9 Best Articles in 2021
Dan Shipper
Surgical Reading: How to Read 12 Books at Once
Dan Shipper
~13 min read · 2020-06-23 · How to efficiently get what you need out of reading, multiple books at a time
Guardian Books
Thirty books to help us understand the world in 2020
Guardian Books
20+ min read · 2020-10-18 · The climate crisis, gender, populism, big tech, pandemics, race… our experts recommend titles to illuminate the issues of the day
Guardian Books
The 100 best books of the 21st century
Guardian Books
20+ min read · 2019-09-21 · Dazzling debut novels, searing polemics, the history of humanity and trailblazing memoirs ... Read our pick of the best books since 2000
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11 Books That Will Change Your Thinking on Thinking
endpoints.elysiumhealth.com
9 min read · 2019-09-15 · Take a tour through the human brain with these essential reads on the consciousness, trauma, the roots of language, and more.
Ness Labs
Building an antilibrary: the power of unread books
Ness Labs
7 min read · 2020-10-29 · Unread books can be as powerful as the ones we have read, if we choose to consider them in the right light.
Tiago Forte
The Ultimate Guide to Summarizing Books: How to Distill Ideas to Accelerate Your Learning
Tiago Forte
~13 min read · 2020-08-10 · In 2016, I read 57 books. I read like I was running out of time. It felt like an achievement, yet by the end of the year, I could scarcely recall even one useful idea from each book. That moment was a…
Fast Company
Bored at home? These 5 new books will spark your creativity
Fast Company
2 min read · 2020-04-01 · These books are the artistic salve you need when being at home can leave you less than creatively fulfilled.
The New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2020
The New York Times
20+ min read · 2020-11-20 · The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review
Scott Young
Seven Easy Habits to Read More Books Next Year
Scott Young
~15 min read · 2020-01-03 · Reading books is one of the best habits you can create for yourself. Here are seven easy habits you can implement to finish more books next year.
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2 min read · Mar 29th · Some books are centripetal - they suck you in - and some books are centrifugal - they spin you out.
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30 of the Best Book Covers of the Year (So Far)
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3 min read · Mar 31st · We’re elated by the design that has been dancing across bookshelves of late. Here are 30 of our favorite covers of 2021.
WIRED
‘The Dispossessed’ Is Still One of Sci-Fi’s Smartest Books
WIRED
4 min read · Apr 2nd · Ursula K. Le Guin's 1974 novel, about a society with no government or laws, remains a thoughtful exploration of politics and economics decades later.
Open Culture
An Atlas of Literary Maps Created by Great Authors: J.R.R Tolkien’s Middle Earth, Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure…
Open Culture
2 min read · Apr 3rd · Plot, setting, character… we learn to think of these as discrete elements in literary writing, comparable to the strategy, board, and pieces of a chess game. But what if this scheme doesn’t quite…
Entrepreneur
10 Books to Take Your Leadership to the Next Level
Entrepreneur
3 min read · Apr 5th · These books from Entrepreneur Press can make a leader out of you.
therevelator.org
10 Environmental Books We’re Reading This Spring • The Revelator
therevelator.org
4 min read · Mar 24th · From climate change to wildlife trafficking, these new books tackle the toughest problems of the day, along with vital solutions.
Brain Pickings
Seeking an Aurora: A Wondrous Illustrated Celebration of Earth’s Most Otherworldly Spectacle of Color
Brain Pickings
4 min read · Mar 28th · Transcendence and tenderness in the lacuna of awe between the creaturely and the cosmic.
Artnet
Author Roxane Gay, Who Loves Art But Dislikes the Art World, Has Some Advice for Galleries: 'Stop…
Artnet
~15 min read · Apr 12th · The author and essayist spoke to Artnet News about collecting, navigating the art world as a newcomer, and more.
Guardian Books
JRR Tolkien's own illustrations appear in Lord of the Rings for the first time
Guardian Books
2 min read · Mar 25th · The author’s artwork is published alongside his text in new edition of the classic fantasy novel
The New York Times
The Books That Made Me: 8 Writers on Their Literary Inspirations
The New York Times
~12 min read · Apr 15th · In decades past, the Book Review occasionally asked young authors about their biggest influences. For our 125th anniversary, we put the question to a new generation.
