{"id":23529,"date":"2026-08-05T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=23529"},"modified":"2026-08-05T06:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:04:09","slug":"july-2026-reading-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/july-2026-reading-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2026 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4hyS47x\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41kLMIs3rCL._SY445_SX342_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4hyS47x\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4hyS47x\"><em>The Future is Peace<\/em> by Aziz Abu Sarah &amp; Maoz Inon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RUQEJZ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51RIn4NtHPL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RUQEJZ\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RUQEJZ\"><em>The Manbook<\/em> by Nick Freitas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/453Fp4W\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41wHN3S7RBL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/453Fp4W\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/453Fp4W\"><em>How to Disagree Better<\/em> by Julie Minson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4xm068e\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/416i-XhcSML._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4xm068e\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4xm068e\"><em>The Trail to Seven Pines<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pYluxW\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51Y4E31r5nL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pYluxW\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pYluxW\"><em>America&#8217;s Expiration Date<\/em> by Cal Thomas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wEWBts\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51vCcwHb53L._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wEWBts\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wEWBts\"><em>Jews vs. Rome<\/em> by Barry Strauss<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gcQLd1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/91Op0nb3g2L._SY466_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gcQLd1\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gcQLd1\"><em>Knight of Shadows<\/em> by Roger Zelazny<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4z3CtmE\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41phtEcMsnL._SY445_SX342_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4z3CtmE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4z3CtmE\"><em>Jesus &amp; John Wayne<\/em> by Kristin Kobes Du Mez<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4xrz5QZ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41jbPZdAG8L._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4xrz5QZ\"><em>High Lonesome<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pX4LLn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51EDyVvBvvL._SY300_SX300_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pX4LLn\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pX4LLn\"><em>How to Write Bestselling Fiction<\/em> by James Scott Bell (Great Courses)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wG6pn1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41912qHVnVL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wG6pn1\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wG6pn1\"><em>Big Time<\/em> by Laura Vanderkam<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4yXSQkB\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/416GBVPqdAL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4yXSQkB\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4yXSQkB\"><em>The Changing World Order<\/em> by Ray Dalio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wG6xTx\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51-4bcJcwxL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wG6xTx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wG6xTx\"><em>The Invisible Coup<\/em> by Peter Schweizer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TD6kSG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51-YDVEtfuL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TD6kSG\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TD6kSG\"><em>The Technology Trap<\/em> by Carl Benedikt Frey<\/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>The Forge of God<\/em> by Greg Bear<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>You Can&#8217;t Take it With You<\/em> by Messie Condo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Mystic Quest<\/em> by Laura &amp; 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Sawyer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Crazy Like Us<\/em> by Ethan Watters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Books I Finished The Future is Peace by Aziz Abu Sarah &amp; Maoz Inon The Manbook by Nick Freitas How to Disagree Better by Julie Minson The Trail to Seven Pines by Louis L&#8217;Amour America&#8217;s Expiration Date by Cal Thomas Jews vs. Rome by Barry Strauss Knight of Shadows by Roger Zelazny Jesus &amp; John&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/july-2026-reading-recap\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">July 2026 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_feature_clip_id":0,"_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":[2831,2834,2820,2557,2823,2829,1546,2835,1600,2825,2832,2052,2822,2824,2785,2826,1229,1997,2830,2821,2833,2828,2827,1565,1488,85],"class_list":["post-23529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alexandra-stein","tag-ann-druffel","tag-aziz-abu-sarah-maoz-inon","tag-barry-strauss","tag-cal-thomas","tag-carl-benedikt-frey","tag-connie-willis","tag-ethan-watters","tag-greg-bear","tag-james-scott-bell","tag-jenna-marci","tag-jonathan-cahn","tag-julie-minson","tag-kristin-kobes-du-mez","tag-laura-hickman","tag-laura-vanderkam","tag-louis-lamour","tag-margaret-barker","tag-messie-condo","tag-nick-freitas","tag-pamela-cooper-white","tag-peter-schweizer","tag-ray-dalio","tag-robert-j-sawyer","tag-roger-zelazny","tag-tracy-hickman","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7iXK-67v","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23529","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=23529"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23634,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23529\/revisions\/23634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}