https://bencrowder.net/reading/ List of books read. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:13:29 GMT en-US https://bencrowder.net/ 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.]]> 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.]]>