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February 2026 Books and Reading Notes

John Winkelman

February was a godawful month for reading, or indeed any literary activities. I don’t think I have had such a low-energy month, book-wise, since I started tracking my reading habits over a decade ago. I am optimistic that March will be better, but only cautiously so.

Acquisitions

Books Acquired in the month of February 2026
Books Acquired in the month of February 2026
  1. Laura Robson, Human Capital: A History of Putting Refugees to Work (Verso Books) [2026.02.06]

Reading List

Books

  1. William Gibson, Spook Country (ebook, re-read) [2026.02.10]
  2. Nathan Lowell, Half Share (ebook) [2026.02.17]

November 2024 Books and Reading Notes

John Winkelman

November wasn’t such a great month for reading, mostly due to the existential dread of watching democracy die in the USA. Other than that, things are great!

Acquisitions

  1. Jordan S. Carroll, Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right (University of Minnesota Press) [2024.11.01]
  2. Kateřina Čupová (Julie Nováková, translator, Damian Duffy, lettering), R.U.R: The Karel Čapek Classic (Rosarium Publishing) [2024.11.07]
  3. Yuri Herrera (Lisa Dillman, translator), Season of the Swamp (And Other Stories) [2024.11.12]
  4. Evergreen Review Reader 1967 – 1973 (Four Walls Eight Windows) [2024.11.14]
  5. Cheryl S. Ntumy, Songs for the Shadows (Atthis Arts) [2024.11.30]
  6. Ihor Mysiak (Yevheniia Dubrova and Hanna Leliv, translators), The Factory (Atthis Arts) [2024.11.30]

Reading List

Books

  1. Elvira Navarro (Christina MacSweeney, translator), A Working Woman [2024.11.12]
  2. Mona Arshi, Somebody Loves You [2024.11.21]
  3. William Gibson, Spook Country [2024.11.27]

Short Prose

  1. Jim C. Hines, “A Game of Goblins” [2024.11.25]