Month: December 2023

[JH] #04 Why we collect books Merry Christmas, Christus natus est. Why I collect books Yesterday I found a nice book in one of those roadside book exchange libraries that people put up in many places in The Netherlands. The hunter-gatherer in me loves them. Usually, I catch nothing of interest, but every once in a…

[JH] #03: What books can do What a book can do Last week I read The End of the Affair by Graham Greene. It is a typical Greene book, at least it reminded me of The Power and the Glory, which I read two years ago. These books dive deep into the lives and anxieties…