Progress Blog
I started writing Table of Gods in June 2019. After launching this website in November 2022, I shared my progress each month until the book was printed in September 2026. If you're curious about how it all came together, follow the journey below.
1500 people on the waiting list! You are now 1500 individuals waiting for Table of Gods. This means a lot to me! Writing a book is not always fun. But when it gets hard (which happens more often th...
I completed the manuscript. The most important news from June is that I’ve finally finished writing the book manuscript. After about 4.5 years of writing, it's certainly something I'm proud of. But...
Served beer on channel 4 (in Sweden). This was the second time I was invited to talk about my book on live TV in Sweden. This time I served beer, inspired by the world’s oldest beer recipe written ...
Doubled down on beer brewing. After brewing beer based on ancient cuneiform texts for four months – with failures such as explosions (not kidding) and molded beer – I decided to take the matter wit...
Traveled to Iraq (Assyria). I'm in Nahla while writing this. An Assyrian village in northern Iraq. A place where the villagers still hunt their food and grow their crops. The last few days have bee...
Completed a new chapter – Lagash. Lagash has been featured in many news sites lately. Recently, archeologists found a public tavern there, dating to 2700 BC. I will visit the place in a few months,...
Made two new YouTube videos. We've spent a lot of time creating new YouTube videos as part of our mission to make Mesopotamian history accessible and interesting to everyone. Check out our channel ...
I was featured on Sweden’s largest news media – SVT. The 2 min reportage was published on SVT’s website and shown during the TV morning news. In the evening, SVT decided to show it during prime tim...
I'm starting a Youtube channel. Honestly, I'm scared to death about this. But I read a helpful quote from Naval Ravikant. "Your success in life depends on your ability to make good decisions. Your ...
I was lying on the couch. Neck bent 90 degrees. Laptop on my chest. Eyes blinking fast. My wife and 6-month-old son were asleep. I was browsing books online when a title suddenly grabbed my attenti...
