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Heartwood

June 18, 2025

This book is not only character-driven but also premise and setting-driven, so you get the best of both worlds. If you like a little mystery,…

Wild Dark Shore

June 11, 2025

Incredible writing full of tension and just the right amount of hope. A blend of Station 11 and The Road. Excellent read!

Run for the Hills

June 4, 2025

This book is so well done and has such a clever premise. I really enjoy how Wilson’s writing gives a sense of something big and…

James

May 21, 2025

Less reimagining and more of a perspective shift, this book gives a fully realized perspective of Jim/James and the way he navigates survival with a…

Beartooth

May 14, 2025

I really enjoyed the simplistic, straight-ahead writing in this book. The scene setting was so sublime and provided room for internal reflection and epiphanies about…

The Dream Hotel

April 30, 2025

This was a super compelling story about surveillance, technology, and human resilience with great character work, writing, and propulsive narrative elements. I listened to this…

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

April 16, 2025

A candid look at the inner workings of Facebook reveals how some executives carelessly disregard the consequences of their actions on our world and culture.…

The History of Sound

April 9, 2025

Similar to North Woods, in the best way. The storytelling and characterization in the twelve interconnected stories is so well done that I would read…

Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live

March 5, 2025

One of my favorite biographies I’ve ever read, and a fascinating profile and biography of arguably the most important media figure of a generation. Really…

The Life of Herod The Great

February 26, 2025

A fascinating look at a character who has become so slanted and distasteful by Biblical history.