“Things in Nature Merely Grow” is a gutwrenching, unflichingly honest non-fiction memoir about Yiyun Li’s thoughts on losing her second son, James, to suicide, following the loss of her first son, Vincent, a few years prior.

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“Things in Nature Merely Grow” is a gutwrenching, unflichingly honest non-fiction memoir about Yiyun Li’s thoughts on losing her second son, James, to suicide, following the loss of her first son, Vincent, a few years prior.

“Sea of Tranquility” is a time travel novel about art, love, humanity, and the plague. We follow multiple journeys: the exiled Edwin St. Andrew, who travels to Vancouver Island in 1912, Mirella Kessler, who in a pre-pandemic 2020 is in search for her long lost friend Vincent Alkaitis, Olive Llewellyn, a famous postapocalyptic author who is on Earth’s last book tour in 2023, and finally Gaspery-Jacques Roberts, who works as a hotel detective on a Moon colony in 2401.

“Regretting You” is a contemporary romance novel that follows the strained relationship between a mother (Morgan Grant) and her teenage daughter (Clara Grant), after the passing of the family’s anchor (Chris Grant), their husband and father, respectively.

“The Half of It” is a memoir by singer-songwriter Madison Beer, depicting her decade in the spotlight. She writes about her music career, mental health struggles, and the online hate and safety violations she’s faced.

Here are my top 10 favourite movies I’ve watched in 2025! 🍿 Movies that deal with confined spaces, troubled writers, and more.

“Pumpkinheads” features the wholesome friendship between Deja and Josiah, who work together during every Halloween season. However, this is their last Halloween at the patch together, as next year the pair will go off to college. But Deja is determined not to let this final day go to waste. She wants to bring Josiah out of his shell and to pass their last day with no regrets. How? By abandoning their post at the Succotash Hut, where they’ve always worked, for a day of adventure and treats at the patch instead.

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