Charlie Becker

My grandfather, the photographer

#108 is about the new visual theme of the blog, and being part of a creative legacy.

Jul 22 • Charlie Becker

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The Moral Case for Small Business | #107

Revisiting a classic

Jul 10 • Charlie Becker

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Nothing shifted. | #106

Dispatches from vacation Summer 2026

Jul 3 • Charlie Becker

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June 2026

An American by Any Other Name | #105

Usonian? United Statesian? 美国人? American!

Jun 11 • Charlie Becker

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Three "flavors" explain the different ways people love books. | #104

I’m Charlie Becker, a second-generation bookseller building an AI tool for used bookstores out of my family’s store in Houston, Texas.

Jun 9 • Charlie Becker

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May 2026

Is an AI company buying up all the used books? (I don’t think so, not this time.) | #103

But no matter what, the Library of Alexandria is still burning.

May 10 • Charlie Becker

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Welcome to I Loved Reading This | ILRT #1

What's the difference between a book you want to read and a book you want to have read?

Published on I Loved Reading This • May 1

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April 2026

I am opening a second bookstore. | #102

Major announcement and update

Apr 29 • Charlie Becker

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Here's Where It All Stands | #101

Book Club, New Bio, New Podcast, and a New Place to Buy Used Books

Apr 2 • Charlie Becker

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March 2026

What I learned writing 100 essays

Or more like ~130 but 100 decent ones anyway

Mar 17 • Charlie Becker

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February 2026

Join the Six in '26 Book Club: Read from Don Quixote to Dostoevsky in 12 months

Read six classic novels as part of a group in 2026

Feb 10 • Charlie Becker

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December 2025

What it feels like to be in love | #73

Re-sharing this fan favorite on the occasion of issue #100

Dec 27, 2025 • Charlie Becker

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