Nonfiction Essentials
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Falling Back in Love with Being Human
Falling Back in Love with Being Human is gentle, warm and beautiful. I don’t know how it found me, but I’ll be forever grateful it did.
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The Recovering
Part engrossing addiction memoir, part meticulously researched profiiles of historical and literary figures, The Recovering is an unforgettable and transformative read.
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Consent: a Memoir
Consent is the second memoir from Jill Ciment, but it’s also an incredible, incisive look at how we tell our stories, and how evasive objective truth really is
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb
Richard Rhodes’ The Making of the Atomic Bomb is one of the most difficult and rewarding nonfiction books I’ve ever read.
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Challenger
Challenger is essential reading. As much about human tragedy as about institutional hubris and corner-cutting.
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Hearts on Fire – Six Years that Changed Canadian Music
Essential for those who were around the scene. I didn’t always love reading this book, but I love having read it.
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Happening
It’s less than 100 pages long and shook me to the core. Absolutely essential and unforgettable.
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Conscientious Objections
This is a gateway drug for Neil Postman’s work. If you don’t know him, this is a good starting point.
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Meet Me in the Bathroom
If you’re a music fan of a certain vintage, this book by Lizzy Goodman is absolutely essential.
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Rise and Kill First
Bergman’s history of extrajudicial killings by Israel’s government is essential, gripping and alarming.
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A Heart That Works
I must confess I now find it difficult to truly and fully relax around people who haven’t had some significant tragedy and pain in their lives. Just another one of the many things that make me a fun hang. This is so relatable. My wife and I have had more than our share of very…
