november 2026

 you can see everything

October 2026

Oliver sacks - hallucinations
mary roach - packing for mars: the curious science of life in the void
the best american travel writing 2000

Digger, the history of concrete

september 2026

Nomadland [2020]

Kurt vonnegut - god bless you, mr rosewater
Nancy Eileen muleady-mecham - park ranger: true stories from a ranger's career in america's national parks
George orwell - animal farm
A movable feast: life changing food adventures around the world - editor Don George
Nevil shute - on the beach

the new yorker - The Scientist Whose Darkest Experiment Was on the Children He Took Home [video]

August 2026

can't believe how may books i got thru the month considering my parents came and visited for 11 days!! i did basically no tv and definitely no books while they were here :(

 the fifth element [1997], i don't feel at home in this world anymore [2017]

Jack Weatherford - genghis khan and the making of the modern world
Kazuo Ishiguru - never let me go
the best Americas food writing 2023 

July 2026

burn after reading [2008]

started but gave up ~100 pages in: ari Steinberg - the most book of mormon: a journey through the mythic lands of Nephi, zarahemla, & Kansas city, Missouri 

Don Thompson - the $12 million stuffed shark: the curious economics of contemporary art

kuer -  The word ‘Mormon’ remains a culture clash over identity and heritage
sf gate: The long, unhappy decline of Hollywood Boulevard, Calif.'s world-famous street 

npr - A homeless man was charged with a felony for camping. He's one of the first
"...a law in Louisiana that bans public camping by making it a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a $500 fine and six months in jail. Those charged could forgo jail time if they agree to enter into a program geared toward substance abuse or mental health treatment, the law says. But they could end up on the hook for paying the state back for the costs of such treatment — either in cash or by performing unspecified labor." 
...in cash or performing unspecified labor?! obviously the homeless don't have the cash for this so... we're just going to enslave them now?!

June 2026

did finish a book, but much less reading this month as we had two sets of guests and we took two road trips. 

Bugonia [2025], disclosure day, ex machina [2014]

Matthew Bowman - the Mormon people: the making of an American faith