Books and posts about place
Armchair Euro Fakeation: A European Reading List for Summer 2026
Twenty books of summer spanning Hungary, Ireland, the Calabrian coast, a Swiss mental institution, wartime Berlin, and a crumbling Tuscan villa. The Europe that didn't make the brochure.
Reflections on Land
My reading notes from this book, gathered across several encounters—ideas that resonated, arguments that stayed with me, moments worth returning to.
Reflections on Tangerinn
My reading notes from this book, gathered across several encounters—ideas that resonated, arguments that stayed with me, moments worth returning to.
Quick Lit Short and Sweet Reviews, April 2026
Short reviews of six books I read over the last month and a half — Sisters in Yellow, Last Night in Brooklyn, The Witch, Vigil, How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder, and Down Time.
Reflections on Last Night in Brooklyn
My reading notes from this book, gathered across several encounters—ideas that resonated, arguments that stayed with me, moments worth returning to.
Reflections on Villa Coco
My reading notes from this book, gathered across several encounters—ideas that resonated, arguments that stayed with me, moments worth returning to.
Reflections on Berlin
Marginalia and reflections gathered through multiple readings—what captured my attention, what accumulated meaning, what warranted revisiting.
Reflections on Cape Fever
Reflections and marginalia from reading this book—what stood out in the moment, what continued to resonate, what demanded rereading.
Reflections on Go As A River
Notes from reading this book across different moments—what caught me during the read, what held weight afterward, what prompted return.