Rental House was not for me. It’s a culture-clash story that completely failed to connect.
Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly
Liz Pelly’s essential look at Spotify shows a company aiming to manipulate customers and artists to enrich shareholders and major labels. Even if you think you know, you’ll learn something here.
v13: Chronicle of a trial by Emmanuel Carrère, translated by John Lambert
V13 is the story of a community that forms around a terrorism trial in France. It raises legal and moral questions that have stayed with me for weeks after reading.