My Annual Summer Reading List

Some aromatic reads for lazy summer days.

May 19

9

6

1

How Flowers Made Our World

A smell-focused interview with biologist David George Haskell.

May 5

13

4

2

April 2026

Sight Got Instagram. Smell Got a Candle Aisle.

For everyone who notices what no one else does.

Apr 25

7

March 2026

Is There Another Way To Smell?

Practices in Smelling: Olfactory carving.

Mar 29

14

7

3

The Loneliness Epidemic Has a Smell Problem

Your nose knows something you don't.

Mar 17

9

6

2

February 2026

Is Smelling Optional?

A thought on this Anosmia Awareness Day.

Feb 27

5

2

1

The Smell of Deregulation

We can't afford to devalue the air that we breathe.

Feb 17

8

2

Smell as Resistance

What if we tried something different?

Feb 1

8

5

3

January 2026

Practices in Smelling: Winter

The quiet whispers of scent this time of year.

Jan 20

4

1

Seize the (Aromatic) Day

Making every day count in 2026.

Jan 8

6

2

1

November 2025

An Ode to the Nose

Giving thanks this time of year.

Nov 28, 2025

6

2

Practices in Smelling: Mood

Noticing how your mood changes what you smell.

Nov 21, 2025

1