Book recommendations for New Year’s resolutions
The new year often offers a clean slate for picking up a good habit, letting go of a bad one, improving an existing skill, or learning a new one. New Year’s resolutions or picking a word of the year on which to set your intentions are a great way to move in the direction you […]
Which books should you read by Joan Didion?
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” Joan Didion in The White Album Iconic American author and commentator Joan Didion passed away this week aged 87 after living with Parkinson’s Disease, according to her publisher Knopf. The esteemed writer was best known for highlighting the realities of counterculture, often concentrating on the subtext of […]
Which books could help your mental wellbeing during the holidays?
The Christmas season can be difficult, but understanding issues such as depression, anxiety, burnout and loneliness can be an important first step to coping during difficult times, and helping others do the same. Here is a selection of books that offer clarity and insight into important areas of well-being. Trigger warning: suicide 📚 First, We […]
What are some good books to read on International Migrants Day?
It’s International Migrants Day, which aims to raise awareness about the challenges and difficulties of international migration. Hence what better way to broaden our perspective of the world and help us build empathy and understanding, especially when it comes to refugees and displaced people by reading the books that showcase this experience. 📚 Second Class […]
Where to start when reading books by bell hooks?
We lost a revolutionary writer this week, as pioneering American feminist and activist bell hooks passed away aged 69 on Wednesday. Publishing more than 30 books ranging in topics from black men, patriarchy, and masculinity to self-help; engaged pedagogy to personal memoirs; and sexuality, she wrote on a range of subjects that touched the landscape. […]
What are the best self-help books of 2021?
Some of the best self-help books of 2021 were all about learning to be human, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Amazing books by disabled authors on International Day of Disabled Persons
I’m stacking for a cause today as it’s International Day of Disabled Persons. I live with a rare degenerative neurological illness myself, closest cousin is multiple sclerosis, but it is a genetic version. It’s called HNPP, which stands for Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies. Similar to MS, my nerves are breaking down, and […]