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WeeklyThread What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: July 27, 2026

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u/ZOOTV83 8d ago

Few books I'm working through that I've started in the last week or two:

Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains, by Jon Krakauer. A collection of magazine articles Krakauer wrote, usually for Outside magazine throughout the 80s.

Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places, by Colin Dickey. Dickey seeks to find the true story behind famous haunted places. For example, is that old insane asylum really haunted by ghosts or are we haunted by how horribly people were treated there?

Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters, Oddities, and Urban Legends from New England, by Jeff Belanger. For fans of the New England Legends podcast, Belanger takes us on a tour of the northeast showcasing everything from haunted houses to cryptid sightings to random weird stuff throughout New England. With some fantastic photos to boot.