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@@ -6,9 +6,32 @@ vanilla JavaScript.
 ## Pages

 - `index.html` — home page
+- `reading.html` — reading list page (curated links grouped by category,
+  rendered from `data/reading-list.js`)
 - `contact.html` — contact page (opens the visitor's mail client with the form
  fields pre-filled via a `mailto:` link)

+## Reading list
+
+The reading list is a single data file: `data/reading-list.js`. The page code
+renders whatever is in it, so it can grow to hundreds of entries without code
+changes.
+
+To add a link, edit `data/reading-list.js` only — add an entry with a `title`,
+a `url`, a `category`, and an optional one-line `note`:
+
+```js
+{
+  category: "Engineering",
+  title: "A new article",
+  url: "https://example.com/article",
+  note: "Optional one-liner shown under the title.",
+},
+```
+
+Categories appear on the page in the order they are first used; entries keep
+the order they are listed in.
+
 ## Development

 Serve the directory with any static file server, e.g.:
@@ -31,10 +54,13 @@ npm test

 ```text
 index.html        Home page
+reading.html      Reading list page
 contact.html      Contact page
 css/style.css     Global + responsive styles
+data/reading-list.js  Curated reading list data (edit to add links)
 js/mailto.js      Pure mailto: URL builder (unit tested)
 js/contact.js     Contact form wiring (browser + tests)
+js/reading-list.js    Reading list renderer: data file -> grouped HTML (tested)
 tests/            Node built-in test suite
 .gitea/workflows/ ci.yml runs `npm test` on PRs and pushes to main
 ```
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
      <a class="brand" href="index.html">My Blog</a>
      <ul class="nav-links">
        <li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
+        <li><a href="reading.html">Reading</a></li>
        <li><a href="contact.html" aria-current="page">Contact</a></li>
      </ul>
    </nav>
@@ -120,6 +120,59 @@ button[type="submit"]:hover {
  filter: brightness(1.1);
 }

+/* --- Reading list --- */
+.reading-category {
+  margin-bottom: 2rem;
+}
+
+.reading-category h2 {
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  padding-bottom: 0.35rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.reading-list {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  list-style: none;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.reading-entry {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 0.1rem;
+}
+
+.reading-link {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+}
+
+.reading-link:hover,
+.reading-link:focus {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+.reading-note {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+
+.reading-empty {
+  color: var(--muted);
+}
+
+/* Two columns once there is room — keeps long lists scannable. */
+@media (min-width: 40rem) {
+  .reading-list {
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  }
+}
+
 /* --- Footer --- */
 .site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/**
+ * Curated reading list — the single source of truth for the reading list page.
+ *
+ * Each entry:
+ *   title    — link text shown on the page (required)
+ *   url      — absolute http(s) URL the title links to (required)
+ *   note     — optional one-line note shown under the title
+ *   category — heading the entry is grouped under (required)
+ *
+ * Entries appear on the page in the order they are listed here, and categories
+ * appear in the order they are first used.
+ *
+ * To add a link, edit this file only — no page or code changes are needed.
+ */
+export const READING_LIST = [
+  // Design
+  {
+    category: "Design",
+    title: "Refactoring UI",
+    url: "https://www.refactoringui.com/",
+    note: "Practical visual-design tactics for developers.",
+  },
+  {
+    category: "Design",
+    title: "A List Apart",
+    url: "https://alistapart.com/",
+    note: "Long-running essays on web design and development.",
+  },
+  {
+    category: "Design",
+    title: "Laws of UX",
+    url: "https://lawsofux.com/",
+    note: "Design principles as quick-reference cards.",
+  },
+
+  // Engineering
+  {
+    category: "Engineering",
+    title: "The Twelve-Factor App",
+    url: "https://12factor.net/",
+    note: "Methodology for building modern, portable web services.",
+  },
+  {
+    category: "Engineering",
+    title: "MDN Web Docs",
+    url: "https://developer.mozilla.org/",
+    note: "The web reference I reach for first.",
+  },
+  {
+    category: "Engineering",
+    title: "Refactoring Guru",
+    url: "https://refactoring.guru/",
+    note: "Design patterns and refactoring, with diagrams.",
+  },
+  {
+    category: "Engineering",
+    title: "How to Ask Questions the Smart Way",
+    url: "http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html",
+  },
+
+  // Typography
+  {
+    category: "Typography",
+    title: "Butterick's Practical Typography",
+    url: "https://practicaltypography.com/",
+    note: "Typography rules, explained in plain English.",
+  },
+  {
+    category: "Typography",
+    title: "Fonts in Use",
+    url: "https://fontsinuse.com/",
+    note: "Real-world examples of type in action.",
+  },
+
+  // Writing
+  {
+    category: "Writing",
+    title: "Paul Graham's Essays",
+    url: "http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html",
+    note: "Essays on startups, writing, and thinking.",
+  },
+];
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
      <a class="brand" href="index.html">My Blog</a>
      <ul class="nav-links">
        <li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
+        <li><a href="reading.html">Reading</a></li>
        <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
      </ul>
    </nav>
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/**
+ * Reading list renderer — turns the curated reading list data file into
+ * category-grouped HTML. Pure string builder (no DOM), so it can be unit
+ * tested in Node; the browser wiring at the bottom is guarded accordingly.
