What Fiction are you reading this week, January 4, 2026? [View all]
Livraria Lello in Porto, Portugal. Called the “most beautiful bookstore in the world,” this shop sits nestled between a stunning garden and a natural sciences museum. The neo-Gothic building has been the home for the shop since 1906.
Still reading The First Gentleman by Bill Clinton and James Patterson. I am not fond of how most of the chapters are 2-3 pages long. The book is 500 pages but half of them are empty. It's very chop, chop. Easy to see why readers bail. But then, as is common in Patterson books, it is turning into an interesting who-actually-done-it about half way through. And the chapters get longer. So, I'd advise: stick with it.
Listening to Ascension by Nicholas Binge. "A mind-bending speculative thriller in which the sudden appearance of a mountain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean leads a group of scientists to a series of jaw-dropping revelations that challenge the notion of what it means to be human." Just started this but there's no mountain yet.
My new year's wish is simple: No more fascists. No more crooks. Just happy people reading books! - borrowed from Sara Paretsky
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