Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick
Ethan Mollick’s One Useful Thing Substack newsletter is widely hailed as one of the best resources for understanding the rapidly evolving world of AI and LLMs. It’s no surprise that his 2024 book, Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI, is a thoughtful and widely practical guide for engaging with AI, regardless of the reader’s prior…
Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie
After hearing author Hannah Ritchie on Ezra Klein’s podcast, I immediately sought out her recent book. Ritchie serves as the Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher at Our World in Data, a non-profit dedicated to using data to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. And in Not the End of World, she uses that data…
Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
In my review of the first book in the series, Peter and the Starcatchers, I explained that I’m a huge Peter Pan fan, and my expectations for new works are always high. I’ve been disappointed many times – Hugh Jackman in Pan, Disney’s emo-Pan adaptation in Peter Pan and Wendy, and dear, sweet Christopher Walken…
Illuminations by Alan Moore
It’s hard to believe that anyone wouldn’t have encountered an Alan Moore work at this point. He’s essentially the crazy wizard grandpa to the comics industry, and his most popular graphic novels, Watchmen and V Vendetta, have become successful movies and tv shows. Personally, he’ll always have a place in my heart as one of…
The Prisoner’s Dilemma by Jonathan Blum and Rupert Booth
I have to start by trying to describe the 1960s British television show, ‘The Prisoner,’ and that in itself is a challenge. The show began when actor Patrick McGoohan decided to leave his successful spy thriller tv show in the 1960s. As an alternative, he pitched a show to the network in which he would…
How Not to Kill Yourself by Clancey Martin
On the title alone, How Now to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of a Suicidal Mind is a daunting prospect. Add in the page count (nearly 500) and that even trying to Google he book will fill your screen with suicide support numbers, and it’s fair to say that this book isn’t for everyone. The author…