Book Reviews & Recommendations
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 […]
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 […]
In Dopamine Detox: A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Train Your Brain to Do Hard Things, Thibaut Meurisse promises readers a straightforward solution to one of today’s most common struggles: overstimulation. With more than 23,000 ratings on Goodreads, this short self-help […]
K.C. Davis’s How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing is not your typical self-help book. Instead of another list of hacks or rigid systems, Davis offers a compassionate philosophy for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed […]
Johann Hari’s Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again sets out to answer a question most of us feel in our bones: why does staying present feel so hard now, even when we try to do […]