It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over – Anne de Marcken De Marcken's debut is a spectral meditation on death, memory, and identity, narrated by a voice caught between life and afterlife. Minimal yet emotionally resonant, it recalls Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill and Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking—poignant explorations of loss that resist easy resolution. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow – Gabrielle Zevin This sweeping novel charts the creative bond between two childhood friends turned video game designers, blending the heart of The Art of Fielding with the ambition of Kavalier & Clay. Zevin captures the triumph and ache of collaboration, identity, and making meaning in a digital world. Amusing Ourselves to Death – Neil Postman Postman's prescient 1985 critique warns how entertainment-driven media erodes public discourse. As relevant in the age of TikTok as it was in the era of TV, it pairs well with McLuhan's Understanding Media and Zuboff's Surveillance Capitalism for those questioning media's impact on democracy. Abundance: Progress Takes Imagination – Ezra Klein Klein and Thompson urge us to imagine better institutions, policies, and futures in this spirited counter to techno-doomerism. In the vein of Enlightenment Now and The Ministry for the Future, it's a call for bold, systems-minded progress fueled by optimism and democratic reform.