Currently reading
Here’s what I’m reading right now.
This page lists books I’ve read this year, with previous years via link at the bottom.
If “Date Finished” is empty, I’m still working on it. The rating is out of five, with 1 being “I can’t believe I finished this thing!” and 5 being a book that I really loved or got a lot out of reading.
Comments are my short thoughts on the book, or a link to longer notes.
| Title | Author | Date Finished | Rating | Publisher | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Princess Bride | William Goldman | 3/22/26 | 4 | Harcourt | Somehow, I had never read this. It’s funny (very funny!) and sweet and exciting, like the movie, though parts of it haven’t aged very well–lots of uncomfortable and charmless comments on women’s looks and bodies. |
| 101 Poes Against War | Andrew Motion, ed. | Faber & Faber | |||
| Hitler’s American Model:The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law | James Q. Whitman | Princeton University Press | |||
| It Can’t Happen Here | Sinclair Lewis | 03/14/26 | 4 | Berkley | A shockingly insightful book about the process of a fascist dictorship arising in America, and how it could easily grow from America’s latent cultural and economic contradictions. The initially Twain-ian satire of the rural Northeast gradually fragments into a menacing and terrifying dystopia. |
| Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm | Dan Charnas | 2/08/2026 | 5 | MCD | Read My Notes |
| Solaris | Stanislaw Lem | 02/01/26 | 5 | Berkley | Read My Notes |
| Babel | R.F. Kuang | 1/25/26 | 5 | Harper Voyager | Read My Notes |
| The Monster’s Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How it Shook our World | David K. Randall | 2/24/26 | 4 | WW. Norton & Co. | A fascinating, if a bit scattered, popular history of the first discovery of the skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Rex. Features lengthy summaries of the origins of paleontology, the development of major American museums like the AMNH, and the “Bone Wars” of the late 19th century that tied both together. |
| Frankenstein | Junji Ito | 01/04/26 | 5 | VIZ Media | Another astonishing collection and an interesting if somewhat straightforward renedering of Frankenstein by this horror master. I like the short (unrelated) works following Frankenstein much more than the title work. |
| Knave of Graves | SJ Shank | 01/11/26 | 5 | Carthago Nova Press | Read My Notes |
| City of Ember: The People of Sparks | Jeanne DuPrau | 01/07/2026 | 5 | Yearling Adventure | A really thoughtful book about resillience, refugees, community-building, and hope. |
Previous years' lists:
2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2000s, 1990s
