The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer This was the last book Norman Mailer wrote before passing away some time ago. Mailer has always had a lot to live up to after the great success in early twenties with ‘The Naked and The Dead’ and has been a very productive writer his entire life. [...]

Author : Neil Shubin Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin I got this tip from Boing Boing and ordered it promptly. It is a great little book, explaining in the best popular-science manner how our body came to be what it is and our close relations with everything from fish to flies and yeast. If [...]

Author : Beck Weathers This is the story of Beck Weathers, who, during the infamous Everest-expedition of -96 which has previously been covered by Jon Krakauer (‘Into Thin Air’), was left for dead on the mountain. Miraculously, he wakes up a few hours later and staggers into camp, where, against all odds, he once again [...]

Historikern Av Elisabeth Kostova Jag började läsa den här boken när jag var hemma sjuk för någon månad sedan. Tänkte att det troligtvis var en typisk spännande bok som man varken behöver investera mycket i eller får mycket från, förutom några timmars avslappnad förströelse. Efter ett par sidor tänkte jag dock – ‘Nä, det här [...]