Between the Temples

On the reality of stuff that's all in your head.

Apr 1 • Matthew Morgan

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March 2026

The Look of the Book

On book covers, in the words of the people who make them.

Mar 16 • Matthew Morgan

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Mood Reading

Why do some books impress the intellect but fail to stir the soul? And does Sylvia Plath understand how paragraphs work?

Mar 2 • Matthew Morgan

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February 2026

A Box of Books

On fighting over what's funny.

Feb 16 • Matthew Morgan

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A Half-Panicked Epiphany

Stockpiling literature in case of a digital apocalypse.

Feb 2 • Matthew Morgan

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January 2026

Talking Past Each Other

On the radioactive waste of toxic friendships.

Jan 19 • Matthew Morgan

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Lost in the Library

I plan therefore I am.

Jan 5 • Matthew Morgan

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December 2025

The Art of Understatement

A softly thrown punch that hits hard.

Dec 22, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

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Scrooge Season

On winter pessimism, seasonal hope, and against-the-grain Christmas stories.

Dec 15, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

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My Essay in 'Inner Life'

A trip to the beach inspires an examination of what we put at the centre of our lives.

Dec 9, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

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November 2025

Notes on a Reading Life: What's Truth Got To Do With It?

“I don’t think the truth is some kind of polestar in the sky that we will one day get to. It’s more like an incessant striving.”

Nov 24, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

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The Last Book You'll Ever Read

On dreaming of death beds, reading about book burning, and thinking your way out of thought.

Nov 10, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

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