book(ish)
Life alongside books & other surprises from your friendly Midwestern dad. Gratuitously sincere, sometimes sassy.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
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- Sep 24, 2026
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- Jul 18, 2026
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That Battered Cookbook (opens the original)
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Brain Fry at Summer’s End (opens the original)
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Beach Reads (opens the original)
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I trust Hans Weyandt more than anyone else when it comes to books and book recommending. If you’re newer here, you’ll want to explore Hans’s growing book(ish) archive. His first piece had a classic, ambling-through-the-bookstore-with-a-smart-guide feel. In it, he recommends ten books. After you read that, move on to his deconstruction of “nature writing̶
The Gap (opens the original)
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