Grant’s Newsletter

Grant Varner’s 2026 Reading List

All the books I read in 2026.

Nov 6 • Grant Varner

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On the Slow Death of Reading and Writing

Why bi-literacy is the highest demand skill of the 21st century.

Nov 3 • Grant Varner

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Can Democracy Survive a Crisis of Trust?

The future of democracy rests in your hands.

Nov 2 • Grant Varner

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October 2026

My 104 Favorite Books

Here’s my personal canon.

Oct 18 • Grant Varner

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The Bitter Lesson of Artificial Intelligence

The AGI race putting the scaling hypothesis to the test.

Oct 14 • Grant Varner

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Bitcoin is f*ckin’ awesome.

Excuse me if I get a ‘lil technical.

Oct 8 • Grant Varner

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September 2026

10 Days in Italy: Rome, Sardinia & Venice

A travel diary of pizza, hostels, beaches, a blown tire, more pizza, and a sketchy hike.

Sep 14 • Grant Varner

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August 2026

How to Get Rich in America

God forbid Gen Z tries to get a ‘lil financial freedom?!

Aug 23 • Grant Varner

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The Population Crisis Is an Expectations Crisis

Hot take: The fertility crisis is actually an affordability crisis.

Aug 19 • Grant Varner

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Some Lessons About Blogging

In the 1960’s the late John Hayes, a psychology professor at Carnegie Mellon wanted to know how long it took to become elite at your craft.

Aug 14 • Grant Varner

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July 2026

The 24 Most Important Charts In 2026 (So Far)

Because who doesn’t love a collection of great graphs?!

Jul 23 • Grant Varner

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More Is Actually Less With AI

The AI era is marked by wildly “more” without actually being better.

Jul 2 • Grant Varner

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