Book Reviews

4.8

An instant New York Times bestseller from registered dietitian and social media creator Kylie Sakaida, So Easy So Good (Simon Element, April 2025) combines evidence-based nutrition guidance with recipes rooted in Sakaida's Asian-Hawaiian background — designed to make wholesome, flavorful eating achievable for home cooks at every skill level.

Atomic Habits (EXP): An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good by James Clear

4.8

Atomic Habits is a 2018 self-help book in which James Clear argues that lasting behavioral change comes not from willpower or grand ambitions but from redesigning the small systems that govern daily life — a framework that has resonated with tens of millions of readers worldwide.

Mar 10, 2026

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

4.7

Rick Rubin's The Creative Act: A Way of Being is a wide-ranging collection of philosophical meditations on creativity, structured across 78 short chapters, designed for anyone who makes or aspires to make — regardless of discipline or experience level.

When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection by Gabor Maté

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4.7

Gabor Maté M.D.'s When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection is an international bestseller that draws on scientific research and the author's decades of clinical experience to examine how chronic stress, emotional repression, and the mind-body link contribute to serious illness — from cancer and heart disease to multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's. It is essential reading for health professionals and anyone living with a chronic condition.

Mar 8, 2026

The Alchemist: A Modern Classic Fable of Spiritual Healing, Self-Discovery, by Paulo Coelho

4.6

Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist is a spiritual fable that has traveled far beyond its 1988 Portuguese origins to become one of the most widely read novels in publishing history, now available in a HarperOne anniversary edition that introduces it to yet another generation of readers seeking meaning and direction.

The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer (Popular Culture by

4.6

This non-fiction essay collection from Open Court uses The Simpsons as a lens for serious philosophical inquiry, drawing on eighteen academic contributors to explore ethics, religion, pleasure, and Western thought — and has sold over 203,000 copies to become the bestselling volume in Open Court's Popular Culture and Philosophy series.

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

4.5

Untamed is the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir by Glennon Doyle — a Reese's Book Club selection that has sold over two million copies — tracing Doyle's journey from a life shaped by societal expectations to one built on her own desire, intuition, and identity, anchored by her falling in love with retired soccer player and activist Abby Wambach.

Mar 9, 2026

The Magic of Mindful Self-Awareness: How To Stop Overthinking, Clear Your Mind, by Matt Tenney

4.4

Published by PeopleThriver in March 2025, The Magic of Mindful Self-Awareness distills more than two decades of Matt Tenney's mindfulness teaching — spanning prison cells, monastery walls, and Fortune 500 boardrooms — into a concise self-help guide designed to help readers stop overthinking, clear mental clutter, and reduce stress through structured, practical exercises.

The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah

4.3

Tahir Shah's memoir chronicles his family's leap from England to Casablanca, where he purchases Dar Khalifa — a crumbling, jinn-haunted compound reputedly once belonging to the city's Caliph — and spends a tumultuous year restoring it, navigating Moroccan customs, and confronting a world where the supernatural and the everyday are inseparable.

Friends, lovers and the big, terrible thing by Matthew Perry

4.0

Matthew Perry's memoir is an unflinching account of fame, addiction, and survival that became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller and #1 international bestseller — a legacy made more poignant by Perry's death on October 28, 2023, less than a year after the book's release.

[Alex Michaelides]-The Silent Patient (HB) by Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient is a debut psychological thriller from British-Cypriot author Alex Michaelides, published by Celadon Books (a division of Macmillan Publishers) on 5 February 2019. It debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list and won the Goodreads Choice Award 2019 in the Mystery and Thriller category. The novel follows psychotherapist Theo Faber as he attempts to unravel the silence of Alicia Berenson — a celebrated artist who shot her husband Gabriel five times and has not spoken a single word since. Structured around alternating perspectives and building to a twist that critics have described as among the most shocking in recent memory, the novel is widely regarded as one of the standout psychological thrillers of its era.

Glasgow's Forgotten Village: The Grahamston Story by Norrie Gilliland

Norrie Gilliland's Glasgow's Forgotten Village: The Grahamston Story is a local history dedicated to recovering the memory of Grahamston, the Glasgow community that disappeared beneath the foundations of Glasgow Central Station over a century ago. Published in 2002 by Grahamston Publications, it is a focused, research-driven work that will appeal strongly to enthusiasts of Scottish urban history, Glasgow heritage, and the stories hidden beneath modern city infrastructure.

Mar 9, 2026