Elle Reeve, Black Pill, 2024 (Non-Fiction: Reeve explores the emergence and evolution of extremist digital movements, examining how fringe ideologies migrated from obscure corners of the internet to the forefront of public discourse. Through vivid accounts of events, such as violent attacks and conspiratorial movements like QAnon, the book uncovers the unsettling ways these ideas have permeated both virtual and real-world spaces. Yet, as Reeve argues, the momentum of these ideologies persists, reshaping societal undercurrents in increasingly insidious ways.) Recommended.
Scott Turow, Presumed Guilty, 2025 (Fiction: As a former trial lawyer with more than twenty cases to verdict, I found Presumed Guilty to be one of the most authentic portrayals of courtroom procedure in contemporary fiction. Turow extends his narrative well beyond legal strategy, crafting characters whose complexities rival those in the finest literary fiction—an achievement possible only for a writer who has both lived fully and observed human behavior with honesty and empathy.) Recommended
Hampton Sides, The Wide Wide Sea, 2024 (Non-Fiction: Though typically not a fan of historical fiction, Sides's chronicle of Captain Cook's last voyage—woven from a variety of archival sources—demonstrates a narrative flair that underscores the expedition's broader significance, infusing drama and discovery into each page.)