Levy who writes for the New Yorker has published a stirring, compelling memoir. She works for one of the highly respected publications in the world. She travels different countries to do her reports. She married a woman she trusted and loved. She wanted to be a mother. Then her life took a different turn when she lost her son at nineteen weeks and discovered that her lover had become alcoholic. It’s a haunting, moving read.

Levy on death:

Death comes for us. You may get ten minutes on this earth or you may get eighty years but nobody gets out alive. Accepting this rule gives me a funny flicker of peace.

A practical guide for writing short, Clark’s book offers ways to make your message clear and concise. With witty examples and useful tips, Clark will help you accomplish more with less. Read it, study it, and write short.

In his essential style guide, Mr. Evans sets out to clear up muddy writing. He collected wordy, superfluous passages and edited them down to concise, direct, and comprehensible communications. With humor and clarity, Mr. Evans demonstrates ways to turn passive to active voice, remove redundancies, and make each word counts. If you want to make your writing clear, this book is for you.

After reading Gay’s riveting memoir, I was hunger for more. I admire her articulate, effortless prose. I picked up Bad Feminist to learn her writing style, but her critical thinking opens my mind on America’s race, gender, violence, entertainment, and politics. Her perspective and observation are honest and thoughtful. From novels to films, women rights to gay rights, and humors to exploitations, Gay offers a powerful, provocative voice of a bad feminist who gives us something to think about.

Truyện tình cảm ngắn của Cát Thảo viết về ba người trẻ (một nữ hai nam) cùng mối quan hệ hơi phức tạp. Nội dung cũng tạm được cho dù có những chi tiết không rõ ràng chẳng hạn như “trường X” và tuyết mùa đông. Người Việt ở Việt Nam thì làm gì có tuyết. Tôi đọc cố ý để học chữ Việt nhiều hơn là hứng thú về câu chuyện. Tôi không thích đọc tiểu thuyết tình cảm mấy nhưng ở đây sách tiếng Việt rất hạn chế.

Pamela Paul obviously loves Bob. She embraces him, holds him, caresses him, talks about him, and spends her entire life with him. Bob turns out not to be a guy, but a book of books. My Life with Bob is a funny, witty, and brainy memoir of a book lover. Paul read whenever she could when she was a kid as well as when she had her own kids. Books have been part of her life and Bob, which is a list of books with just date, author, and title, reveals the type of person she is through the books she had read. Inspired by Paul’s Bob, I now have my own Bob: Blog of Books.

Chuyện tình cảm giữa một cô gái từ Việt Nam sang New York du học và một chàng trai da đen Jamaican. Đại khái là hai người đến với nhau và yêu nhau cho dù sự khác biệt giữa hai sắc tộc và văn hoá. Cô gái Việt bất chấp những lời khinh bỉ và kỳ thị của đồng hương về người yêu lý tưởng của mình. Còn chàng trai thì luôn thương yêu, trung thành, và lo lắng cho nàng. Chắc ở Mỹ đã lâu nên tôi thấy những cặp tình nhân khác chủng tộc (interracial couples) là chuyện thường. Nên đọc cho vui và học thêm tiếng Việt thôi chứ nội dung chẳng mới lạ hoặc hào hứng gì. Đàm Ngân viết về người thứ ba (cô gái) nên câu chuyện không gần gũi lắm. Tác giả dùng rất nhiều chữ i thay vì chữ y như thẩm mĩ, kì thị, lí tưởng, tối kị, lí lẻ, mĩ mãn, và tâm lí.

In her poignant memoir of living with bipolar disorder, Lowe gives readers a glimpse inside her head. She writes about her struggle with mental illness and her manic depression. She writes about her experience with lithium and Depakote. She writes to find peace and stability. She writes with force, rhythm, and empathy. Any politician who seeks to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and disregard mental health coverage should read this book. It’s eye-opening.

Bierut is a celebrated graphic designer. Over forty years of his career, Bierut worked for big clients as well as pro bono projects. His book, How to Use Graphic Design to Sell Things, Explain Things, Make Things Look Better, Make People Laugh, Make People Cry, and (Every Once in a While) Change the World, showcases a wide range of projects he had designed. His simple execution yet clever concept makes his works stand out. The intention behind his design is what makes him a genius. He is a vigorous reader and an excellent writer. These qualities make him a strong designer. His masterful designs combined with his engaging writings make this book a must-have for graphic design students. How To is a great resource that deserves a space on your bookshelf.

Stranger raped Elva. He was eighteen and she was sixteen. He lives in Australia and she lives in Iceland. They corresponded through emails about the incident. After nine years, they decided to meet face to face to put their past behind. Their book reveals their daily interaction during the nine days they spent in Cape Town, South Africa. Their road to reconciliation required them to face their painful past once again. Their emotion, humiliation, compassion, and transformation are laid bare on the pages. An unspeakably honest read.

Their TED talk is also inspiring, but you might want to hold off until you read the book first.