I noticed Theo of Golden by Allen Levi, on the New York Times list for weeks, read about its jump from a 2023 self-published novel to being picked up by Atria, a Simon & Schuster imprint two years later, and noticed it was a Katie Couric Book Club Pick. None of that enticed me enough. It took word of mouth from a friend telling me how much she liked the book to decide it was time to see why so many people did. I listened to the audio version, narrated by David Morse. At fir

I first learned about Unread: A Memoir of Learning (and Loving) to Read on TikTok, by Oliver James, from a Substack newsletter and I’m glad I did. While memoirs are not typically my go-to-genre, this one will stay in my consciousness for a long time. I listened to the audio version narrated both by the author, Oliver James, and the main narrator, James Shipply. The book is a candid and inspirational story of a young man who graduated from high school without ever learning t

Having spent much of my corporate career focused on how to build trust in the workplace and develop self-trust, even writing a book on the topic, Trust, Inc . , and named a 100 Top Thought Leader by Trust Across America at the time, I was drawn to Dr. Shade Zahrai’s book, Big Trust: Rewire Self-Doubt, Find Your Confidence, and Fuel Success. I listened to the audio version, narrated by the author, which I enjoyed. I’m a strong believer that self-trust matters not only at wo