{"id":23013,"date":"2026-04-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=23013"},"modified":"2026-04-01T07:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:58:37","slug":"march-reading-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/march-reading-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"March Reading Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books I Finished<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41hXPeQ5QVL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dUWTpx\"><em>Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids<\/em> by Bryan Caplan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ci0Qn0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41J1GLFJmAL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ci0Qn0\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ci0Qn0\"><em>If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies<\/em> by Eliezer Yudkowsky &amp; Nate Soares<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3PGH8bX\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41Ov+0dt0rL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3PGH8bX\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3PGH8bX\"><em>The Death of Caesar<\/em> by Barry Strauss<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4scX3ML\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41SOOmrGe7L._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4scX3ML\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4scX3ML\"><em>Ride the Dark Trail<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41INXKguESL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3O9JCz7\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3O9JCz7\"><em>The Undoing Project<\/em> by Michael Lewis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ciJq9T\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41NHUdbQJfL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ciJq9T\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ciJq9T\"><em>The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory<\/em> by Tim Alberta<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tk4ti7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41k8l3PLPlL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tk4ti7\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tk4ti7\"><em>The Tall Stranger<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47uZ6nW\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41vTFIxQeHL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47uZ6nW\"><em>Dataclysm<\/em> by Christian Rudder<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4vmoYN9\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41zr+W6HAVL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4vmoYN9\"><em>Throne of the Crescent Moon<\/em> by Saladin Ahmed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4trsHap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41kEPo3oK6L._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4trsHap\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4trsHap\"><em>Creating Character Arcs<\/em> by K.M. Weiland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4vbt4HN\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/511AecDOAzS._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4vbt4HN\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4vbt4HN\"><em>The Mother of the Lord<\/em> by Margaret Barker<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51az4oqhYCL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Nazi Mind<\/em> by Laurence Rees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bPATd2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51v2PhDxQ6L._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bPATd2\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bPATd2\"><em>The Jupiter Knife<\/em> by D.J. Butler &amp; Aaron Michael Ritchey<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47BLpn5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41RN5bOU+oL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47BLpn5\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47BLpn5\"><em>The Lost World of Genesis One<\/em> by John H. Walton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4m9D0gS\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41vQIt561-L._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4m9D0gS\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4m9D0gS\"><em>Dark Canyon<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dlYuVp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/515FVMiDWfL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dlYuVp\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dlYuVp\"><em>The NVIDIA Way<\/em> by Tae Kim<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4s6hg6E\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/31Cp0l9UZtL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4s6hg6E\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4s6hg6E\"><em>Write Naked<\/em> by Jennifer Probst<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bJEXwO\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41xL-d0hZvL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bJEXwO\"><em>Lonely on the Mountain<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4sa8apH\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41e4BWy+jJL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4sa8apH\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4sa8apH\"><em>Nightmare Obscura<\/em> by Michelle Carr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books I DNFed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>This Is For Everyone<\/em> by Tim Berners-Lee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Bible According to Christian Nationalists<\/em> by Brian Kaylor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Plot Thickens<\/em> by Noah Lukeman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Leah Shadow<\/em> by Harold K. Moon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Kesrith<\/em> by C.J. Cherryh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Deryni Rising<\/em> by Katherine Kurtz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Moneyball<\/em> by Michael Lewis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Making &amp; Breaking of the American Constitution<\/em> by Mark Peterson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Passage<\/em> by Connie Willis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Books I Finished Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids by Bryan Caplan If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky &amp; Nate Soares The Death of Caesar by Barry Strauss Ride the Dark Trail by Louis L&#8217;Amour The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory by Tim Alberta The&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/march-reading-recap\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">March Reading Recap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[2562,2557,2554,2552,183,2559,1546,790,2465,2556,2565,2563,2430,2566,2561,1229,1997,2567,1892,2568,2466,2555,2560,2564,2558,2553],"class_list":["post-23013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-aaron-michael-ritchey","tag-barry-strauss","tag-brian-kaylor","tag-bryan-caplan","tag-c-j-cherryh","tag-christian-rudder","tag-connie-willis","tag-david-butler","tag-eliezer-yudkowsky","tag-harold-k-moon","tag-jennifer-probst","tag-john-h-walton","tag-k-m-weiland","tag-katherine-kurtz","tag-laurence-rees","tag-louis-lamour","tag-margaret-barker","tag-mark-peterson","tag-michael-lewis","tag-michelle-carr","tag-nate-soares","tag-noah-lukeman","tag-saladin-ahmed","tag-tae-kim","tag-tim-alberta","tag-tim-berners-lee","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7iXK-5Zb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23013"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23023,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23013\/revisions\/23023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}