Deck the shelves
Each book on my list is about making sense of the world around you.
In service
I found an unintentional theme connecting them all.
Not-so-small talk
David Brooks’ new book teaches us how—and why—to make every word count.
Read, watch, listen
Some favorites from 2023, including a new playlist.
End Days?
Hannah Ritchie’s Not the End of the World is an essential antidote to environmental doomsday-ism.
Read, watch, and listen
Because there’s more to life than reading. (Though reading is still the best.)
Clear history
Born in Blackness challenges Western accounts of the continent.
Page turners
I decided to try something different for my list of holiday books this year.
Mendeleyev’s Dream
Mendeleyev’s Dream helps you understand how the periodic table got pieced together and why it’s so helpful.
