Books and posts about meaning
Buzzwords and Phrases That Make Me Want to Read (or Avoid) a Book
The descriptors book marketers use tell you a lot about who they think you are. These are the ones that pull me in and the ones that send me running.
Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time
A list of books I'd love to read again for the first time, that didn’t just entertain me, but woke something up too.
Goals for 2026 & Defensive Book Quoting
This year I'm setting reading and book goals while trying to stay out of the performance trap.
The Grace of Reading for Transformation, Not Consumption
Reading doesn’t need to be optimized. An essay on escaping reading-as-productivity and rediscovering reading as transformation, not consumption.
The Hitch
Reading notes and reflections gathered across multiple encounters with this book.
Quick Lit: Short and Sweet Reviews — January 2026
A grumpy bookseller novel, Lydia Millet’s razor-sharp short stories, Joy Harjo as the wise auntie we all need, and a strange new Roxane Gay–imprint release about grief, obsession, and the soul of a dog.
The Score How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
Reading notes and reflections gathered across multiple encounters with this book.
Reflections on Stone Yard Devotional
These notes capture my engagement with this book over time—what drew my attention, what remained in thought, what merited another reading.
Reflections on Bullshit Jobs
My reading notes from this book, gathered across several encounters—ideas that resonated, arguments that stayed with me, moments worth returning to.