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Laurus Week Ten: The Book of Repose
One Journey Ends and Another Begins...
Aug 8 • Hilary Layne

July 2026

Laurus Week Nine: Chapters 19 - 26
The pilgrimage continues...
Jul 31 • Hilary Layne
Laurus Week Eight: Chapters 10 - 18
Concerning time...
Jul 23 • Hilary Layne
Laurus Week Seven: Chapters 1 - 9
In which we meet Ambrogio and begin a new journey...
Jul 16 • Hilary Layne
Laurus Week Six: Chapters 15 - 20
Thus ends the Book of Renunciation
Jul 9 • Hilary Layne
Laurus Week Five: Chapters 7 - 14
In which we meet the Holy Fools...
Jul 2 • Hilary Layne

June 2026

Both Sides of the Mirror — Julien Gracq's A Dark Stranger
A novel about the bargains we make to keep darkness at bay, and what happens when the bill comes due
Jun 30 • Hilary Layne
Laurus Week Four: Chapters 1 - 6
The first part of The Book of Renunciation
Jun 25 • Hilary Layne
Laurus Week Three: Chapters 13 - 20
The end of the Book of Cognition
Jun 18 • Hilary Layne
Laurus Week Two: Chapters 7 - 12
In which we meet Ustina...
Jun 11 • Hilary Layne
The Machines Are Not the Problem
The 1960 Italian Novel That Foresaw the Real Problem with AI: Humans
Jun 7 • Hilary Layne
Laurus: Prolegomenon — Chapter 6
In which we meet Arseny and Christofer
Jun 4 • Hilary Layne
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