Library finds
October 15, 2026
The best book this month came from the returns trolley, not from any list.
Reading list
Notes in the margin, collected in one place.
September 11, 2026
A short one
Finished in two evenings. It said what it had to say and stopped, which more books should do.
August 29, 2026
Slow start
The first hundred pages were hard going. The rest made up for it, which is not always the case.
August 1, 2026
Gave up
Stopped halfway through a long novel. Life is short and the shelf is long.
July 13, 2026
Notes
Writing two lines after each chapter helped more than underlining ever did.