I mark the latest entry in the yearly tradition by collating some good reads from across the web. Plus, blog announcements at the bottom!

The sequel to last year’s presentation of good reads. Please flick any recommendations of good articles or websites my way! Happy New 2022!

Stalingrad is perhaps the critical battle of the Second World War. Beevor does a marvellous job collating stories of soldiers and civilians.

The Luminaries is a legendary work of NZ literature. Its exceptional writing means it cannot be processed like any other book. No spoilers.

Here’s some of the best articles I read and bookmarked over last year.

This book is valuable for understanding why the US is the way it is, because of prior historical omission of the central role of slavery.

Warning: this review mentions sexual assault, if that could pose a problem for you. This is a novel about Hillary Rodham - never a Clinton.

How'd we get here? What's next? I recommend "Empire of Democracy" if you want to understand what neoliberalism was and is.

This method will let you know if you should read a book, if you can read that book, and if you'll enjoy reading that book.