Monthly Archives: June 2025

Reading Well: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Daniel (@MKNN)

A little way into Emily Tesh‘s 2023 science fiction novel Some Desperate Glory, I did not think I would enjoy it. But Tesh pulls off a very tricky shift, changing the narrative from a revolutionary narrative to one layered with … Continue reading →

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Reading Well: Exhalation by Ted Chiang

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Daniel (@MKNN)

I bought Ted Chiang‘s Exhalation on the recommendation of a friend without knowing much about it. I was expecting a novel, but instead this is a collection of nine short stories, published in 2019, and covering stories published from 2007 … Continue reading →

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Listen/Here: Am Are by Bugge Wesseltoft

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Welcome to a new feature! I’ve been trying to figure out a way to echo some of my writing about books a read in writing about music I listen to. The challenge is there is Just.So.Much of it. So here’s … Continue reading →

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Reading Well: Babel by R.F. Kuang

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Daniel (@MKNN)

How much do you love Oxford and how much are you fascinated by linguistic etymology? The answers to those questions will scale directly with your enjoyment of R.F. Kuang‘s 2022 novel, Babel. Set in a parallel 19th century, Babel exists … Continue reading →

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