I always like hearing others' one-sentence takeaways from the books they have read most recently, so I'm keeping some of mine here, starting from late 2024.

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Dreyer's English, Benjamin Dreyer—besides compelling me to convert the unsightly hyphens on this page to em dashes, is a juggernaut of a style guide presented clearly, concisely, cleverly. I would highly recommend it to anyone who has occasion to put words on a page. (6/25)

Dune, Frank Herbert - is so much better than the movies, because the worldbuilding is so integral to the story. Did the planetologist, Kynes, even appear in the films - let alone plotlines like the gradual reveal of how the spice and the worms are connected? (2/25)

Behave, Robert Sapolsky - although he claims to focus on explaining violence, this book is such a good summary of human behavior overall that I would highly recommend it to everyone. I read it in tandem with two neuroscience textbooks, and it covered a surprisingly large amount of material from both while being significantly easier to comprehend. (4/24)