Reader Stories
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Buckley Book Review: The Man Who Made Conversation a Battleground
He didn't win every fight. But he changed the way we fight.
Read storyColored Television Book Review: The House Was a Lie
A mixed-race family tries to build a home, only to discover it was a stage all along. This novel dismantles every lie we tell about belonging.
Read storyIs a River Alive? A book that turns water into a you
A book that made me wonder if my houseplants were watching me back.
Read storyThe Call of the Honeyguide: Learning to Share the Planet
This book will change how you feel about the spider in your bathroom.
Read storyThe Elements of Power Book Review: The Dirt Beneath Our Fingertips
Your phone runs on child labor and broken earth. This book won’t let you forget it.
Read storyNo Bad Parts Book Review: Self-Loathing to Self-Acceptance
If you hate parts of yourself, this book will tell you why. Your so-called "bad" parts were just trying to protect you all along.
Read storyBase Notes Book Review: The People Who Stay
One sniff of an old perfume and suddenly your whole past rushes back. This book proves it.
Read storyFactfulness Book Review: The Case for Seeing the World Clearly
A wake-up call that challenges our distorted view of reality through data, revealing how wrong we often are about the world.
Read storySomewhere Towards the End: Growing Old Turns Out to Be Pretty Cool
An 89-year-old unmarried woman taught me: aging isn’t loss. It’s letting go. And that’s pretty cool.
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