https://bencrowder.net/reading/ List of books read. Thu, 21 May 2026 03:50:57 GMT en-US https://bencrowder.net/ 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.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-desperate-remedies https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-desperate-remedies Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Desperate Remedies (published 1871, fiction), by Thomas Hardy. Finished 2026-04-22.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-all’s-well-that-ends-well https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-all’s-well-that-ends-well Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT All’s Well That Ends Well (published 1623, play), by William Shakespeare. Finished 2026-04-22.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-train-dreams https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-train-dreams Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Train Dreams (published 2002, fiction), by Denis Johnson. Finished 2026-04-17.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-empire-of-ai:-dreams-and-nightmares-in-sam-altman’s-openai https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-empire-of-ai:-dreams-and-nightmares-in-sam-altman’s-openai Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI (published 2025, history), by Karen Hao. Finished 2026-04-17.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-two-gentlemen-of-verona https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-the-two-gentlemen-of-verona Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Two Gentlemen of Verona (published 1594, play), by William Shakespeare. Finished 2026-04-15.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-at-home-in-mitford https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-at-home-in-mitford Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT At Home in Mitford (published 1994, fiction), by Jan Karon. Finished 2026-04-14.]]> https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-stoner https://bencrowder.net/reading/#2026-stoner Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Stoner (published 1965, fiction), by John Williams. Finished 2026-04-11.]]> 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.]]>