Staff Picks Book Reviews
Porchlight is a company filled with voracious readers—talented, creative individuals who know books, and who excel at moving them. Whenever we can, we like to do that by telling you about the books we’re reading.
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The Sea We Swim In: How Stories Work in a Data-Driven World
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
We must be deliberate about choosing what stories we tell, and what stories we believe, because they are the waters we swim in—the way we construct our own realities.
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Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer
Book Review by Gabbi Cisneros
Doree Shafrir’s compassion for herself as a late bloomer will inspire readers to treat themselves with as much self-respect and patience, too,
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Distant Fathers
Book Review by Emily Porter
This beautiful ode to her life shows Marina Jarre finding her place in the world and deciphering her past.
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Influence and Impact: Discover and Excel at What Your Organization Needs from You the Most
Book Review by Gabbi Cisneros
Influence and Impact is an essential guide to either overcome or avoid the feeling of dissatisfaction with your job.
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Geniuses at War: Bletchley Park, Colossus, and the Dawn of the Digital Age
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
If you know and love the story of the Allies cracking the Nazi's Enigma Machine, you're going to want to know the story of what came next—the Tunny, the Colossus, and an intelligence operation that laid the foundation for artificial intelligence.
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Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Most of us feel like we’re getting ripped off by the current healthcare system, and that there is little to nothing we can do about it. The first part of that is true; the second part is not.
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Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution
Book Review by Emily Porter
Judith Heumann’s story, like so many others, shows us the power of speaking up and the power of community.
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You Should See Me in a Crown
Book Review by Lauren Kohlenberg
Don't discredit it as just another YA romance meet-cute: this book has the ability to start conversations and help people feel seen no matter their age.
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The Hollywood Spiral
Book Review by Gabbi Cisneros
After a year of spending most of the time in front of digital devices, near-future world of Paul Neilan's new book feels even more present.
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Where You Are Is Not Who You Are: A Memoir
Book Review by Gabbi Cisneros
However many issues the former CEO of Xerox, Ursula M. Burns, has encountered and sees in the world, she is also justly proud of all she accomplished at the top of the business world and is hopeful for a more moral, diverse, and humancentric business mindset in America.
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