The New Dark Ages
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The New Dark Ages
| Full title | The New Dark Ages: Reading in the Post-Literate Age |
|---|---|
| Author | James Marriott |
| Published | September 2026 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | James Marriott’s argument that the decline of reading — driven first by television, then accelerated by smartphones — is a civilisational inflection point comparable to the collapse of literacy after antiquity. |
Where I heard about it
- Ed West — reviewed it at length in Doomscrolling Ourselves to Death, calling it “entertaining, informative, often amusing and makes a coherent case in 50,000 or so words.”
- Patrick Collison — recommended it.
About this edition
Marriott wrote The Dawn of the Post-Literate Society, a hugely popular Substack post, before expanding it into this book.
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.