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A Question of Judgement
A 3,000 foot view of "Inferno", moral responsibility, and learning to discern the good from the bad.
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New Essay in 'The Metropolitan Review'
On surviving childhood in Michael Cunningham's "Day".
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Matthew Morgan
A Sightseer’s Guide to the "Inferno"
On failed plans, Dante's knickknacks, and a tour through "Inferno".
The Book's Looks: Part II
In celebration of some wonderful book covers and the people who make them.
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Matthew Morgan

July 2025

The Book's Looks: Part I
What makes a great book cover, and what are covers supposed to do?
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A Book Group For Two
On the value of a reading buddy and 'The Divine Comedy' as the original Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Matthew Morgan
Overlapping Books
An experiment in "polyphonic reading".
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New Essay in 'Beyond the Bookshelf'
On becoming a "cultured person", temporal bandwidth, and being interested in everything.
Putting Books Down
On not finishing books, the value of a hatchet job, and the sunk-cost fallacy.
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The Rise and Fall of Genius: Part II
On "Birdman" and the people who burn, burn, burn.

June 2025

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