Genre fiction Published on January 14, 2025January 12, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Choosing books How do you encourage people to read? Read More
Imperfect texts Published on December 31, 2024December 29, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Scholarship How do you approach documents that you know are wrong? Read More
Unimportant history Published on September 17, 2024September 16, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Obscure biography A book about someone we’d never heard of turns out to be unexpectedly interesting. Read More
Getting the stars right Published on August 13, 2024August 12, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Does it matter? We wonder how careful a fiction author really needs to be. Read More
Cyborg students Published on July 9, 2024July 7, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Mechanical aids When we test students today, what do we test? Read More
Long reads Published on May 28, 2024May 27, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com An unfair advantage How many people read a thousand-page book? Read More
Clutter Published on February 27, 2024February 25, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The state of your desk How clear should your desk, office or home be? Read More
New books and old Published on February 20, 2024February 18, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Adding and subtracting We have too many books, but sometimes we add more. Read More
The last novel Published on December 19, 2023December 18, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Favorite authors When do you finish, if there’s no prospect of more? Read More
Blast from the past Published on November 28, 2023November 26, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com History and pre-history We ponder a very old story, and something that could have been an old story. Read More