QH MAKES A CHOICE SELECTION OF RELEASES FOR THE MONTH FOR YOUR reading PLEASURE
We encourage our followers to take the road to regular reading. It’s always good for the soul.
PARIS: THE MEMOIR
By Paris Hilton
Paris was the It Girl of the early aughts, her every move dissected and documented on the internet and social media. Now, Paris offers an unflinching and intimate memoir that reveals what it was really like to be in the middle of a changing cultural landscape, beloved and reviled at the same time.
THE REAL WORK: ON THE MYSTERY OF MASTERY
By Adam Gopnik
Adam Gopnik, popular mainstay at The New Yorker, is in top form here. The Real Work is a well-researched and engaging narrative that examines how experts gain their proficiency.
ABOVE GROUND
By Clint Smith
This is Clint Smith’s latest book of poetry since 2016’s Counting Descent. Since then, many of us became familiar with his writing through the brilliant How the Word is Passed. Or maybe it’s his work for The Atlantic magazine. Smith has a way with words – to inform, inspire and push us to know the world and ourselves better. The poetry in Above Ground does all that. We are big fans of anyone who helps set our sights with compassion and an open heart to each other.
YOUR BRAIN ON ART
By Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross.
For passionate artists and the patrons who love them, it sometimes feels as if the arts are in constant need of protection. And that there’s an unremitting set of demands from governments and the private sector for the arts to prove their value. To justify their existence. Or to otherwise submit to budget cuts, reduced hours, remnant spaces and worse. So hurray for the arrival of Your Brain on Art, written by two scientists who make a passionate case for the importance of the arts. This book is a “journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts — and how this knowledge can improve our health, enable us to flourish, and build stronger communities.”
URBAN JUNGLE
By Ben Wilson
For those among us who are worried about the impact of climate change (and that would be just about all of us), the new book Urban Jungle arrives bringing a ray of hope. The author, an expert on urban development, surveys the recent developments in cities all over the world and concludes that many are returning to their natural state in ways that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions – and also make them far more enjoyable living spaces. “Green canopies, wildflowers, wildlife: the things that will help cities survive also make people happy.”
