net/ https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-hitler https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-hitler Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Hitler (published 1973, biography), by Joachim C. Fest, translated by Richard and Clara Winston. Finished 2026-08-06.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-yiddish-policemen’s-union https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-yiddish-policemen’s-union Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Yiddish Policemen’s Union (published 2007, science fiction), by Michael Chabon. Finished 2026-08-04.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-unto-this-last https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-unto-this-last Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Unto This Last (published 1862, essays), by John Ruskin. Finished 2026-08-01.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-canterbury-tales https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-canterbury-tales Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Canterbury Tales (published c. 1400, translation published 1951, poetry), by Geoffrey Chaucer, translated by Nevill Coghill. Finished 2026-07-31.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-marne https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-marne Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Marne (published 1918, fiction), by Edith Wharton. Finished 2026-07-30.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-ethan-of-athos https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-ethan-of-athos Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Ethan of Athos (published 1986, science fiction), by Lois McMaster Bujold. Finished 2026-07-27.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-biography-a-very-short-introduction https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-biography-a-very-short-introduction Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Biography: A Very Short Introduction (published 2009, nonfiction), by Hermione Lee. Finished 2026-07-24.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-who-owns-history-rethinking-the-past-in-a-changing-world https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-who-owns-history-rethinking-the-past-in-a-changing-world Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Who Owns History?: Rethinking the Past in a Changing World (published 2002, nonfiction), by Eric Foner. Finished 2026-07-20.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-classics-a-very-short-introduction https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-classics-a-very-short-introduction Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Classics: A Very Short Introduction (published 2000, history), by Mary Beard & John Henderson. Finished 2026-07-20.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-under-the-greenwood-tree-a-rural-painting-of-the-dutch-school https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-under-the-greenwood-tree-a-rural-painting-of-the-dutch-school Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Under the Greenwood Tree: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School (published 1872, fiction), by Thomas Hardy. Finished 2026-07-15.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-fatal-purity-robespierre-and-the-french-revolution https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-fatal-purity-robespierre-and-the-french-revolution Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Fatal Purity: Robespierre and the French Revolution (published 2006, biography), by Ruth Scurr. Finished 2026-07-15.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-days-of-shattered-faith https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-days-of-shattered-faith Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Days of Shattered Faith (published 2025, fantasy), by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Finished 2026-07-11.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-essays https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-essays Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Essays (published 1841/1844, nonfiction), by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Finished 2026-07-03.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-a-passionate-pilgrim https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-a-passionate-pilgrim Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT A Passionate Pilgrim (published 1871, fiction), by Henry James. Finished 2026-06-30.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-a-wicked-war-polk-clay-lincoln-and-the-1846-u.s.-invasion-of-mexico https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-a-wicked-war-polk-clay-lincoln-and-the-1846-u.s.-invasion-of-mexico Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico (published 2013, history), by Amy S. Greenberg. Finished 2026-06-29.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-bunner-sisters https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-bunner-sisters Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Bunner Sisters (published 1916, fiction), by Edith Wharton. Finished 2026-06-25.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-havana-a-subtropical-delirium https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-havana-a-subtropical-delirium Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Havana: A Subtropical Delirium (published 2017, nonfiction), by Mark Kurlansky. Finished 2026-06-19.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-once-and-future-sex-going-medieval-on-women’s-roles-in-society https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-once-and-future-sex-going-medieval-on-women’s-roles-in-society Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women’s Roles in Society (published 2023, history), by Eleanor Janega. Finished 2026-06-16.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-founding-brothers-the-revolutionary-generation https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-founding-brothers-the-revolutionary-generation Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation (published 2000, history), by Joseph J. Ellis. Finished 2026-06-13.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-pursuit-of-happiness-how-classical-writers-on-virtue-inspired-the-lives-of-the-founders-and-defined-america https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-pursuit-of-happiness-how-classical-writers-on-virtue-inspired-the-lives-of-the-founders-and-defined-america Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America (published 2024, history), by Jeffrey Rosen. Finished 2026-06-10.]]>