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Three frightened children explore a moonlit canal filled with hanging dolls as a sinister glowing-eyed Wish Doll looms beside their boat.

Lost on Doll Island by Cassandra Ramos-Gomez Review

A Masterclass in Creeping Out Middle Schoolers My 9-year-old daughter was so terrified by Lost on Doll Island by Cassandra Ramos-Gomez that she[…]

Violet wielding purple lightning beside Xaden as two black dragons loom over a burning fortress beneath a stormy sky.

Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) by Rebecca Yarros Review

Clay | July 24

A Guy’s Take on Dragon Warfare and Romantasy Drama I was sucked into the fantasy and conflict in Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros[…]

A thoughtful professional writes in a notebook while looking toward a circular vision of multiple career paths, symbolizing self-reflection, personal strengths, values, and professional growth.

Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker Review

Clay | July 17

How to Build a Career Around Your Strengths Peter F. Drucker’s is a name I hear dropped constantly in business newsletters and podcasts,[…]

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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