mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Disappearers is amazing.nytimes.comThis Masterpiece Is the Novel of the Decade, if Not the Century (Gift Article)Marlon James’s story of gay experience and murderous homophobia in Jamaica is a maximalist’s banquet — and the Booker Prize winner’s finest book yet. 031
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Recent reading book report: Whistler by Ann Patchett Liberation Day—Stories by George Saunders The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence—Before It's Too Late by Cory Doctorow Now I Surrender by Álvaro Enrigue John of John by Douglas Stuart 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I heard of Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart on Ezra Klein’s podcast. It’s my kind of book. 010
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 19/06/2026The History of Sound: Stories by Ben Shattuck. I started listening to this today on @libro.fm, and the first few stories are beautiful. 010
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Joci and I are loving Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer! Thanks to Ron Charles for your review in Substack that led us to it! 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Angel Down by Daniel Kraus - fabulous. 041
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Up Next: The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game by C. Thi Nguyen. The author is a professor at the university of Utah. 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy: A suspenseful story of a family struggling to survive and save a critical seed vault on a remote island as sea levels rise. The full cast brings this emotional and compelling story to life. 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Next up: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 26/03/2026A disturbing look at how U.S. dominance of global networks became a tool for surveillance and coercion. Each move may have seemed justified, but together they erode trust and risk triggering a new kind of Cold War–style escalation. 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Better arguments, and maybe even better policies, get formulated when we know more about ordinary people’s lives. - Katherine Boo Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity by Katherine Boo 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 02/03/2026This bears repeating. www.patreon.com/posts/152049...patreon.comIntelligent Life of Earth | Corey MohlerGet more from Corey Mohler on Patreon 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 25/02/2026There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm. Recommended by Jack Clark of Anthropic on the Ezra Klein podcast. 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Next: Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness by Edward Abbey 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Abundance by Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson up next! 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Next up. Loving it so far! The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai 010
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Rags to riches, sex with older women, a monosyllabic Hungarian protagonist, and the Booker Prize. I liked it. 010
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 27/01/2026I loved Vigil! slate.com/culture/2026...?slate.comOne of Our Most Acclaimed Writers Is Back With His First Novel in a Decade. It Doesn’t Go Quite Where You’d Expect.George Saunders’ Vigil is an exercise in empathy, or at least understanding. 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Loving The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 21/01/2026If you liked the movie Parasite, I highly recommend No Other Choice. 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 07/01/2026The Weight by Melissa Mendes: a sad, beautiful graphic novel about growing up on a rural mid-century farm under an abusive father—and still finding wonder in the world. 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 17/10/2025A precocious girl grows up amid a world gone mad—a political funhouse mirror of our own time. Smart, disquieting, and disturbingly plausible. 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Imagine Atonement rewritten after the fall of civilization. McEwan sends a future academic on a quest to recover a masterpiece from the ashes of our world—equal parts detective story, requiem, and warning. 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Spies, submarines, teleportation, and private eyes. Logic optional. Delight guaranteed. 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Only R.F. Kuang could make a trip to hell to save your thesis advisor feel both hilarious and profound. A fiery mix of philosophy, myth, and academic anxiety—wow indeed. 000
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Such a great season! Thanks Berkeley Rep! 010
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Casually interested in whether an emoji in a text response can form a contract? Everything emoji and legal related is in this episode of 99 PI. overcast.fm/+AAyIOyosQ-Qovercast.fm😅⚖️ — 99% InvisibleA single 👍 emoji sent over text was meant to say “got it”—but instead, it kicked off a $62,000 legal battle and raised the question: can an emoji seal a contract? 010
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Happy independent bookstore day! Time to get that book you’ve been thinking about! ggpbooks.com/event/2025-0...ggpbooks.comCelebrate Independent Bookstore Day! 010
mfkelleher.bsky.social @mfkelleher.bsky.social · 18/03/2025A friend recommended the audiobook of Shakespeare: the Man Who Pays The Bills by Judi Dench. I enjoyed the opening chapter with her reflections on Macbeth, so I headed over to @libro.fm and grabbed a copy of Macbeth. So satisfying. 000
