What I’m Reading, January 2026

Non-fiction

  • The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas by Jerry Dennis
    • Received this for Christmas, continuing my reading about the Great Lakes after really enjoying the Dan Egan book recently.
  • An Immense World by Ed Yong
    • Recommendation from my friend Colin Russell. A lot of fascinating info about how different creatures sense the world in very different ways than we do.
  • Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett
    • Charlie’s school uses the Mood Meter to check in with moods and emotions every day, so we’ve started using it at home, too. This book is where it comes from, so I thought I’d read it to learn more about navigating my own emotional well-being and help Charlie learn how to navigate his.

Fiction

  • Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
    • I’m 1/4 of the way through this and enjoying it. I think I need to explore more from Barbara Kingsolver. Send me your recommendations!
  • Critical Mass (Expeditionary Force, Book 10) by Craig Alanson
    • For the past two years I’ve had one of these going on audio regularly. Mostly while cooking solo, doing dishes, or mowing the lawn.
  • Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler
    • I started this back in November and set it aside to read There Is No Anti-Memetics Division, so picking it back up now.

What are you reading this month?

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One response to “What I’m Reading, January 2026”

  1. Brad Birzer
    Brad Birzer

    Thanks much, Chuck. Looks like a great list.

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