+ */
+import { READING_LIST } from "../data/reading-list.js";
+
+/** HTML-escape a value so it is safe to embed in markup. */
+export function escapeHtml(value) {
+  return String(value)
+    .replaceAll("&", "&amp;")
+    .replaceAll("<", "&lt;")
+    .replaceAll(">", "&gt;")
+    .replaceAll('"', "&quot;")
+    .replaceAll("'", "&#39;");
+}
+
+/** True when the value is an absolute http(s) URL. */
+export function isValidUrl(value) {
+  try {
+    const url = new URL(String(value));
+    return url.protocol === "http:" || url.protocol === "https:";
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/** True when the entry has everything needed to render. */
+export function isValidEntry(entry) {
+  return Boolean(
+    entry &&
+      typeof entry.title === "string" &&
+      entry.title.length > 0 &&
+      isValidUrl(entry.url)
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Group valid entries by category, preserving first-seen category order and
+ * entry order within each category. Entries without a category fall under
+ * "Uncategorized". Invalid entries are skipped.
+ */
+export function groupByCategory(entries) {
+  const groups = new Map();
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    if (!isValidEntry(entry)) continue;
+    const category = entry.category || "Uncategorized";
+    if (!groups.has(category)) groups.set(category, []);
+    groups.get(category).push(entry);
+  }
+  return groups;
+}
+
+/** Slugify a category name into a stable, unique HTML id. */
+function slugify(value) {
+  return value
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "-")
+    .replace(/^-+|-+$/g, "");
+}
+
+/** Render one entry: a title link plus an optional one-line note. */
+function renderEntry(entry) {
+  const note = entry.note
+    ? `<p class="reading-note">${escapeHtml(entry.note)}</p>`
+    : "";
+  return (
+    `<li class="reading-entry">` +
+    `<a class="reading-link" href="${escapeHtml(entry.url)}">${escapeHtml(entry.title)}</a>` +
+    note +
+    `</li>`
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Render the full reading list as an HTML string, grouped by category.
+ *
+ * @param {Array<{title: string, url: string, note?: string, category?: string}>} entries
+ * @returns {string} HTML string ready to be injected into `#reading-list`
+ */
+export function renderReadingList(entries) {
+  const groups = groupByCategory(entries);
+  if (groups.size === 0) {
+    return '<p class="reading-empty">The reading list is empty.</p>';
+  }
+
+  const usedIds = new Set();
+  const sections = [];
+  for (const [category, items] of groups) {
+    let id = slugify(category) || "category";
+    while (usedIds.has(id)) id = `${id}-${usedIds.size + 1}`;
+    usedIds.add(id);
+
+    sections.push(
+      `<section class="reading-category" aria-labelledby="${id}">` +
+        `<h2 id="${id}">${escapeHtml(category)}</h2>` +
+        `<ul class="reading-list">${items.map(renderEntry).join("")}</ul>` +
+        `</section>`
+    );
+  }
+  return sections.join("");
+}
+
+// Browser-only wiring — render the data file into the page. Guarded so this
+// module stays importable (and testable) in Node.
