books Archives - Slow thoughts

Lives of Poets

Lives of the Poets isn’t considered his finest work

May 7, 2025

The other day, I received a text from my daughter, an aspiring writer, asking my opinion on Michel Houellebecq.

February 2, 2025

Might ignorance be a secret ingredient in authenticity?

January 8, 2025

Like woke, pretentious is a label impossible to defend oneself against.

January 4, 2025

It’s been a good reading year.

December 26, 2024

Dyson captures a paradox here that extends far beyond computing.

December 15, 2024