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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Room Ramble
I'm teaching a workshop later this week on employment discrimination. At the moment, much of my time is devoted to returning order to my office.
A chunk of material that was needed for "Pilate's Magician" is being filed, although boxed is more accurate. [I have misplaced things in files but never in a box.]
Several boxes of books will be going to the used bookstore. I'm keeping most of the Roman history and religion books related to the novel, but others have piled up and I'm ruthlessly culling those. Mainly management titles because if there is any field in which the book promotions tend to overstate value, it's management.
In contrast, history, government, religion, and philosophy tend to hold up well.
Anyway, progress is being made. It won't be a Marie Kondo make-over but it will produce a lot of floor space.
Monday, April 20, 2026
Books in My Reading Stack
- Old School: Future-proof yourself. AI-proof your career by Nicholas Bate. I'm starting this today.
- Lords of Misrule: Mardi Gras and the Politics of Race in New Orleans by James Gill.
- The Monastery of the Damned: From the Ivy League to the French Foreign Legion by Nicholas Tobias.
- AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order by Kai-Fu Lee
- Overreach: The Inside Story of Putin's War Against Ukraine by Owen Matthews
- Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future by Dan Wang
- Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III by Shyam Sankar
- Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939 - 1945 by Ian Buruma
Still The One
When a person who has not seen the film versions of A Tale of Two Cities said that the BBC is planning one, I advised her to see this one first.
Memorable with a great cast.
Sunday, April 19, 2026
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