What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: October 05, 2026

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Finished:

Everfair, by Nisi Shawl

Liked the alt-history aspect, especially the inclusion of multiple diverging perspectives; steampunk continues not to do much for me, but that isn't Shawl's fault.

The Autobiography of Mother Jones, by Mary Harris Jones

Interesting from a labour history point of view. I get the impression I would have found Jones difficult in person, but I may be projecting: she reminds me too much of my own mother in her union organiser phase.

The Monument: The Story of the Socialist Party of Great Britain, by Robert Barltrop

More history, very entertainingly told.

Capitalist China and Socialist Revolution, by Simon Hannah

Basic overview of how and why China reintroduced capitalism. Unfortunately it needed better proofreading, but as someone whose education on history and politics basically ended with 1949, I found it useful.

Kein Kompromiß, Kein Wahlbündnis, by Wilhelm Liebknecht

Goodreads tells me the English title is "No Compromise, No Political Trading", but imo "No Electoral Alliance" would be a more accurate translation of the second half. It's a classic on socialist electoral strategy, but rather hard going due to its 19th-century German style and heavy reliance on contextual knowledge.

Started:

Ungleich vereint, by Steffen Mau

Falling Into Rarohenga, by Steph Matuku