“The War of Art,” by Steven Pressfield
This brisk (~3 hour) audiobook is part pep talk and part philosophy. The book is broken into three sections: defining resistance (i.e. how the author describes the various thoughts, feelings,…
“Medallion Status,” by John Hodgman
Part travel-log, part memoir, John Hodgman's Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms is sure to be a hit with fans of his previous work, Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches. This work…
“Get Your Sh*t Together,” by Sarah Knight
"Get Your Sh*t Together," is a self-help book written by the self-styled "anti-guru," Sarah Knight. Over the course of the book, Knight discusses topics big and small, from where to…
“Strong Female Protagonist (Book 1: Vol 1-4),” by Brennan Lee Mulligan and Molly Ostertag
Strong Female Protagonist, by Brennan Lee Mulligan and illustrated by Molly Ostertag follows Allison Green, formerly Mega Girl, as she tries to navigate her "post-super," life. After years on the beat,…
“School Zone Girls (Vol. 1),” by Ningiyau
I found this work thanks to a YouTube review by Hazel. The video sold me on the manga, even as I've been moving away from stories focused on High Schoolers (mostly…
“Educated,” by Tara Westover
Educated chronicles the author's journey from a childhood without a formal education to earning a PhD in history from Cambridge university. The first half of the book recounts her childhood,…
“The Worthy Project,” by Meadow DeVor
First, a blurb from the publisher: "From internationally recognized inquiry teacher and life coach Meadow DeVor comes the invitation you’ve been waiting for: Stop living as if worthiness is for…
“North,” by Scott Jurek (featuring Jenny Jurek)
First, a blurb from the publisher: "From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run, a thrilling memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the…
“Thinking, Fast and Slow,” by Daniel Kahneman
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is an exploration of how the human mind works. The author discusses lots of pairs: two minds (the fast and intuitive system 1…
“The Book Thief,” by Markus Zusak
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is narrated by death, and follows the orphaned Liesel Meminger, the titular book thief. The story is primarily focused on her youth spent in…