February 2026 Reading Wrap Up

Judging the first and the last book--similar in their way--much differently. 0:00 Intro 0:48 CULT CLASSIC by Sloane Crosley 2:46 FOREST OF NOISE: POEMS by Mosab Abu Toha 4:06 THIS IS WHAT AMERICA LOOKS LIKE edited by Caroline Bock 5:18 THE MAGNIFICENT ESME WELLS by Adrienne Sharp 8:39 GOLDEN STATES by Michael Cunningham 11:41 DREAM COUNT by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 19:45 Outro Short Story Spotlight with THIS IS WHAT AMERICA LOOKS LIKE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbBMGnh4PbM My Michael Cunningham #AuthorsBacklist video, no. 2!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIe81lVjmB4 Eric Karl Anderson's review of DREAM COUNT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI-0EwSCpxw&t=81s&pp=ygUeZXJpYyBrYXJsIGFuZGVyc29uIGRyZWFtIGNvdW50 My blog: https://blog.rachelmauro.net Find me on GoodReads! https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1083872-rachel Or Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/rmauro2.bsky.social Even Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/chavalahh/ Video music: Running Waters by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license