So here’s my annual reminder that I am not a nonfiction fan. This has been on my TBR list long enough that I don’t remember why it got there, but it was likely podcast-related. And it’s fine! I’m sure if you like nonfiction you would enjoy it! But the subject of the book is basically a jerk, and reading about real-life jerks is not my favorite thing, no matter how interesting the history might be. Oscar Heinrichs was a self-taught chemist who read and studied […]
‘Tortured genius’ trope: less interesting when not played by Hugh Laurie
American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson
