This is an incredibly researched, empathetically rendered, deeply poignant book. I learned so much, and I am about to shove this book into everyone’s hands. (I also listened to the vast majority of it on audio, and I think it worked great.)

If you’re looking for a quick, hopeful piece of nonfiction filled with interesting facts, look no further. Who Is Government? fits the bill exactly.

I think anyone who loves language or is a creator (or is simply very online) will love this book, but if you’re both of those things, it’s an absolute MUST read.

Very glad I read this, and I’m already looking forward to revisiting her advice probably twice a year (fall and spring)!

Searches is a timely, personal, and incredibly smart look at our techological present and immediate past, probing what AI is doing and will do to our lives with a healthy dose of skepticism while holding the giants like Meta, Amazon, etc to task.

If you love nature writing, you simply must read this, and you must not rush it. Macfarlane’s prose is sumptuous and his sense of wonder is palpable.

The essays are short and the tone is warm (but never saccharine), which made book feel easy to sink into. I was sad when it was over. I look forward to reading whatever Jones writes next!

Democracy in Retrograde is a fun, short, super accessible guide to becoming more civically engaged. It’s easy to digest in bite sizes and offers some useful tools for thinking about the ways you might derive the most satisfaction from getting involved and presents an excellent case for why you should.

This is a meticulously researched and excellently written examination of history that everyone who has a child, works in education, or cares about education should read.

I feel genuinely better prepared to decide what kinds of things are personally worth my effort (and my guilt). The time I spent listening to this audiobook was time extremely well spent.

I’m on a mission to deepen my critical reading skills this year. Only a few months into that journey, it became clear that Playing in the Dark was a foundational piece of criticism that I needed to read ASAP if I was going to do the thing right.

This book is not only hopeful and optimistic, but also instructive and motivational in terms of what kinds of policies and proposals are worth fighting for here in the US.

This book is not what I had naively expected — my brain ignored the “essays” part of the title in favor of the “how to” part — but it is, without a doubt, excellent.

Trust Imani Perry to rewrite the rules on what it means to tell the history of an entire people. If this isn’t nominated for the National Book Award for Nonfiction, I will riot.

If you’re looking for someone to put very simply why what’s happening in Palestine is not “complicated,” this is it. Required reading.

I’m a non-English-major on a quest to learn more about literary theory so I can become a deeper reader and better reviewer. This was my first foray, but unfortunately it wasn’t a winner for me.

If you haven’t read On Tyranny, please do so as soon as possible. This is an extremely short book — it’s 1:47 on audio and pocket-sized in print — that is nothing short of required reading, especially right now.

This book is both sad and hopeful, scathing and uplifting. Brb, time to (finally) go read Abdurraqib’s entire backlist.

As a lover of all things fantasy and magical realism, obviously I had to pick this up. And the hype is so justified!

This book was an utter delight, indeed very cozy and interesting and a must-read for bookstore lovers everywhere.