The Books I’m Reading in 2026
10 books on my TBR
I don’t care about canon.
Or: Fanfic in opposition to auteurship.
My Personal Canon
ie the books you should read to understand me, with film and music pairings
The Librarian’s Gift Guide
for panicking givers.
10k Hours as a Value System
According to (perhaps a misunderstanding of) K. Anders Ericsson[1], it takes 10000 hours to become a master at something. 10,000 hours is a long time: 5 years at 40 hours per week (the average workload), or over a year without…
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Late Romantic 