Politics, Scott Jennings argues in A Revolution of Common Sense, stopped listening to ordinary people long ago and disappeared into a maze of elites, bureaucracy and “woke” ideology that ignores … Read more
I’ve spent the last few years deliberately reading books that promise one thing: a clearer understanding of human behavior—why people think, feel and act the way they do. Along the … Read more
If you’re asking yourself, “What are the best books books to improve creative skills right now?” this guide is meant to be a clear, no-fluff answer. Based on my personal … Read more
Most of us sense that our dreams and irrational reactions are trying to tell us something, but Man and His Symbols by C. G. Jung and Joseph L. Henderson shows … Read more
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green is the book that finally explains why, even in 2023, about 1.25 million people still died … Read more
The Miracles Among Us: How God’s Grace Plays a Role in Healing asks what you cling to when medicine gives you probabilities but your heart is begging for a miracle. … Read more
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties is the book you pick up when the official story of the Manson murders stops making sense. After … Read more
Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult by Ellen Huet is the book you reach for when you sense that something is very wrong at … Read more
If your team looks busy but isn’t breaking through, Strong Ground shows why—and how—to stop playing not to lose and start playing to win. Build Strong Ground—a stance that blends … Read more
Grief leaves you feeling like the world has been unplugged mid-sentence; Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking shows how to plug language back in long enough to keep breathing. … Read more
In a world still shaped by invisible rules and inherited expectations, We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie arrives like a clear voice cutting through static—honest, warm, and … Read more
If you’ve ever wondered what your DNA “really says” about who you are, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes explains what it actually … Read more
If you think beards are a vibe, Christopher Oldstone-Moore shows in Of Beards and Men they’re really a vote—about masculinity, authority, and who gets to set the rules. “The history … Read more
Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks is a field guide for women who sense that “more” is possible in love—more honesty, more agency, more community, more joy. … Read more
Love is not a luxury for Black life—it’s infrastructure. This review of Salvation: Black People and Love by bell hooks unpacks the book’s thesis, key chapters, evidence base, and real-world … Read more
We’re living through an epidemic of disconnection, yet most of us were never taught how to love—and bell hooks’ All About Love: New Visions is the practical, ethical playbook we’ve … Read more
Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy by Mary Roach is the book I wish I had years ago, when every viral headline promised a lab-grown organ, a bionic limb, or … Read more
When we picture World War II spies, we imagine tuxedos and pistols, not catalog cards and microfilm cameras. Book and Dagger solves that problem by showing how badly we’ve underestimated … Read more
Most of us don’t need more thoughts—we need relief from the ones already screaming in our heads. Don’t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen is a short, deceptively simple … Read more
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan is the book that finally looks suburban respectability in the eye and quietly asks, “Why are so many women still so unhappy?” The Feminine … Read more
Trauma, addiction, and regret can feel like life sentences, and We Did OK, Kid: A Memoir by Anthony Hopkins is a rare celebrity book that shows how a flawed human … Read more
Motherland by Julia Ioffe is the feminist history of modern Russia I wish I’d had years ago—a book that solves a persistent problem: histories of Russia that treat women as … Read more
If you’ve felt your favorite platforms turn from delightful to downright hostile, you’re not imagining it. Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It … Read more
We’re not drowning in stuff—we’re drowning in delayed decisions that our loved ones will have to make if we don’t. As per Nobody Wants Your Sh*t, decluttering isn’t about tidy … Read more
The separation of church and state is under real, measurable pressure in the United States—and Randall Balmer’s compact new book America’s Best Idea is the plain-spoken toolkit many of us … Read more
If you’ve ever felt your faith—or your family chat—hijacked by cherry-picked verses and political talking points, Separation of Church and Hate gives you language, history, and scripture to get the … Read more
If you’ve ever felt that “girls’ culture” is dismissed as trivial, Swifterature solves that problem by showing, with gusto and rigor, how Taylor Swift’s lyrics unlock the doors of English … Read more
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann is more than a survival epic; it’s a razor-edged inquiry into how power and people manufacture truth, from … Read more
The Uncool summary: chapters, themes, quotes, analysis Memoirs about fame usually polish the mirror; The Uncool: A Memoir shows you the fingerprints. Crowe solves a timeless problem for music lovers … Read more
Stories don’t only explain a life—they assemble one. Margaret Atwood’s Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts shows readers how to turn scattered memories into meaning without sanding off their … Read more