Espresso Shots: The Language of Trees, by Katie Holten
The Language of Trees is an archive of human knowledge filtered through many branches of thought. Continue reading Espresso Shots: The Language of Trees, by Katie Holten
Tag: non-fiction
Espresso Shots: Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech, by Paulina Borsook
Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech, by Paulina Borsook. Borsook, a former tech writer for Wired, offers a tongue-in-cheek tour through the world of high tech during the infancy of the Internet and high-tech nerdery back when it was a fringe subculture. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech, by Paulina Borsook
Chapbook Chaturdays: Proverbs of a She-Dandy, by Lisa Robertson
Proverbs of a She-Dandy, by Lisa Robertson, a small chapbook by Cutt Press. Continue reading Chapbook Chaturdays: Proverbs of a She-Dandy, by Lisa Robertson
Commonplace Book: Truth Bombs from Aimé Césaire
“A civilization that proves incapable of solving the problems it creates is a decadent civilization.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: Truth Bombs from Aimé Césaire
Blog Update January 2026
On this cold, windy, and otherwise miserable day, it’s time for a blog update. Continue reading Blog Update January 2026
Espresso Shots: A Silent Treatment: a memoir, by Jeannie Vanasco
A Silent Treatment is a fascinating literary object. It is both a highly-charged personal memoir. It is also an interesting exploration on the mechanics of how a memoir is written. Continue reading Espresso Shots: A Silent Treatment: a memoir, by Jeannie Vanasco
Espresso Shots: We Should All Be Birds: A Memoir, by Brian Buckbee with Carol Ann Fitzgerald
Pain becomes a transformative agent in We Should All Be Birds. Continue reading Espresso Shots: We Should All Be Birds: A Memoir, by Brian Buckbee with Carol Ann Fitzgerald
Espresso Shots: Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange, by Katie Goh
Koh has written an engaging personal history of a mundane supermarket staple. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange, by Katie Goh
The Franklin Stove: an Uninitended American Revolution, by Joyce E. Chaplin @ NYJB
The Franklin Stove “offers a multifaceted history of Franklin’s invention. Equal parts biography, design history, and environmental history, the book proves its worth by being highly relevant to today’s climate crisis.” Continue reading The Franklin Stove: an Uninitended American Revolution, by Joyce E. Chaplin @ NYJB
Espresso Shots: Hypochondria, by Will Rees
Hypochondria by Will Rees is his attempt to chronicle his condition and an exploration of the phenomenon known as hypochondria. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Hypochondria, by Will Rees
