https://bencrowder.net/reading/ List of books read. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:02:25 GMT en-US https://bencrowder.net/ 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.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-parallel-lives-five-victorian-marriages https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-parallel-lives-five-victorian-marriages Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages (published 1983, biography), by Phyllis Rose. Finished 2026-08-29.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-shadow-of-vesuvius-a-life-of-pliny https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-shadow-of-vesuvius-a-life-of-pliny Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny (published 2019, biography), by Daisy Dunn. Finished 2026-08-28.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-john-aubrey-my-own-life https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-john-aubrey-my-own-life Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT John Aubrey: My Own Life (published 2015, biography), by Ruth Scurr. Finished 2026-08-21.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-agatha-christie-an-elusive-woman https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-agatha-christie-an-elusive-woman Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman (published 2022, biography), by Lucy Worsley. Finished 2026-08-18.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-hamnet https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-hamnet Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Hamnet (published 2020, historical fiction), by Maggie O’Farrell. Finished 2026-08-13.]]> 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.]]>