+if (typeof window !== "undefined" && typeof document !== "undefined") {
+  const container = document.getElementById("reading-list");
+  if (container) {
+    container.innerHTML = renderReadingList(READING_LIST);
+  }
+}
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
  "type": "module",
  "description": "A small static personal blog with a mailto-based contact page.",
  "scripts": {
-    "test": "node --test tests/"
+    "test": "node --test"
  }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+  <title>Reading list | My Personal Blog</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" />
+</head>
+<body>
+  <header class="site-header">
+    <nav class="site-nav" aria-label="Main navigation">
+      <a class="brand" href="index.html">My Blog</a>
+      <ul class="nav-links">
+        <li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
+        <li><a href="reading.html" aria-current="page">Reading</a></li>
+        <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
+      </ul>
+    </nav>
+  </header>
+  <main>
+    <h1>Reading list</h1>
+    <p>Articles and links I&rsquo;ve found worth keeping, grouped by category.</p>
+    <div id="reading-list">
+      <noscript><p class="reading-empty">This page needs JavaScript to render the reading list.</p></noscript>
+    </div>
+  </main>
+  <footer class="site-footer">
+    <p>&copy; 2026 My Personal Blog</p>
+  </footer>
+  <script type="module" src="js/reading-list.js"></script>
+</body>
+</html>
@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
+import { READING_LIST } from "../data/reading-list.js";
+import {
+  escapeHtml,
+  groupByCategory,
+  isValidEntry,
+  isValidUrl,
+  renderReadingList,
+} from "../js/reading-list.js";
+
+const root = join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..");
+const readingHtml = readFileSync(join(root, "reading.html"), "utf8");
+const indexHtml = readFileSync(join(root, "index.html"), "utf8");
+const contactHtml = readFileSync(join(root, "contact.html"), "utf8");
+const rendererSource = readFileSync(join(root, "js/reading-list.js"), "utf8");
+
+const ANCHOR_RE = /<a class="reading-link" href="([^"]*)">([^<]*)<\/a>/g;
+const ENTRY_LI_RE = /<li class="reading-entry">/g;
+const SECTION_RE = /<section class="reading-category"/g;
+
+/** Build a deterministic fixture with `count` entries across `categories`. */
+function makeFixture(count, categories) {
+  const entries = [];
+  for (let i = 1; i <= count; i++) {
+    entries.push({
+      category: categories[i % categories.length],
+      title: `Entry ${String(i).padStart(3, "0")}`,
+      url: `https://example.com/articles/${i}`,
+      ...(i % 3 === 0 ? { note: `Note ${i}` } : {}),
+    });
+  }
+  return entries;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Component tests: the reading list page is wired up and reachable
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+test("reading page renders a reading list container and loads the renderer module", () => {
+  assert.match(readingHtml, /<div[^>]*id="reading-list"/);
+  assert.match(
+    readingHtml,
+    /<script[^>]*type="module"[^>]*src="js\/reading-list\.js"/
+  );
+});
+
+test("home and contact pages link to the reading list page from the nav", () => {
+  assert.match(indexHtml, /<a href="reading\.html">Reading<\/a>/);
+  assert.match(contactHtml, /<a href="reading\.html">Reading<\/a>/);
+});
+
+test("reading page nav marks the reading link as the current page", () => {
+  assert.match(
+    readingHtml,
+    /<a href="reading\.html"[^>]*aria-current="page"[^>]*>Reading<\/a>/
+  );
+});
+
+test("renderer module loads the reading list data file", () => {
+  assert.match(
+    rendererSource,
+    /import\s*\{\s*READING_LIST\s*\}\s*from\s*"\.\.\/data\/reading-list\.js"/
+  );
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Data file tests: every entry is renderable, note stays optional
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+test("every entry in the data file has a title, a category, and a valid http(s) url", () => {
