The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch (1978, *audio*) I’m not sure if The Sea, the Sea is a good book. It’s a haphazard, crazy, bonkers book. ...

Warrior  (2011, USA)  I am no fan of MMA, but the acting from the three leads (Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, and Nick Nolte) was exceptional eno...

I have the cover story for National Parks Magazine this month. The story is about my summer living among grizzly bears in southern Alaska. ...

When I saw The Rider (2017) by Chloe Zhao (now 39), I was amazed that a young Chinese person (with less than 20 years of experience in the ...

  The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer (1960)  This is one of the best history books I've ever read. It relies almost...