In a recent entry, I detailed summer plans to read a book every Saturday. For those who thought such an endeavor foolhardy, well, you were right, but not for the reason you might think. Professional and social events are already filling up my Saturdays at a rather alarming rate. As a result, my summer reading plans have changed. Rather than starting and finishing a book on the same Saturday, I will instead start a book with the intent to finish it by the following Saturday. Given everything else I plan to do every week this summer, setting aside time to read a book Saturday-to-Saturday should not be an additional burden. Should I finish a book earlier than Saturday, I will also begin reading the next scheduled text earlier.
A couple organizational changes took place, too, so here's an update:
May 1 - Hamlet on the Holodeck
May 8 – The Meaning of Video Games
May 15 – Persuasive Games
May 22 – DIY U
May 29 – The Academic Self / The Gift of Death
June 5 – Games of Empire
June 12 – A Better Pencil
June 19 – The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
June 26 – Writing at the End of the World
July 3 – The Wisdom of Crowds
July 10 – A Counter-History of Composition
July 17 – Understanding Video Games
July 24 – Remix
July 31 – Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology
August 7 – The Wealth of Networks
August 14 – Mechanisms
August 21 – Protocol
August 28 – Always On
Again, I welcome additions, deletions and suggestions for reorganization.
*I'm also reading Gravity's Rainbow, which I expect will take most of the summer, as well as regular issues of the Atlantic, Paste and Wired.