The lists are not an endorsement of the authors or their views. It is simply a record of works I have read and engaged with over time.
Literary canon
- Lolita: Vladimir Nabokov. 1955
- The Dispossessed: Ursula K. Le Guin. 1974
- When We Cease to Understand the World: Benjamin Labatut. 2021
- Everything Flows: Vasily Grossman. 1972
- Woodcutters: Thomas Bernhard. 1984
Reading list 2026
Title in bold denotes this year's favorite.
- East of Eden: John Steinbeck. 1952
- Blood Meridian: Cormac McCarthy. 1985
- The Pacific Circuit: Alexis Madrigal. 2025
- Flesh: David Szalay. 2025
- The Grapes of Wrath: John Steinbeck. 1939