The Web Beneath the Waves – Samanth Subramanian
Samanth Subramanian gives readers a look at the relatively obscure world of undersea internet infrastructure which has remained largely the same since they started laying cables for telegraph traffic. In many cases it’s still the same companies contracted to lay the cables as did the job for the last 50 years. What struck me was…
Genre: InternetStyle: Non-fiction
The Affluent Society – John Kenneth Galbraith
In progress review to come.
Genre: EconomicsStyle: Non-fiction
On Revision – William Germano
If you want to write non-fiction then William Germano’s book is one you should put on your list to read. Germano walks us through what it means to revise. It’s not fixing spelling, or doing a final polish, revising is all about understanding what your writing actually does instead of what you think it does.…
Style: Non-fiction
All Systems Red – Martha Wells
I’d heard about this series for a while but didn’t really know what it was about until I watched the Apple TV season and it was excellent there. So I put the book on hold at my library and got it yesterday and it did not disappoint. We follow Murderbot as he realizes he has…
Genre: Science FictionStyle: FictionAt the Trough – Laurent Carbonneau
At The Trough continues my curiosity at Canadian focused looks at the economy, and ties in with Corporate Control from a few weeks back. Here Laurent Carbonneau looks at the Canadian corporate welfare industry that was started with the founding of our country as we gave money to build railroads that mostly profited the investors…
Style: Non-fiction
The Ascendants – Jazza Brooks
This is the debut novel from Jazza Brooks, better known for his YouTube art channel, which is where I found this book during his build of the main evil in the book a gidaanawe. We start on a mining planet serving the Edictum who in turn serve the will of the Zenitharch, a mystical force…
Genre: Sciecne FictionStyle: Fiction
Among the Burning Flowers – Samantha Shannon
This is the prequel to both A Day of Fallen Night and Priory of the Orange Tree and while the story is good, I’d say it’s only worth reading if you’ve read both the other books and want to dig more into the history of the world that the author has built. Here we follow…
Genre: FantasyStyle: FictionEnshittificaton – Cory Doctorow
If you’ve heard Cory Doctorow talk or read his site before none of this is going to be a surprise. He’s covered all these bases many times before in blog posts and podcast interviews. I agree with much of what Doctorow writes, but have always had a hard time getting past his strident writing style.…
Style: Non-fiction
Rogers v Rogers – Alexandra Posadzki
This is a story of one of the biggest telecom companies in Canada, Rogers Communications, and the family behind it. While the subtitle leads you to believe that we’re going to hear about the sordid drama between family members during a merger with Shaw Communications and a CEO ousting, that’s a very small part of…
Style: Non-fiction
Autocracy Inc – Anne Applebaum
This is November 2025’s book club book. Applebaum walks readers through how autocratic states operate, and how they peddle their influence through the world. China subsidizes StarTimes for news so it’s a cheaper option than Western media thus Chinese ideals are spread. China, and other autocracies, don’t differentiate between government policy and business so they…
Style: Non-fiction
