Panic
By Michael Lewis
Provides an insightful look at past market crashes but I don't know if we can apply any takeaways to today's current climate. With AI taking up the...
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Addabook is a dedicated space designed for readers to reflect on, track, and organize their books while supporting independent bookstores and fostering community connection.
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Featured Lists
Recommended Reading on Parenting in the Digital Age
California Partners Project champions gender equity across the state and ensures California’s media and technology industries are a force for good in the lives of all children. These are the books that have shaped how the organization thinks about parenting in the age of smartphones, social media, and AI. The insights they provide inform their research, challenge assumptions, and help define what kids need to thrive in today's digital world.
For more on their work on children and the digital world, explore California Partners Project's resources here.
Conservation Reading Group
Birds Connect Seattle invites you to read and learn with us. Together, we'll deepen our understanding of conservation and become stronger advocates for birds and nature.
Learn more about and join our reading group here: https://birdsconnectsea.org/learn/conservation-reading-group/
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Revisiting the Classics
Classic literary works, myths, and fairy tales reimagined for the modern world, told through a new perspective, or ending with a novel twist that will keep readers engaged - even those familiar with the originals.
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For the Love of Dog
They're our faithful companions and rambunctious furry friends. Snuggle up with your favorite four-legged pal and enjoy these reads.
Recent Notes
Atmosphere
By Taylor Jenkins Reid
I almost gave up on this book. At the outset, the writing seemed clumsy, almost amateurish. I kept looking at the cover blurbs, wondering if I...
We Are All Guilty Here
By Karin Slaughter
Nicely plotted crime mystery. Interesting characters, and a well-done small-town feel. Maybe a tad convenient, but that sometimes happens in...
If Not You
By Ellen O'Clover
What do you get when you combine classic romcom tropes like enemies-to-lovers and forced proximity with spice and a ticker-tape parade of green...
Trad Wife A creepy, razor-sharp horror novel
By Sarah Langan
Bring me all of the #TradWife horror! When journalist Jenny Kaplan decides to write a profile on Mia Wright, the queen of Black Swan farm, she gets...
The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
By Colson Whitehead
A really good quick story, fantastic twist at the end too. A thinker with a lot of reflection after reading.