Finished reading: Dust by Hugh Howey 📚
A worthy conclusion. This one’s gonna be rattling around the ol’ noggin for a while.
Finished reading: Shift by Hugh Howey 📚
Fantastic story! I loved this even better than Book 1, and I flew through it. Can’t wait to see its adaptation in Silo season 3!
Finished reading: Wool by Hugh Howey 📚
Excellent story, and fun to experience the book version leading up to the third TV season. Can’t wait to dive into Shift, but should I wait until after I’ve seen its season?
Finished reading: Steve Jobs in Exile The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary by Geoffrey Cain 📚
Wow, it’s incredible that NeXT technology is at the heart of so much of our tech still today, despite the own-goals that stymied the company from start to finish.
Finished reading: Apple - The First 50 Years by David Pogue 📚
Fantastic book. I really like Pogue’s writing style. One for the annals of Apple history.
Started reading: Artificial Condition The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells 📚
Okay, let’s see where this story goes…
Finished reading: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 📚
I highly recommend this one! It goes down quick and smooth, but will keep you thinking about it long after you finish the final page. Keegan captured the inner dilemma of human morality here.
Started reading: Apple - The First 50 Years by David Pogue 📚
Got it as an audiobook via my library/Libby. I just love it when books are read by the author themselves. They get the names and cadence of everything right. I can already tell it’s going to be a fun — and well-produced — listen!
Finished (re)reading: The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss 📚
Some of the most beautiful prose I’ve ever read. If you’ve ever held love for inanimate objects (and who hasn’t?), I think you’ll connect with this book. It holds a special place in my heart. 👍👍
Finished reading: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel 📚
I can tell this is going to be one of those books that I think about again and again. (Like Piranesi) 👍👍
Finished reading: Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway 📚
Made for a quick listen on my long ski today. Not the most impactful book, but intriguing enough to keep my interest for the full eight hours. Compelling characters!
Started reading: Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway 📚
Finished reading: Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe 📚
So…I liked most of the characters, some of the time. Frustrated by many choices they made, but nobody’s perfect. I unexpectedly came away with much more empathy and respect for OnlyFans work. I’m cautiously optimistic for the upcoming show.
Started reading: Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe 📚
It’s debuting as a show on Apple TV soon and it looks great!
Finished reading: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 📚
A harrowing tale… that nonetheless stoked my passion for the mountains — despite their inherent dangers. 👍
Started reading: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 📚
Finished reading: Apple in China by Patrick McGee 📚
This book makes Apple’s acquiescence to Donald Trump’s authoritarianism make even more sense. It’s not their first game. They know the playbook well.
It’s an enlightening tomb. A little dry, but the second half really picks up. 👍
Started reading: Apple in China by Patrick McGee 📚
Finally available from my library (via Libby). Let’s see if all the positive reviews hold up. (Based on the prologue, they will.)
Finished reading: Born to Run by Christopher McDougall 📚
Holy smokes, what a book! Both the story and science were each captivating. Definitely got me fired up for running, and getting back into barefoot shoes. 👍👍
Finished reading: Dirtbag Billionaire by David Gelles 📚
Though it lionizes Chouinard and glosses over some of his distasteful qualities more than necessary, this book made me appreciate Patagonia as a company and it sure wouldn’t be the same without him. It’s been through the wringer over its 50+ years, and still sticks to its values and purpose. 👍
Started reading: Dirtbag Billionaire by David Gelles 📚
I’ve long been fascinated by Yvon Chouinard’s story from, well, dirtbag climber to luminary billionaire who started Patagonia and what would become Black Diamond.
Finished reading: The Sharp End of Life by Dierdre Wolownick 📚
Y’all know Alex Honnold of Free Solo fame. His mom’s book recounts her life — difficult marriage, self-doubt, and her incredible tenacity through it all. In pursing her own outdoor adventures later in life, she found clarity and purpose.
Finished reading: Hangdog Days by Jeff Smoot 📚
These true stories of early climbers, their feats, and their feuds read like fiction. But people are incredible!
Started reading: Hangdog Days by Jeff Smoot 📚