Book Reviews & Recommendations
Few memoirs manage to be both devastating and laugh-out-loud funny, but Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President by E. Jean Carroll pulls off that extraordinary feat. Known for her sharp humor and fearless candor, Carroll delivers a remarkable behind-the-scenes look […]
In All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me, Patrick Bringley invites readers into one of the most sacred spaces of art and human emotion the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But this is not simply a book […]
Robert Kolker’s Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family is one of those rare nonfiction books that feels both monumental and intimate a sweeping account of scientific discovery intertwined with the harrowing, deeply personal story of one American family. […]
Matt Haig’s The Comfort Book is a tender, soulful collection of reflections that feels like a hand gently resting on your shoulder when life feels unbearably heavy. Known for his deeply empathetic writing in The Midnight Library and Reasons to Stay Alive, […]
Chris van Tulleken’s Ultra-Processed People is the rare health book that reads like a thriller and stings like a manifesto. It asks a deceptively simple question that reshapes everything that follows: what if much of what we eat is not really food […]
Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is not just a book it is an unflinching dissection of the hidden social architecture that has shaped America’s history and continues to define its present. In this profoundly researched and emotionally charged work, […]
Mary L. Trump’s Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man is a rare and riveting insider account of one of the most powerful and controversial families in America. Written by Donald Trump’s niece, who is […]
Chuck Hogan’s The Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case delivers one of the most captivating true crime narratives in recent years. It blends the suspense of an unsolved mystery with the warmth and […]
Anderson Cooper, one of America’s most respected journalists, brings readers on a fascinating journey through his own family history in Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty, co-written with historian Katherine Howe. Together, they trace the arc of one of […]
Patrick Radden Keefe’s Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty is one of the most devastating and important works of investigative nonfiction in recent memory. Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Best History & Biography, this book exposes […]