+  assert.ok(Array.isArray(READING_LIST), "data file exports an array");
+  assert.ok(READING_LIST.length > 0, "data file has at least one entry");
+  for (const entry of READING_LIST) {
+    assert.ok(
+      typeof entry.title === "string" && entry.title.trim().length > 0,
+      `entry needs a title: ${JSON.stringify(entry)}`
+    );
+    assert.ok(
+      typeof entry.category === "string" && entry.category.trim().length > 0,
+      `entry needs a category: ${JSON.stringify(entry)}`
+    );
+    assert.ok(
+      isValidUrl(entry.url),
+      `entry url must be an absolute http(s) url: ${entry.url}`
+    );
+    assert.ok(
+      entry.note === undefined ||
+        (typeof entry.note === "string" && entry.note.length > 0),
+      `note must be a non-empty string or absent: ${JSON.stringify(entry)}`
+    );
+  }
+});
+
+test("seed data includes an entry without a note so the optional path is exercised", () => {
+  assert.ok(
+    READING_LIST.some((entry) => !entry.note),
+    "expected at least one entry with no note"
+  );
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Renderer tests: grouping, links, notes, and robustness
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+test("renders links grouped by category from the data file", () => {
+  const html = renderReadingList(READING_LIST);
+  const categories = [...new Set(READING_LIST.map((entry) => entry.category))];
+
+  assert.equal((html.match(SECTION_RE) || []).length, categories.length);
+  for (const category of categories) {
+    assert.ok(
+      html.includes(`>${escapeHtml(category)}</h2>`),
+      `expected a heading for category ${category}`
+    );
+  }
+  for (const entry of READING_LIST) {
+    assert.ok(
+      html.includes(escapeHtml(entry.title)),
+      `expected title ${entry.title}`
+    );
+    assert.ok(html.includes(entry.url), `expected url ${entry.url}`);
+  }
+});
+
+test("each rendered link has a valid href and shows its title, with the note shown only when present", () => {
+  const fixture = [
+    {
+      category: "Testing",
+      title: "With a note",
+      url: "https://example.com/with-note",
+      note: "One line of context.",
+    },
+    {
+      category: "Testing",
+      title: "Without a note",
+      url: "https://example.com/without-note",
+    },
+  ];
+  const html = renderReadingList(fixture);
+
+  const anchors = [...html.matchAll(ANCHOR_RE)];
+  assert.equal(anchors.length, 2);
+  for (const [, href, title] of anchors) {
+    assert.ok(isValidUrl(href), `href must be a valid http(s) url: ${href}`);
+    assert.ok(
+      fixture.some((entry) => entry.title === title && entry.url === href),
+      `rendered link ${title} -> ${href} must match a data entry`
+    );
+  }
+
+  assert.ok(html.includes("One line of context."), "note is rendered when present");
+  assert.equal(
+    (html.match(/<p class="reading-note">/g) || []).length,
+    1,
+    "no note paragraph for the entry without a note"
+  );
+});
+
+test("renders correctly against a 500+ entry fixture", () => {
+  const fixture = makeFixture(500, ["A", "B", "C", "D", "E"]);
+
+  const start = performance.now();
+  const html = renderReadingList(fixture);
+  const elapsed = performance.now() - start;
+
+  assert.ok(
+    elapsed < 5000,
+    `rendering 500 entries should stay fast, took ${elapsed.toFixed(1)}ms`
+  );
+
+  // Every entry rendered exactly once.
+  assert.equal((html.match(ENTRY_LI_RE) || []).length, fixture.length);
+  assert.equal((html.match(ANCHOR_RE) || []).length, fixture.length);
+  assert.ok(html.includes("https://example.com/articles/1"));
+  assert.ok(html.includes("https://example.com/articles/500"));
+
+  // Notes rendered only for entries that have them.
+  assert.equal(
+    (html.match(/<p class="reading-note">/g) || []).length,
+    fixture.filter((entry) => entry.note).length
+  );
+
+  // Grouped by category: one section per category, containing exactly that
+  // category's entries, in the first-seen category order.
