Reader Stories
Discover inspiring stories from our readers about how our books have transformed their lives, perspectives, and daily practices.
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Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life Book Review: Brilliant, Troubling, Unforgettable
What do we do with an artist whose work is brilliant but deeply uncomfortable?
Read storyThe Containment: The Street You Never Cross
The street you never cross started with a decision you never knew.
Read storyThe Arrogant Ape Review: What If We Are Not That Special?
Your dog might be smarter than you think. This book will make you question everything about being human.
Read storyBurn Book Review: The Love Story We Cannot Stop Reading
We loved these platforms. Then they broke us. Kara Swisher asks what we do with that mess.
Read storyThe Bluestockings Book Review: The Women Who Refused to Be Quiet
What happens when smart women are told to be silent? They create their own revolution.
Read storyRaising Hare Book Review: The Creature Who Stayed
A woman rescues a baby hare. The hare rescues her back. Quietly. Unexpectedly.
Read storyCloistered Book Review: When Silence Becomes a Cage
She entered a monastery to find God. She left to find herself.
Read storyConnie Book Review: The Cost of Being First
Connie Chung’s story: a masterclass in being the only one in the room.
Read storyKnife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
After a knife nearly killed him, Rushdie wrote a book. It is not about the attack. It is about something harder.
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