BOOKS
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
Brandon Sanderson
I think the ending of this book encapsulates my feeling of the story, sometimes stories end in a sad manner because that's how things end. In fact, much of Painter's recent life has been sad due to f
Knowing What We Know - Simon Winchester
Simon Winchester
Simon Winchester examines information transmission through time. From oral traditions, to computers, how do we know what we know? One of the most interesting questions is that of digital amnesia,
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
I read the 60th Anniversary edition of the book and the biggest thing that stuck out to me is the relevance to today's world. So many people are following the "screens" and not living life, only look
A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman
I very much enjoyed this grumpy old man coming to terms with people that actually want to talk to him and befriend him despite how grumpy he is. The ending is sweet and made me cry. There is a tri
The Librarianist
Patrick deWitt
This excellent book by Patrick deWitt investigates the life of a solitary librarian. We meet our character at the end of his life as he befriends a number of people in an old age home. There is a maj
The Lost Metal
Brandon Sanderson
Here we meet an ageing Wax and Wayne as they try to confront another God that's encroaching on their world. This is the third book in the Wax & Wayne arc of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn world.
Radicalized
Cory Doctorow
Radicalized by Cory Doctorow is a set of 4 short stories that examine where our world is, and where it could be going if we don't take steps to intervene in the path we are currently walking. We s
How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism
Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow's book explores Surveillance Capitalism and how we already have the tools around to deal with Big Tech, we just have to use the laws in place to hold technology companies to account ins
The Bands of Mourning
Brandon Sanderson
This book draws a very tight connection with the original Mistborn Trilogy (which I've read many times and recommend) as Wax is racing to get the mythical Bands of Mourning, which allowed the Lord Ru
Automation and the Future of Work
Aaron Benanav
The purpose of this book is to explore the possibilities of a post scarcity society and whether work should really be the center of meaning in our world. According to the author we must start to move