#books

  • Boojums

    When I eventually managed to get ahold of Mermin’s book, I was underwhelmed.

  • Dear Dad

    Two stories about fathers who’ve found ways to opt out of patriarchy.

  • The Curse of Completism : Confessions of a Compulsive Collector

    Completism comes in many shapes and forms. It doesn’t necessarily have to manifest in a physical collection, but can also translate into a more generalised ambition to ‘take it all the way’.

  • Show Me Your Canon And I’ll Tell You Who You Are

    What we’re left with in a post-canonical world, is lists. Lists reflect their creator’s point of view in ways that make for great conversation starters.

  • A Beautiful Temptation

    What constitutes the canonical English language novel? A deceptively simple idea turns into a cognitive quagmire.

  • The 2023 Reading List

    Reading. The ultimate unfair advantage.