Books I read in July 2026
The best book I read this month was a historian's account of how the concept of the West came about and why it's origin…
Emma Zunz: Borges Marathon, Part 32
My thoughts on this short story by Jorge Luis Borges, which is an outlier in terms of the plot and main character,…
The Three-Cornered Hat by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
In this 19th-century Spanish novella, a miller and his wife have their love tested by the scheming of a corrupt local authority…
Paris in Turmoil #parisinjuly2026
Parisian writer Eric Hazan shares his memories of Paris interwoven with historical research and beautifully observed urban detail.