The Nightingale solves the problem of history overlooking the “women’s war,” shedding light on the brutal, silent battles fought on the domestic front while men were on the battlefield. Two … 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
A stranded astronaut uses real science to solve impossible problems—and teaches us how to think under pressure. The Martian by Andy Weir is a relentlessly practical survival story where “work … Read more
If you’ve ever felt torn between cold facts and the stories that make life bearable, Life of Pi offers a way through—the “better story” that still tells the truth. “Which … Read more
If you’ve ever wondered what survival really means when every variable is outside your control, Hostage by Eli Sharabi is the manual, the memory, and the moral argument we didn’t … Read more
A Game of Thrones (1996) is the first novel in George R.R. Martin’s monumental series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Published by Bantam Spectra in the U.S. and HarperCollins … Read more
Written by Tahmima Anam, A Golden Age is the debut work of Anam and the opening volume of her Bengal Trilogy, followed by The Good Muslim (2011) and The Bones … Read more
The Hunger Angel (original title: Der Hungerengel) is a novel written by Herta Müller, a Romanian-born German author and Nobel Laureate in Literature. Published in 2009, it follows the life … Read more