February 17, 2021
In my work, I strive to understand how diverse populations of people used and experienced architecture in the medieval Islamic world. The texts I have chosen for my personal canon… READ MORE
January 20, 2021
The five titles I have chosen are a mixed bag, but then so are the more than twenty books I have written over the last four decades, covering architecture, furniture,… READ MORE
December 4, 2020
The books I have selected represent works that have figured into my thinking and writing for my scholarly publications. Obviously, some are acknowledgements to my teachers who taught as much… READ MORE
August 17, 2020
One of my favorite things in life is an accidentally curated small shelf of books in a place like a hotel or a break room. When I was thirteen, my… READ MORE
Ep. 134—The Therapeutic Benefits of Reading Greek Tragedy
