In Adventures of a Chess Girl, Katie Kormanik weaves her memoir with chess as the throughline. The book starts in 2009. That year, Katie joined the Pan-Ams tournament for university students, hoping to have fun with friends. To her surprise, the matches and players reignited...

Bloody Broadway: Plays of Menace, Murder, and Mystery, Volume I (1900–1930) by Amnon Kabatchnik examines early 20th-century American theater, focusing on crime, suspense, and melodrama. This volume provides insight into how Broadway's darker stories evolved during a pivotal period in theatrical history. Kabatchnik offers detailed...

Feathers of Wisdom by Leigh Podgorski shares the stories of women whose lives influenced their tribes and the world around them across generations. In Maya tradition, Ixchel’s presence as the Moon Goddess shaped the cycles of life by bringing water to the land and guiding...

The Coming Disruption by Fred Voccola explores the transformative power of artificial intelligence and its deep impact on organizations, industries, and society. Voccola makes a clear and urgent case for why businesses must adopt an "AI First" approach to survive and succeed in the fast-changing...

Experiencing Transcendence by Richard Taite and Dr. Constance Scharff teaches that recovery from addiction and trauma is a process of gradually disengaging from past patterns. They tell us that change occurs when we address the underlying causes, while cultivating awareness of bodily sensations and the...

Human Again: In the AI Age by J.D. Macpherson is a detailed discussion about the future of artificial intelligence in our lives. It raises critical questions about whether AI is the death of creativity and if it will replace strategic planning and decision-making roles. The...

Minariel by David Elkins combines ideas of science, technology, and group behavior. It investigates how people can move, communicate, and share information in organized, often geometric ways. The book explores how groups form physical patterns, operate devices together, and coordinate actions in both two-dimensional and...

The Bible of Black Prosperity: Reclaiming Lost Black Wealth by Woody R. Clermont examines the historical and systemic reasons behind the racial wealth gap in America. The book provides a thorough analysis of the economic, social, and legal systems that have influenced Black prosperity and...

My Thoughts in Orbit: Movella Nutella Umbrella Patella by Josh Givens moves readers through the aftermath of divorce, exploring how he engages with the world while raising his 13-year-old son. Givens attempts to create structure and meaning in daily life, balancing parenting responsibilities with just...

Tom Sauer's 2 Weeks in the Desert with Dad was an interesting departure from my usual reading fare. The author had a difficult and strained relationship with his now eighty-four-year-old father. His father had spent his entire life penny-pinching and worrying about money, devoting his...