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Top 2025
This is my order, yours may; likely will be, different!
- We Could Be Rats - Emily Austin
- Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout
- Before We Forget Kindness - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- The Loom - Andy Weaver
- Crumb - Dan Nadel
- Vantage Points- Chase Joynt
- Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop - Hwang Bo-Reum
- Character Limit - Kate Conger + Ryan Mac
- Sugaring Off - Fanny Britt
- The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards - Jessica Waite
- Back Where I Came From - Taslim Jaffer
- Sticky, Sexy, Sad - Trenna Orchard
- Elseship - Treena Abraham
- Common Sense Economics - (James D. Gwartney, Dwight R. Lee, Tawni Hunt Ferrani, Joseph P. Calhoun, and Jane Shaw Stroup.)
BLUE = MEMOIR OR BIOGRAPHICAL
BLACK = FICTION
DARK RED = EDUCATIONAL + Historical Fiction
PURPLE = ESSAY OR STORIES
ORANGE = POETRY
BLACK = FICTION
DARK RED = EDUCATIONAL + Historical Fiction
PURPLE = ESSAY OR STORIES
ORANGE = POETRY
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Can We Ever Really Go Home?
How did the book make me feel/think?
Jaffer gathers powerful voices to ask if home is a place, a feeling, or a question we’ll never quite answer.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
How did the book make me feel/think?
Jaffer gathers powerful voices to ask if home is a place, a feeling, or a question we’ll never quite answer.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
Swipe Culture and the Ache of Modern Love
How did the book make me feel/think?
This biting look at online dating nails the strange loneliness of a world where swipes replace connection.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
How did the book make me feel/think?
This biting look at online dating nails the strange loneliness of a world where swipes replace connection.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
Love as Question, Not Answer
How did the book make me feel/think?
Elseship is a beautiful, disorienting love experiment that made me question whether I know what love is.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
How did the book make me feel/think?
Elseship is a beautiful, disorienting love experiment that made me question whether I know what love is.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
Economics with All the Joy of Reading Wallpaper Paste
How did the book make me feel/think?
If the goal was to make economics feel cold, clinical, and quietly terrifying, mission accomplished.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
How did the book make me feel/think?
If the goal was to make economics feel cold, clinical, and quietly terrifying, mission accomplished.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
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Depression with a Side of Dark Wit and Truth
How did the book make me feel/think?
Austin’s fearless look at depression, wrapped in dry humour and raw vulnerability, floored me. At the same time, I “laughed out loud” and then wondered if it was okay to be laughing—easily a top read of the year.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
How did the book make me feel/think?
Austin’s fearless look at depression, wrapped in dry humour and raw vulnerability, floored me. At the same time, I “laughed out loud” and then wondered if it was okay to be laughing—easily a top read of the year.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
A Masterclass in Human Flaws, Kindness, and Carrying On
How did the book make me feel/think?
Strout gifts us Olive—a gruff, plump, aging woman whose raw honesty and quiet kindness make us think that maybe we’re all just trying to survive love, loss, and the absurdity of being human.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
How did the book make me feel/think?
Strout gifts us Olive—a gruff, plump, aging woman whose raw honesty and quiet kindness make us think that maybe we’re all just trying to survive love, loss, and the absurdity of being human.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
Hope, Truth, and the Brightness Beyond Gloom
How did the book make me feel/think?
Kawaguchi’s stories pull me back from the ledge, reminding me that truth is slippery, perception is fragile, and hope might still win.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
How did the book make me feel/think?
Kawaguchi’s stories pull me back from the ledge, reminding me that truth is slippery, perception is fragile, and hope might still win.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
Poetry That Breathes Love into the Ordinary
How did the book make me feel/think?
A gorgeous, heartfelt collection that feels like a love letter to family and the poetry of being present.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
How did the book make me feel/think?
A gorgeous, heartfelt collection that feels like a love letter to family and the poetry of being present.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
The Genius and Grotesque of Robert Crumb
How did the book make me feel/think?
Crumb captures a complicated genius who saw through the bullshit and gifted us decades of raw, disturbing, unforgettable art and insights.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
How did the book make me feel/think?
Crumb captures a complicated genius who saw through the bullshit and gifted us decades of raw, disturbing, unforgettable art and insights.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
Truth Through a Kaleidoscope Lens
How did the book make me feel/think?
A daring, genre-defying exploration of identity, truth, and the politics of storytelling in a world addicted to fear.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
How did the book make me feel/think?
A daring, genre-defying exploration of identity, truth, and the politics of storytelling in a world addicted to fear.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
A Quiet, Soulful Wake-Up Call
How did the book make me feel/think?
A quiet, soul-shifting book that left me wondering if I’ve been thinking about life all wrong.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
How did the book make me feel/think?
A quiet, soul-shifting book that left me wondering if I’ve been thinking about life all wrong.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
Elon Unmasked: Power, Greed, and the Illusion of Genius
How did the book make me feel/think?
Kate and Ryan crack open the myth of Elon to reveal a hollow man driven by ego and wealth, leaving me briefly sympathetic, then disgusted again.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
How did the book make me feel/think?
Kate and Ryan crack open the myth of Elon to reveal a hollow man driven by ego and wealth, leaving me briefly sympathetic, then disgusted again.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
Cracks in the Veneer of Privilege
How did the book make me feel/think?
Britt uses one accident to peel back the rot of entitlement and exposes how deeply unequal the illusion of belonging is.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
How did the book make me feel/think?
Britt uses one accident to peel back the rot of entitlement and exposes how deeply unequal the illusion of belonging is.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
Grief, Secrets, and the Comedy of Survival
How did the book make me feel/think?
What happens when lives are taken from us far too soon, leaving baggage for us to unpack or eviscerate, as we navigate our emotional and financial survival, is that there is comedy in the pain. Are we capable of forgiveness? Does it matter?
Waite turns grief, betrayal, and absurdity into a razor-sharp, darkly funny survival guide for the broken-hearted.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
How did the book make me feel/think?
What happens when lives are taken from us far too soon, leaving baggage for us to unpack or eviscerate, as we navigate our emotional and financial survival, is that there is comedy in the pain. Are we capable of forgiveness? Does it matter?
Waite turns grief, betrayal, and absurdity into a razor-sharp, darkly funny survival guide for the broken-hearted.
WRITTEN: 5 May 2025
