Nolan Can Read

2010

December 26, 2023

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

By N.K. Jemisin

I think my threshold for good fantasy varies wildly from book to book, season to season. At times it is a comfort food, and seeking comfort and ease I find it and look no further - while at times I...

November 12, 2023

The Rise And Fall Of The Dinosaurs

By Steve Brusatte

Brusatte takes you through an excellent history of both the dinosaurs themselves and the field of paleontology, from a few crazy pioneers (I could stand to learn a bit more about Baron Nopsca, scientist, swashbuckler and spy) to the high-tech...

November 10, 2023

China In Ten Words

By Yu Hua

I worry sometimes about my Education. I always thought it was like, pretty good, I got good grades in a wide variety of subjects, but then something like The Cultural Revolution comes to the fore and I am just astonishingly...