Listening to the Salvation sequence by Peter F Hamilton.

And reading, A most elegant equation by David Stipp.

Lonesome Dove on audiobook. The production quality is pretty bad, but the story is good.

How Music Works by David Byrne. It was recommended to me by a colleague when asked about good resources on learning more about music.

I'm only in chapter 3, so far it's been interesting. About how music has adapted since the introduction of recordings, about the shifting perceptions, not only in music but also showmanship, size of venues, choice of instruments. The current chapter is about the different recording media and their impact on the music.

All very interesting, although I do hope it will soon delve deeper into the nitty gritty: notes and intervals, progressions, and all the things I'm still totally unaware of.

The Sword and Shield, the history of the KGB. I'm nearly half way through it, it's fascinating.

Never Split the Difference, a reread of what is typically called the best negotiating book. I've not read one better.

I just finished The Grace Year by Kim Liggett and loved it, and am about to start Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology for my horror book club.

I just finished reading Dilla Time by Dan Charnas- it’s a must read if you’re a disciple of J Dilla.

I’m currently listening to War and Peace by Tolstoy

Currently in the middle of house of chains by Steven Erikson.

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. About halfway through, really enjoying it. The audiobook narrator is great.

Speaking Bones - Book 4 of the Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu. This is probably one of the best fantasy I've read. The setting is based off of ancient China. It's similar to Game of Thrones in the sense that there's a lot of world building, there's no main character, no one is safe from death and the fantasy is lightly applied.

It introduces interesting ideas like storing electricity in objects made with glass, intestines and gold, then utilizing it in warfare. Also logic gates implemented with just basic materials like wood and ropes. Basic AI (non-ML). Etc.

I'm quite confident anyone who enjoys programming will enjoy this series.

Perfect Victims And The Politics of Appeal by Mohammed El-Kurd

I just finished reading The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey (authors of the Expanse series). Overall I really liked it and am excited for this series! I feel like the characters haven’t hooked me as much as the characters from the Expanse series, but I’m going to give them more time to develop.

I am now reading The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. This one has surprised me how much I’ve enjoyed it so far. I have read his Founders trilogy and Divine Cities books and found them hit or miss.

I've barely read or listened to anything for over a year, now suddenly I have 9 books/audiobooks on the go. Most are things that everyone has read or heard about anyway, and almost all are part of a series Ive talked about too much over the years so I don't have too much to say 🤷‍♂️

Audio:
The Wise Man's Fear by Pat Rothfuss when I'm jogging
Words of Radiance by Sanderson at work
Daughter of the Dragon by Michael G Manning at home

Books on rotation chapter by chapter:
White Night by Jim Butcher
River Marked by Patricia Briggs
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
The Hungry Isle by Emily Rodda
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Manga: Uzumaki by Junji Ito

Just finished The Will of the Many by James Islington. Fantastic book. Gonna be champing at the bit until the next one releases in November.

Next up will be The Fifth Age, but I haven't cracked it open yet. I will later tonight.

Just started The Orb of Cairado by Katherine Addison, as a palate cleanser. I expect it'll be cozy.

Finished Fever House by Ken Rosson. This started very fast-paced, but (imo) got bogged down by (interesting) flashbacks. I enjoyed it, but would have liked it to be shorter, somehow. Not sure I'll read the sequel, since this one swerved into a sub-genre I don't usually go for.

Reading (listening to) War of the Noobs, and honestly it's getting a bit stale. It didn't hook or make me really laugh like earlier books on the series.

Recently finished This Inevitable Ruin, and DCC is always a good time.

Can't believe I never got around to it on the first go-round, but Nick Hornby's "High Fidelity."