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nonfiction for a big brain
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non-fiction books that sparked conversation with the people around me or changed my mind. read if you want to have something to talk about.
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cars are evil? find out why parking is even more evil
Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar
for all the gay revolutionaries out there
Queering Anarchism: Addressing and Undressing Power and Desire
solid and concrete solutions (and a quick read!)
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)
feeling tired of this world? this book provides an alternative imagination of how we give our attention
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell
i've never spent so much time thinking about roads. this book explains how road infrastructure is not without consequence, from roadkill to road salt.
Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet Ben Goldfarb
This essay collection is a challenging and exciting look at sex and feminism.
The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century by Amia Srinivasan
an emotional and accessible look at Hong Kong in 2021
Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong by Louisa Lim
covering a wide range of complex topics and opinions, yet still exciting and cohesive, this essay collection will make you want to learn more
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century
in an ozempic-obsessed world, this is what i needed to read
Dead Weight: Essays on Hunger and Harm by Emmeline Clein
remember that crazy book you read in middle school? you won't believe the story behind it
Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson
an insightful and short read about the interconnected worlds of art and sex work
Working Girl: On Selling Art and Selling Sex by Sophia Giovannitti
a book about how we can make the future better if we include disability in our imaginations of technology
Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement by Ashley Shew
one of my favorite journalists contextualizes moments in influencer culture
Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet by Taylor Lorenz
you might not want to know the dark side of your grocery store. you'd never expect it is so exciting.
The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr
an insightful look at corporate culture at American Apparel and how the company affected individual women
Strip Tees: A Memoir of Millennial Los Angeles
