Book Reviews & Recommendations
Kate Murphy’s You’re Not Listening is that rare piece of nonfiction that quietly changes your daily behavior. It is a cultural x-ray of why real listening has become scarce and a field guide to reclaiming it in conversations, teams, families, and communities. […]
Former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras turns a career of high stakes protection into a clear, practical handbook for everyday courage. Becoming Bulletproof blends memoir, behavioral psychology, and field-tested tactics to show how ordinary people can prepare for stress, read others more […]
Amy Bloom’s In Love is a slim, startlingly clear memoir about a marriage tested by early onset Alzheimer’s and the ethical, legal, and deeply personal choices that follow. It is both a love story and a document of witness, written with Bloom’s […]
In Chłopki. Opowieść o naszych babkach (Peasant Women: The Story of Our Grandmothers), Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak continues her exploration of forgotten female voices, turning her gaze this time toward the women who remained behind in the Polish countryside while their sisters left for […]
B. Dylan Hollis, the beloved creator of Baking Yesteryear, is back behind the wheel with Baking Across America: A Vintage Recipe Road Trip, a charming, sugar-coated journey across the fifty states that celebrates America’s most nostalgic and curious baked creations. This time, […]
Cat Bohannon’s Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution is an ambitious and illuminating work that redefines how we understand the story of our species. In a world where human evolution has long been told through the […]
Ina Garten’s Modern Comfort Food promises exactly what the title says: cozy dishes that feel familiar, with the flavor turned up and the stress turned down. The Barefoot Contessa leans into nostalgia and gathers 85 recipes that run from party nibbles to […]
History has a way of hiding its most extraordinary heroes, and Pippa Latour was one of them. The Last Secret Agent: My Life as a Spy Behind Nazi Lines, co-written with journalist Jude Dobson, finally brings to light the incredible true story […]
Peter Beinart’s latest is not a neutral primer. It is a moral brief that asks readers to reconsider the dominant Jewish narrative of victimhood and supremacy, and to replace it with a story rooted in equality, shared safety, and the infinite value […]
If you ever doubted that geography still dictates the fate of nations, Tim Marshall’s The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World will change your mind. This compelling sequel to Prisoners of Geography dives deep into the […]