What if one terrifying moment forced you to confront the life you didn’t choose? In The Book of Two Ways, Jodi Picoult follows Dawn Edelstein, a death doula who survives a plane crash and suddenly finds herself questioning everything she thought she wanted. As the plane goes down, her mind doesn’t turn to her husband […]
Justice, But Make It Political📚
What happens when the department designed to be above politics gets pulled into the political arena? Injustice traces how the Justice Department’s independence was chipped away, decision by decision, until the institution meant to enforce the law began bending under partisan pressure. Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis take you inside tense, behind-the-scenes moments: prosecutors […]
A family secret that changed Pearl Harbor🌍
Inside Christine Kuehn’s family, the past was treated like contraband—boxed up, driven to a field, and burned. Then a single letter arrived that refused to stay ash: it claimed her grandfather, Otto Kuehn, wasn’t just a German émigré in Hawaii, but a Nazi-linked spy whose intelligence helped Japan plan the attack on Pearl Harbor. What […]
Room Service, Revolution, Resilience📖🌍
Perched on a Kabul hilltop, the Inter-Continental Hotel was built to embody modern Afghanistan—then spent decades surviving everything that tried to erase it. In The Finest Hotel in Kabul, BBC correspondent Lyse Doucet tells the country’s recent history through one building and the people who kept it running: the young manager trying to stay calm […]
She’s Alive. Or Is She? 📚✨
Twenty-two years ago, Sami Kierce woke up in a small apartment in Spain—covered in blood, gripping a knife, and staring at the aftermath of a nightmare he’s never been able to explain. He ran. He built a new life. And he tried to bury the question that never stopped chasing him: What really happened to […]
Get Your Feet Back Under You✨
Strong leadership isn’t louder or tougher—it’s grounded. In Strong Ground (2025), Brené Brown argues that the real advantage in today’s chaotic workplace is the ability to stay connected, accountable, and clear-eyed when everything feels uncertain. She opens with a personal wake-up call: a painful injury that revealed how “strong” parts of her life were compensating for […]
Hopkins’ Best Role: Himself📚✨
Anthony Hopkins wasn’t “meant” to make it. A lonely kid from Wales, labeled inept at school, he learned early to survive with stubborn grit and a sharp edge. Then one spark — Hamlet — cracked something open, and he chased acting with a mix of fear, discipline, and raw hunger. In We Did OK, Kid, […]
Malala, Unfiltered (At Last)
The world knows Malala Yousafzai as a symbol—brave, composed, unwavering. But Finding My Way reveals what the headlines never could: the private work of becoming yourself when everyone else thinks they already know who you are. In this deeply personal memoir, Malala writes about Oxford freedom and relentless scrutiny, tight friendships and lonely moments, first […]
One Sentence, Big Stakes📜✨
What if America’s most famous idea came down to a few fiercely debated words? In The Greatest Sentence Ever Written, Walter Isaacson unpacks the Declaration of Independence’s second sentence—“We hold these truths…”—and shows how a small committee’s edits helped shape a nation’s biggest promise. You’ll see how Jefferson’s original phrasing evolved through collaboration (including Franklin’s […]
House Hunt, High Stakes
What if finding your “forever home” became the one thing you’d sacrifice everything for? In Best Offer Wins, 37-year-old publicist Margo has spent 18 months losing bidding wars in the ruthless Washington, DC suburbs. When she finally spots the perfect Colonial in her dream neighborhood, she decides she won’t lose this one, not to cash […]
