BOOKS
At the Trough - Laurent Carbonneau
Laurent Carbonneau
At The Trough continues my curiosity at Canadian focused looks at the economy, and ties in with Corporate Control from a few weeks back. Here Laurent Carbonneau looks at the Canadian corporate welfar
Among the Burning Flowers - Samantha Shannon
Samantha Shannon
This is the prequel to both A Day of Fallen Night and Priory of the Orange Tree and while the story is good, I'd say it's only worth reading if you've read both the other books and want to dig more i
Autocracy Inc - Anne Applebaum
Anne Applebaum
This is November 2025's book club book. Applebaum walks readers through how autocratic states operate, and how they peddle their influence through the world. China subsidizes StarTimes for news
Corporate Control - Nora Loreto
Nora Loreto
Much like Dark PR I see in this government subsidizing industries that really aren't good for the people that live in the country, the people that government is supposed to be serving. From choosing
Enshittificaton - Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow
If you've heard Cory Doctorow talk or read his site before none of this is going to be a surprise. He's covered all these bases many times before in blog posts and podcast interviews. I agree with mu
Rogers v Rogers - Alexandra Posadzki
Alexandra Posadzki
This is a story of one of the biggest telecom companies in Canada, Rogers Communications, and the family behind it. While the subtitle leads you to believe that we're going to hear about the sordid d
The Case Against the Sexual Revolution - Louise Perry
Louise Perry
This is October's book club book. Join the free email list to get all the content. Perry's main argument is that while the sexual revolution liberated women from some of the taboo's of sex outsi
Drinking the Ocean - Saad Omar Khan
Saad Omar Khan
Drinking the Ocean follows Murad and Sofi as their lives intertwine, where one loves the other romantically and it's only returned in the type of love that a sibling would receive. We follow this
Artemis - Andy Weir
Andy Weir
In this book we follow Jasmine (Jazz) on the Artemis colony on the Moon. She's a smuggler and generally gets up to shenanigans involving smuggling and in this book some sabotage. While I loved The
Never Play it Safe - Chase Jarvis
Chase Jarvis
This was read for September 2025 book club. Join to get regular posts on books. While part of my is always inspired by these types of books they also seem to be extreme examples of survivorship