Book Reviews & Recommendations
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 […]
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 […]
In The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz, Erik Larson once again proves his mastery at turning history into an unforgettable human drama. Known for The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake, […]
Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation is a powerful, deeply researched exploration of how a movement rooted in spiritual devotion evolved into a political and cultural powerhouse defined by patriarchy, […]
Adapting a monumental work like Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind into a graphic novel is no small feat, yet Yuval Noah Harari, along with illustrator Daniel Casanave and adapter David Vandermeulen, manages to create an engaging and visually captivating journey through […]
Charlie Kirk’s The MAGA Doctrine: The Only Ideas That Will Win the Future is an unapologetic exploration of the principles behind Trump-era conservatism. Written by the founder of Turning Point USA, this book sets out to explain the intellectual and philosophical backbone […]
John Green has always had a rare gift for blending intellect with emotion, and in The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet, he takes that talent to an entirely new level. This is his first nonfiction book, adapted from his critically […]
An intimate reflection on empathy, leadership, and the courage to be kind in a divided world Jacinda Ardern’s A Different Kind of Power is not your typical political memoir. It reads less like a victory lap and more like a meditation on […]