A smol read/ing update this month—most of my reading since this time last month has been related to work, so there’s not been a ton of time for personal or leisure reading. Recently read, in reverse chronological order by date finished: Studying Early Printed Books, 1450-1800: A Practical Guide by Sarah Werner Enjoyed it, but took Read more
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Olivia Laing at/on home
“I’ve never felt so fed by a place that I live in, it’s really nourishing.” So opens writer Olivia Laing in her home tour with NOWNESS. As someone who has chosen “nourish” as their word of the year for the last three years in a row, and who struggles with the concept of “home,” that Read more
I often joke that I need an entire second salary to support my reading habit. “Joke.” I’ve spent more money on books the last two pay cycles than I have on groceries. RIP to my bank account. Most of the reading I’ve done this year has been for research, which I love. I’m happy to Read more
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No index—no comment
The Indexer1 is a professional journal published since 1958 by the Society of Indexers.2 The first two issues3 contained a feature titled “No index—no comment,”4 which listed recently published books that did not have an index. The quote at the start of the feature, from one Richard G. Lillard, reads, “By and large the presence Read more
Before Richard Feynman was the Richard Feynman, the renowned physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1965), he was husband to his high-school sweetheart, Arline. In June of 1945, 25-year-old Arline died from tuberculosis. Nearly a year and a half later, in October of 1946, Richard wrote his late wife the following letter. He sealed it in Read more