For the month of September 2026, I'm going to break from posting. I want to spend some time thinking about what this blog is for and what might change, which might be nothing. During the month, anything I might have wanted to publish will be scheduled for October.
What Each Shelf Is Asking
Companion to "The Book Nobody Can Recommend." That essay argues fiction's distinctive offer is an occupiable position — a stance you can sit inside long enough to meet its costs. This one is the working table that follows from it, kept separate because it is a tool rather than an argument. Genre labels sort by … Continue reading What Each Shelf Is Asking
