Reading List 2020

4 min readJan 2, 2021

My reading productivity took a big hit year, because

The New York Public Library closed until late summer
My daily reading routine revolved around the daily subway commute, which was no more
The cats kept attacking my books

But I still managed to finish some great reads!

7 Books I Particularly Loved And Why

“The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer”
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Basic science research may be expensive. But it’s more effective than trying to cure disease by buying advertising and skipping drug trials.
“Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen”
by Dexter Palmer
Feeling nostalgia for the days when misinformation was imaginative and tabloid-y rather than about destroying democracy.
“Fleishman Is In Trouble”
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Doctors goof off while talent agents do the real work.
“Exhalation”
by Ted Chiang
Forget flying cars, the technology I’m looking forward to is more pets.
“Know my Name”
by Chanel Miller
The art classes at RISD sound like tons of fun and less pretentious than I expected.
“The Charisma Machine: The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop Per Child”
by Morgan Ames
Computers aren’t enough to fix society, sorry.
“She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement”
by Jodi Cantor and Megan Twohey
Be like Ashley Judd: arrange for the destruction of your enemies, then go on a multi-day Appalachian Trail hike when they meet justice.