The Circle, by Dave Eggers (2013)
This is one of those rare books which I immediately started recommended to friends in the most emphatic terms. It’s not because it’s well-written, funny, and...
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Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth, by Margaret Atwood (2008)
I recently had the opportunity to see Atwood speak while on a book tour, and was struck by just how funny and current she remains. That experience made me wo...
Madaddam, by Margaret Atwood (2013)
I admit to feeling a certain trepidation when Atwood announced, shortly after the publication of Oryx and Crake, that this was her first series and that she ...
Homeland, by Cory Doctorow (2013)
I read this book days before NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden went public with thousands of documents showing the extent to which the US security apparatus s...
Building Stories, by Chris Ware (2012)
This is the sort of book that really stands out on your bookshelf, although friends who peruse your shelves might well mistake it for a boardgame. Even the w...