+  const expectedOrder = [...new Set(fixture.map((entry) => entry.category))];
+  const expectedCounts = new Map();
+  for (const entry of fixture) {
+    expectedCounts.set(entry.category, (expectedCounts.get(entry.category) || 0) + 1);
+  }
+
+  const sections = html.split(/<section class="reading-category"[^>]*>/).slice(1);
+  assert.equal(sections.length, expectedOrder.length);
+  sections.forEach((section, index) => {
+    const category = expectedOrder[index];
+    const heading = section.match(/<h2[^>]*>([^<]*)<\/h2>/);
+    assert.ok(heading, `section ${index} should have a heading`);
+    assert.equal(heading[1], category);
+    assert.equal(
+      (section.match(ENTRY_LI_RE) || []).length,
+      expectedCounts.get(category),
+      `section for ${category} should contain exactly its own entries`
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+test("escapes HTML in titles, notes, and categories", () => {
+  const nasty = [
+    {
+      category: 'Design <img src=x onerror=alert(1)>',
+      title: '<script>alert("x")</script>',
+      url: "https://example.com/?a=1&b=2",
+      note: 'note "quoted" & <b>bold</b>',
+    },
+  ];
+  const html = renderReadingList(nasty);
+
+  assert.ok(!html.includes("<script>"), "raw script tag must not appear");
+  assert.ok(html.includes("&lt;script&gt;"), "title is escaped");
+  assert.ok(!html.includes("<img"), "raw img tag must not appear");
+  assert.ok(html.includes("&lt;img"), "category is escaped");
+  assert.ok(html.includes('&quot;quoted&quot; &amp; &lt;b&gt;bold&lt;/b&gt;'));
+});
+
+test("skips invalid entries and shows an empty-state message when nothing renders", () => {
+  const mixed = [
+    { category: "Good", title: "Fine", url: "https://example.com/fine" },
+    { category: "Good", title: "Bad protocol", url: "javascript:alert(1)" },
+    { category: "Good", title: "Empty url", url: "" },
+    { category: "Good", title: "", url: "https://example.com/empty-title" },
+    { category: "Good", title: "Ftp url", url: "ftp://example.com/x" },
+    null,
+  ];
+  const html = renderReadingList(mixed);
+  assert.ok(html.includes("Fine"));
+  assert.ok(!html.includes("Bad protocol"));
+  assert.ok(!html.includes("Empty url"));
+  assert.ok(!html.includes("Ftp url"));
+  assert.ok(!html.includes("javascript:"));
+  assert.equal((html.match(ENTRY_LI_RE) || []).length, 1);
+
+  assert.equal(
+    renderReadingList([]),
+    '<p class="reading-empty">The reading list is empty.</p>'
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    renderReadingList([{ title: "No url" }]),
+    '<p class="reading-empty">The reading list is empty.</p>'
+  );
+});
+
+test("a new link can be added by editing only the data file", () => {
+  const original = renderReadingList(READING_LIST);
+  assert.ok(!original.includes("https://example.com/brand-new"));
+
+  // Simulate an author adding a link to the data file — nothing else changes.
+  const extended = [
+    ...READING_LIST,
+    {
+      category: "Engineering",
+      title: "A brand new link",
+      url: "https://example.com/brand-new",
+      note: "added later, no code changes",
+    },
+  ];
+  const html = renderReadingList(extended);
+  assert.ok(html.includes("https://example.com/brand-new"));
+  assert.ok(html.includes("A brand new link"));
+  assert.ok(html.includes("added later, no code changes"));
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Unit tests: helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+test("escapeHtml escapes the five HTML-sensitive characters", () => {
+  assert.equal(escapeHtml(`&<>"'`), "&amp;&lt;&gt;&quot;&#39;");
+  assert.equal(escapeHtml("plain text"), "plain text");
+});
+
+test("isValidUrl accepts http(s) and rejects everything else", () => {
+  assert.ok(isValidUrl("https://example.com"));
+  assert.ok(isValidUrl("http://example.com/path?q=1"));
+  assert.ok(!isValidUrl("javascript:alert(1)"));
+  assert.ok(!isValidUrl("ftp://example.com"));
+  assert.ok(!isValidUrl("/relative/path"));
+  assert.ok(!isValidUrl(""));
+});
+
+test("isValidEntry requires a non-empty title and a valid url", () => {
+  assert.ok(isValidEntry({ title: "T", url: "https://example.com" }));
+  assert.ok(!isValidEntry(null));
+  assert.ok(!isValidEntry({}));
+  assert.ok(!isValidEntry({ title: "T" }));
+  assert.ok(!isValidEntry({ url: "https://example.com" }));
+  assert.ok(!isValidEntry({ title: "", url: "https://example.com" }));
+  assert.ok(!isValidEntry({ title: "T", url: "javascript:alert(1)" }));
+});
+
+test("groupByCategory preserves first-seen order and falls back to Uncategorized", () => {
+  const groups = groupByCategory([
+    { title: "A", url: "https://example.com/a", category: "Zebra" },
+    { title: "B", url: "https://example.com/b", category: "Alpha" },
+    { title: "C", url: "https://example.com/c" },
+    { title: "D", url: "https://example.com/d", category: "Zebra" },
+    { title: "Broken", url: "javascript:alert(1)", category: "Zebra" },
+  ]);
+  assert.deepEqual([...groups.keys()], ["Zebra", "Alpha", "Uncategorized"]);
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    groups.get("Zebra").map((entry) => entry.title),
+    ["A", "D"]
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    groups.get("Uncategorized").map((entry) => entry.title),
+    ["C"]
+  );
+});