July and August of 2026 were not bad for reading! I did travel some, so I read less than I otherwise might have—traveling with a kid makes reading a challenge—but I still got through a fair bit.  I should note, I’m partway through a few books (including a translation of the Ilyǒn’s Samguk Yusa as well as the still-not-quite abandoned Morte D’Arthur) but my rule is to post about books once I’ve finished them, so those will have to wait. Below is what I finished during these two months.  

May and June of 2026 were pretty good for reading! I we finished up some of those translations projects I mentioned last month, and though more have come in, with a lot more free time available I was able to finally do some serious reading! I remain stalled out on reading Sir Thomas Malory’s Complete Works (edited by Eugène Vinaver), which is funny since the RPG I was reading it for inspiration for has played out and ended. Even so, I’m trying to get back into it, one chunk at a time. In the meantime, below the cut I’ve only …