Best Stoicism Books for Beginners.
Stoicism has had a real resurgence as a practical philosophy for handling what you can't control. Here are seven of the best starting points, from the original Roman texts to...
Best Memoirs by African Women.
Seven memoirs by African women, spanning Kenya, Liberia, Somalia, Nigeria, and Rwanda- environmental activism, war survival, grief, and the fight for a seat at the table their male counterparts too...
Best Absurdist Fiction to Start With.
Absurdist fiction takes the position that the world doesn't make sense, and then commits to that bit completely. Here are eight of the best starting points, from war satire to...
Best Books About Existential Crisis and Meaning.
For anyone in the middle of asking "what's the point of any of this" — eight books, fiction and philosophy alike, that take the question seriously instead of brushing past...
Best Feel-Good Fiction for a Slow Weekend.
Sometimes you don't want to be challenged, you want to be comforted. Here are eight feel-good novels — warm, funny, and gentle — perfect for a weekend with nowhere to...
Best Japanese Literature for Beginners.
Japanese literature has a reputation for being either impenetrably strange or intimidatingly classic. These ten books prove it can also be warm, fast-paced, and genuinely easy to fall into —...