Chronicles Across Time: A Whimsical Odyssey, Thrilling Journeys, and Melodic Discoveries of the 2000s

Hello from Read Max HQ! Observant readers may have noticed that I unexpectedly skipped last week’s regular column (for the first time in three years!) due to an unfortunate household outbreak of norovirus (i.e., I was *****ing and ***ing my brains out). I sincerely apologize; this is not the way I envisioned starting the year! We are resuming our regular communication flow with this email: Welcome to our weekly summary column, where I highlight some valuable yet frequently unnoticed books, articles, films, and music to suggest to paying subscribers. For this week’s summary, I have:

• An incredibly good and engaging “translation” of Homer that’s not by Emily Wilson;

• a deep, romantic, touching, and often rather amusing 2000s time-travel thriller;

• and four songs that I’ve been enjoying.

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Now, onto the summary.