The Perfect Marriage by Adam Mitzner

 

Fun.

The Hospital by Brian Alexander

  Interesting and extremely depressing.

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

 

Cheesy, but also fun to listen to.

A Gazelle Ate by Homework by Habib Fanny

 

Interesting and funny.

Unthinkable by Helen Thomson

 

Very interesting.

Biased by Jennifer Eberhardt

 

This is one of those books that you wish you could get everyone to read.

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

 

Engaging, but with a cheesy ending.

How to Build a Boat by Jonathan Gornall

 

Very well written and interesting.

The Lobotomist by Jack El-Hai

 

Interesting.

Yes, Please by Amy Poehler

 

meh

Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth

 

Fascinating.

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

 

Still not sure how I feel about this.

Life Is in the Transitions by Bruce Feiler

 

Interesting.

I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong

 

Super interesting.

The Secret Life of Groceries by Benjamin Lorr

 

Outstanding book -- fascinating topic and extremely good writing.

18 Tiny Deaths by Bruce Goldfarb

 

Excellent book.

Fears of a Setting Sun by Dennis Rasmussen

 

Interesting.

The Social Conquest of Earth by Edward O. Wilson

 

Really interesting.

Heartwarming by Hans Ijzerman

 

Interesting.

Black Church by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

 

Interesting.

The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson

 

Really, really good.

The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee

 

This was amazing and infuriating. It is one of those books that everyone should read.

The Kingdom of Nauvoo by Ben Park

 

A fantastic book, despite the fact that the narrator mispronounces Nauvoo(!).

Bee People and the Bugs They Love by Frank Mortimer

 

This was great fun.

Mill Town by Kerri Arsenault

 

Very interesting; well-written and engaging.

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In Search of Deeper Learning by Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine

 

Interesting.

Why You Should Be a Socialist by Nathan Robinson

 

Very interesting.

Still Not Safe by Robert Wears and Kathleen Sutcliffe

 

Interesting.

Think Again by Adam Grant

 

Very interesting.

The Doctors Blackwell by Janice Nimura

 

I really, really enjoyed this.

Bite Back edited by Saru Jayaraman

 

Interesting.

Segregation by Design by Jessica Trounstine

 

A really interesting topic, but very poorly written.

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates

I really liked this.

Letters to a Young Therapist by Mary Pipher

 

I loved this.

The Geography of Risk by Gilbert Gaul

 

Infuriating (but very interesting).

Not Born Yesterday by Hugo Mercier

 

 meh

Sex, Power, and Partisanship by Hector Garcia

 

meh

Selling Hate by Dale Laackman

 

Interesting topic but so many irrelevant tangents.

Won't Lose This Dream by Andrew Gumbel

 

Fascinating.

Blood, Powder, and Residue by Beth Bechky

 

Interesting.

High Tension by John Riggs

 

meh

Early by Sarah DiGregorio

 

Very interesting.

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

 

Fun, funny, goofy, a little ridiculous.

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The Future of Nutrition by T. Colin Campbell

 

So some of this was super interesting and important; some, however, seemed deeply dubious.

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x + y by Eugenia Cheng

 

Lots of interesting ideas here. I think the idea of focusing on "ingressive" versus "congressive" approaches might be a useful way forward.

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A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn

 

Lots of great elements, but it didn't really gel.

The Queen by Josh Levin

 

Very interesting.

If Then by Jill Lepore

 

So, so good. I loved this.

We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper

 

Engrossing.

Girls & Sex by Peggy Orenstein

 

Very interesting.

An Unladylike Profession by Chris Dubbs

 

Interesting.