Book Reviews & Recommendations
In Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans, Michaeleen Doucleff takes readers on a cross-cultural exploration of parenting. Combining journalism, anthropology, and personal reflection, Doucleff examines how ancient societies raise […]
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Vigdis Hjorth’s Is Mother Dead is a deeply psychological and unsettling novel that examines the tangled emotional terrain between mothers and daughters. Set in Oslo, it follows Johanna, a sixty-year-old artist who returns home after decades abroad to prepare […]
Parenting books come and go, each promising a gentler, wiser, more effective way to raise resilient children. Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction by Dr. Becky Kennedy has quickly become one of the most talked-about parenting […]
Lisa Genova, the acclaimed neuroscientist and author of Still Alice, returns with another emotionally rich and scientifically grounded novel, More or Less Maddy. This time, she turns her compassionate lens toward bipolar disorder, crafting a story that is as illuminating as it […]
In Boat Baby, NBC News anchor and correspondent Vicky Nguyen shares an unforgettable memoir that blends courage, humor, and heartfelt reflection. Through vivid storytelling, Nguyen traces her family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam to a new life in America, exploring the meaning of […]
Ashley C. Ford’s Somebody’s Daughter is one of those rare memoirs that feel both intensely personal and universally resonant. With lyrical honesty and emotional precision, Ford tells the story of her coming-of-age as a poor Black girl in Indiana, growing up under […]
Few writers capture the fragile interplay between memory, melancholy, and meaning as masterfully as Georgi Gospodinov. In Death and the Gardener, translated with remarkable sensitivity by Angela Rodel, the International Booker Prize–winning author of Time Shelter turns inward, tracing the final month […]
From Here to the Great Unknown is one of those rare memoirs that feels both intimate and monumental a story that doesn’t just chronicle a life but seeks to understand a legacy. Written through the intertwined voices of Lisa Marie Presley and […]
Christine Nolfi’s The Secret Library of Hanna Reeves is a tender, haunting, and deeply human story that explores how the past can shape, wound, and ultimately heal us. Set against the misty coast of Maine, this novel combines small-town charm, hidden family […]
What would you do if you opened your front door and met your mirror image at sixty two? Laura Pearson takes that irresistible premise and turns it into a tender, big-hearted novel about identity, second chances, and the courage it takes to […]