How to Read More Books: Maximizing Your Retention with Active Reading

Reading demands time and attention. Using a pen, the index, and the table of contents to devour only the books that most interest you can enhance your reading experience. These strategies help you retain knowledge and spend more time with your favorite books.

On The Fire Next Time: James Baldwin’s Warning to America

In the 1962 book “The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin, addresses the divide between people in the 1960s United States and beyond. Baldwin’s writing reflects on the traumas, fears, hypocrisies, and hopes of both majority and minority populations while warning against hate, violence, and oppression.

On Evicted by Matthew Desmond

In “Evicted” by Matthew Desmond, the author explores poverty and homelessness in America. He immerses himself in the lives of the impoverished to understand their struggles. He questions whether eviction exacerbates social issues and challenges readers to consider it as a collective problem.