The Second Annual Inkling Awards
January 30, 2026
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January 30, 2026
The Second Annual Inkling Awards
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Brandon Van Dyck Episodes Around January 30, 2026
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The Second Annual Inkling Awards
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<p>Welcome back!! Happy 2026!! After a holiday hiatus, we're starting the year off strong with the Second Annual Inkling Awards for Literary Excellence. As an exciting new term of teaching kicks off for me at the University of Austin, TX, It's a good time to be thinking about some of the best questions: why should we read? How should we read? And how much? Without further ado, here are Dr. Klavan's rules of thumb for reading, the best books I read last year, and the books I'm looking forward to in 2026. Plus: C.S. Lewis on why you should read old books.</p> <p>Check out my cover essay in First Things on Virgil's <em>Aeneid</em>: <a href="https://firstthings.com/in-the-footsteps-of-aeneas/">https://firstthings.com/in-the-footsteps-of-aeneas/</a></p> <p>Order Light of the Mind, Light of the World (and rate it five stars): <a href="https://a.co/d/2QccOfM">https://a.co/d/2QccOfM</a></p> <p>Subscribe to be in the mailbag: <a href="https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com">https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com</a></p>
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