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The Charisma Myth by Olivia Fox Cabane Review

Can You Actually Learn Charisma? Look, I am a very muscular guy with a naturally intimidating look and a Viking haircut. Charisma isn’t[…]

Uhtred-like Saxon warrior with sword and shield standing between a brutal shield-wall battle and Alfred’s marsh refuge in 9th-century Wessex.

The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell Review

Clay | August 28

Stolen Glory, Swamp Survival, and a Haircut If you’re looking for a gritty historical fiction book review, you’ve come to the right place.[…]

Four seasonal scenes representing the High, Awakening, Unraveling, and Crisis in The Fourth Turning, connected by a circular cycle of generational change.

Book Review: The Fourth Turning by Strauss & Howe

Clay | August 21

Are We in a Crisis? I’ve managed to stumble into another heavy sociology and history book. It was largely accidental, though I’ll confess[…]

Books I Keep Recommending

A large, intelligent spider confronts a lone astronaut on an alien terrain with webbing in the air and a lush Earth-like planet and spacecraft looming above — capturing the central tension of Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

Children of Time

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Evolved spiders, a dying human race, and an ending I didn’t see coming.

Trust

Hernan Diaz

Start slow, finish stunned. This Pulitzer winner is a masterpiece.

A lone astronaut in a white spacesuit floats tethered near a large cylindrical spacecraft, facing a glowing yellow star in deep space. The scene captures the isolation and intensity of interstellar travel, evoking the themes of survival and discovery from Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

A lone astronaut, an alien friend, and a race to save Earth. Pure joy.

Armored SecUnit “Murderbot” with a glowing red visor stands guard on a rugged alien world during a dangerous planetary survey.

All Systems Red

Martha Wells

My mom begged me to read this for years. She was right.

The Courage to Be Disliked

Fumitake Koga & Ichiro Kishimi

The book that changed how I think about other people’s opinions.

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

Shirley Jackson wrote the blueprint for psychological horror.

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