Guest Recommendations
Becoming Cliterate
Becoming Cliterate
Laurie MintzWhat We Say: Discover the exploration of the pleasure gap in Becoming Cliterate by Dr Laurie Mintz, a renowned psychology professor and human sexuality expert. Unveiling the underlying cultural issues that contribute to this disparity between men and women, Dr Mintz offers insightful solutions for bridging the gap and transforming our sexual experiences.
What They Say: ”An excellent, thorough, inspiring and much needed guide to the source of our deepest energy, pleasure, and power-the clitoris. Everyone needs to read this book and become CLITERATE” – Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues
How To Change Your Mind
How To Change Your Mind
Michael PollanWhat We Say: Pollan takes us on a mind-altering journey to the frontlines of human consciousness, exploring whether psychedelic drugs change our worldview and writes a gripping depiction of new-gen scientists fascinated by the effects of these drugs.
What They Say: “'His approach is steeped in honesty and self-awareness. His cause is just, his thinking is clear, and his writing is compelling” – The Washington Post
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The Visiting Privilege
The Visiting Privilege
Joy WilliamsWhat We Say: These distinctively devastating depictions of modern life are desolate but droll, real but surreal, and reveal the loneliness of human life.
What They Say: “Williams is a flawless writer, and The Visiting Privilege is a perfect book” – NPR
The Untethered Soul
The Untethered Soul
Michael A SingerWhat We Say: In this forthright and friendly discussion of consciousness and how we can develop it, spiritual teacher Michael Singer explores the question of who we are. It’s life changing.
What They Say: “Read this book carefully and you will get more than a glimpse of eternity” – Deepak Chopra
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The Days Of Abandonment
The Days Of Abandonment
Elena FerranteWhat We Say: Her Neapolitan series showcased Elena Ferrante’s skill in portraying the rawness of the female experience; this novel about a new mother in torment after her husband leaves her proves her absolute mastery of the genre.
What They Say: “Stunning... the raging, torrential voice of the author is something rare” – The New York Times
On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous
On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean VuongWhat We Say: This semi-autobiographical novel speaks solemnly of Vuong’s experiences as an immigrant and a gay man and is written as a beautifully honest open letter to his mother who can’t read.
What They Say: “Everything is beautiful in this debut… Vuong has originality running through his veins, and a good deal of humour and impish charm… This impressive debut hints at even greater things to come” – The Times
Fever Dream
Fever Dream
Samanta SchweblinWhat We Say: Part modern horror, part love story, this nightmarish novel about a young woman recounting her astonishing story from her death bed covers themes of maternal anxiety and ecological disaster. It will grip and haunt you in equal measure.
What They Say: “Samanta Schweblin’s novella is a skilfully paced and intricate omen that tears not just at ecological anxieties but at the core of maternal love.” – The Times Literary Supplement
Airships
Airships
Barry HannahWhat We Say: The stories in this collection are a vivid celebration of the new American South – of high-school band contests where boys from Vicksburg are reunited in Vietnam and the pain of thwarted love abounds. This is a remarkable demonstration of Hannah’s established and unique genius.
What They Say: “Barry Hannah is an original, and one of the most consistently exciting writers of the post-Faulkner generation. The stories in Airships are fiercely imagined fables in which hilarity and pain achieve a remarkable equipoise; sometimes funny, often terrifying, they are told in a captivating and unforgettable voice” – William Styron, Salon