“The Creative Act: A Way of Being” is a book about embodying creativity, and is written by world-renowned music producer Rick Rubin.
Book Review: Bluets by Maggie Nelson
“Bluets” is a book of lyrical, meditative fragments or vignettes on the colour blue intermingled with Maggie Nelson’s feelings of love, sadness, and despair.
Book Review: Freedom Is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. Davis
“Freedom Is a Constant Struggle” is a book of collected interviews and speeches by Angela Davis, published a decade ago but still insanely prevalent in today’s society. Davis collects her talks about the importance of intersectionality, freedom for Palestine, the voices of black feminists, and the prison abolitionist movement.
7 Non-Fiction Books For Troubling Times
This year, I’ve read many fantastic, thought-provoking non-fiction books. Here are 7 of my new favorite non-fiction books. I’ve excluded the subgenres of business, productivity, and self-help for this list. Don’t worry, they will feature on an upcoming list. These books have inspired change in myself and hope for our world.
Book Review: The Joy of Pain by Richard H. Smith
“The Joy of Pain” is a non-fiction book that explores both the psychological and sociological nature of schadenfreude — that shameful joy we experience when we watch the misfortunes of others (those we are jealous of, enemies, and even sometimes towards our friends, family, and acquaintances.)
Book Review: The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
“The Communist Manifesto” by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is a short book highlighting what was at the time of 1848 the fight of the laboring (proletariat) class from the wealthy and exploitive class (the bourgeoisie.)
I recommend this read – more so – as an understanding of the socio-historical context of its time of publishing.
Book Review: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
“The Year of Magical Thinking” by Joan Didion is perfect for readers that enjoy reading autobiographies. If you love heart felt and real-life stories about grief, you should definitely pick this book up!
Book Review: Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier
“Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now” by Jaron Lanier is a great book to read if you’re fascinated by technology and social media. It’s an even greater read if you’re considering taking a social media break.
Furthermore, if you want to know my own take and my in-depth summary of this book, you can read this post here from my educational blog. It talks about the 6 Big Mental Health Reasons to Take A Social Media Break using Lanier’s ideas.
Book Review: No Plot? No Problem! by Chris Baty
If you’re an aspiring writer (or even have an interest in writing), you will greatly benefit from reading “No Plot? No Problem!” by Chris Baty! It’s A Low-stress, High-velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days.
