B was up from 4 am, and U too off and on; and we found it impossible to sleep, so I’m taking the morning off work. Anne’s gone back to bed to try and get a bit more sleep, my turn soon; poor F, whose sleeping patterns were completely normal, is trying to work out why the rest of us are being so crap. Anyway, I’m going to make a herbal tea and go catch up on sleep.
Over on Crooked Timber I see a ‘Francis S’ commenting that “The author in fact tried his damnedest to get the ‘Ya’ removed from the cover, but was told that it represents indispensable marketing shorthand for Russian-ness.” So I definitely don’t blame him.