Book Reviews & Recommendations
Seth Rogen’s Yearbook is everything fans could hope for and more: hilarious, self-deprecating, surprisingly insightful, and packed with the kind of stories that make you laugh out loud in public. Whether you know him from Superbad, Pineapple Express, or his distinctive laugh […]
Miriam Toews has always blurred the line between fiction and truth, but in A Truce That Is Not Peace, she finally lays her own life bare in a memoir that feels both intimate and elusive. It is a meditation on why we […]
Timothy Egan’s A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them is a masterful work of historical nonfiction that reads like a political thriller. But unlike fiction, this story is terrifyingly […]
Chris Miller’s Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology is the rare business and geopolitics book that reads like a techno-thriller. It explains how tiny slices of silicon came to power everything from smartphones and dishwashers to guided missiles […]
Katherine May’s Wintering is a quietly introspective book that invites readers to rethink how we approach the darker, quieter periods of our lives. It is part memoir, part meditation, and part lyrical essay about the value of slowing down, withdrawing, and finding […]
There are countless retellings of the Trojan War, yet few manage to strike a balance between grandeur, humor, and heartbreak the way Troy by Stephen Fry does. Known for his wit and narrative charm, Fry takes one of the world’s oldest and […]
In Jävla karlar (Damn Men), Andrev Walden delivers a brilliant and darkly funny debut that transforms chaos and trauma into sharp, lyrical storytelling. The novel, which won Sweden’s prestigious August Prize, recounts the author’s unusual childhood seven different fathers in seven years […]
Édouard Louis returns once again to the terrain of his own life and family with Monique s’évade (Monique Escapes), a slim yet deeply emotional book that continues his exploration of class, trauma, and the bonds between mother and son. Known for turning […]
In Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference, Rutger Bregman, the bestselling author of Humankind and Utopia for Realists, challenges readers to redefine what it means to live a successful life. Rather than chasing personal gain or status, […]
Amy Odell’s Gwyneth: The Biography takes on one of Hollywood’s most polarizing figures, exploring how Gwyneth Paltrow evolved from a privileged daughter of industry insiders into a global brand synonymous with modern wellness and quiet luxury. Whether you adore her for her […]