Unrequired Reading

I am notoriously bad at building habits. Cycling lasted six months despite two bikes. So the two zeros in this numbering system are entirely optimistic. Welcome to the first Unrequired Reading where I share my enthusiasms and how I become engrossed. Reading more Two changes since my phone started running my life. First: no phones at the bedside. Waking at 3am was leading to surprise purchases and Instagram binges. But to kill the habit I needed to replace it, so I bought a tiny epaper phone with RSS, Bluesky, Google Books, nothing else. I purchased the BOOX Palma 2, its nickname is Pamela. So far it's been really successful, a few books I've enjoyed: Saturn Run A hard sci-fi sprint to Saturn where the geopolitical tension and engineering problem-solving keep you gripped even if the characters themselves stay a bit thin. After The Fall Surprisingly fun and breezy romp through a post-apocalyptic world where humans are kept as pets, and despite being a bit bloody, the whole thing barrels…