Is the real world fading from our lives?

Christine Rosen's Extinction of Experience lays out what we're all feeling but can't quite articulate: life feels a lot less alive than it used to.

Apr 7 • 

Amelia Zimmerman

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Where I read: A photo essay

Where, when, and how I read — and, importantly, why

Apr 5 • 

Amelia Zimmerman

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March 2025

Abundance: What does it actually mean?

A recap of Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's divisive new book, Abundance, and the debate it has sparked

Mar 26 • 

Amelia Zimmerman

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5 things I love about my Kobo Libra Colour

It's not my first eReader, but it's the first one I've fallen in love with 🤷‍♀️

Mar 21 • 

Amelia Zimmerman

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Are we all hooked on something?

Anna Lembke’s Dopamine Nation explores how an abundance of pleasure has built a world of pain

Mar 18 • 

Amelia Zimmerman

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Should we say goodbye to GDP growth?

In Doughnut Economics, Kate Raworth questions the dogma of economic growth and proposes a tastier alternative

Mar 11 • 

Amelia Zimmerman

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"Read 10 pages a night" is bad advice. Here's what to do instead.

Want to build a reading habit? Don't start with 10 pages a night....

Mar 9 • 

Amelia Zimmerman

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November 2024

This is what the end of the world looks like

Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War describes the collapse of civilization in unforgettable detail

Nov 8, 2024 • 

Amelia Zimmerman

Did we make money, or did money make us?

As books on money go, none are as fun as David McWilliams’ ‘Money’.

Nov 4, 2024 • 

Amelia Zimmerman

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October 2024

Is this big tech's darkest secret?

Cobalt Red is Siddharth Kara’s devastating exposé of a country ravaged by Western hunger for digital technologies.

Oct 27, 2024 • 

Amelia Zimmerman

How to make work feel good again

'Slow Productivity' is familiar territory for Cal Newport, but a good reminder for those of us caught in the world of busy for busy’s sake.

Oct 22, 2024 • 

Amelia Zimmerman

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Computer chips built the modern world. What happens if we can't get them?

Chris Miller’s ‘Chip War’ exposes the fragility of one of the world’s most critical supply chains.

Oct 20, 2024 • 

Amelia Zimmerman