Reading Roundup Wrapup: August 2025

Pick of the month: Enigma Tales by Una McCormack. Look, when Una McCormack writes a book, it's the best book I read that month. I don't make the rules. Sorry, Ted Chiang.

All books read:

1. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Enigma Tales by Una McCormack
2. Star Trek: Coda, Book I: Moments Asunder by Dayton Ward
3. Paradox in Oz by Edward Einhorn, illustrated by Eric Shanower
4. A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
5. Star Trek: Coda, Book II: The Ashes of Tomorrow by James Swallow
6. To the Stars: Between Planets / The Rolling Stones / Starman Jones / The Star Beast by Robert A. Heinlein
7. The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution by David Quammen
8. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
9. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
10. Star Trek: Coda, Book III: Oblivion’s Gate by David Mack
11. Arrival by Ted Chiang
12. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

All books acquired:

1. The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by Ken Liu
2. To the Stars: Between Planets / The Rolling Stones / Starman Jones / The Star Beast by Robert A. Heinlein 
3. Archie Varsity Edition, Vol. 1 by Mark Waid, Fiona Staples, Veronica Fish, Annie Wu, et al.
4. Four Frontiers: Rocket Ship Galileo / Space Cadet / Red Planet / Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein
5. Infinite Possibilities: Tunnel in the Sky / Time for the Stars / Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein
6. Outward Bound: Have Space Suit—Will Travel / Starship Troopers / Podkayne of Mars by Robert A. Heinlein
7. The Collected Short Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume Four: Minority Report by Philip K. Dick

On a bit of a Heinlein spree, I guess!

Currently reading:

• The Collected Short Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume Four: Minority Report by Philip K. Dick

Up next in my rotations:

1. From Cooperation to Complicity: Degussa in the Third Reich by Peter Hayes 
2. Doctor Who: The Coming of the Terraphiles; Or, Pirates of the Second Aether!! by Michael Moorcock
3. Formerly Known as the Justice League by Keith Giffen & J. M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire, and Joe Rubinstein
4. Rumble Fish by S. E. Hinton 

Books remaining on "To be read" list: 682 (down 4)