Reader Stories
Discover inspiring stories from our readers about how our books have transformed their lives, perspectives, and daily practices.
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Dogland: Why We Love the Creatures Who Can’t Speak
Why do we pour our hearts into creatures who will never say it back?
Read storyStiff Review: Why Cadavers Are Heroes
Mary Roach makes you laugh about dead bodies, then quietly asks: what makes a person?
Read storyWhere Rivers Part Book Review: The Girl My Mother Was Before
Your mother was a girl once. This book makes you feel it.
Read storyThe Chronology of Water: A Memoir That Swims Outside Time
What if the worst thing that happened to you wasn't the end of your story?
Read storyThe Last Lecture: Why Walls Test Your Desire
Randy Pausch’s final lecture: why walls aren’t obstacles, but tests of desire.
Read storyThe Empathy Exams: Why We Keep Failing at Empathy
A sharp, tender book about why we fail to feel each other’s pain.
Read storyNobody‘s Girl Review: The People Who Stole Her Name
She was told her story belonged to everyone but her. This book is how she took it back.
Read storyThe Argonauts: When Words Fail, Love Remains
A book that made me question every word I thought I knew about love.
Read storyGame On Book Review: When Hatred Becomes Something Else
A man plotting revenge, a woman who refuses to be used. They turn hate into the most honest form of desire.
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