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Books by Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein is Professor of Climate Justice at the University of British Columbia. Her book The Shock Doctrine has been recommended many times on Five Books.
“This is such an interesting book. It starts from the experience of the author being mistaken repeatedly for the writer Naomi Wolf, and her indignation about that. Because here are two women who have gone on very different directions, politically speaking. She uses that as a jumping off point to think about the way in which we all have digital doubles – thinking about our social media presences, and the way we recreate ourselves digitally. It becomes this incredibly clever, acutely observed, often funny meditation on the moment in history in which we are living.” Read more...
Recent Nonfiction Highlights: The 2024 Women’s Prize Shortlist
Suzannah Lipscomb, Historian
“This is another modern classic worth revisiting. It charts how brands have become tangled up with identity – how they stopped being markers of quality and became symbols of identity and markers of status. Logos have moved from the inside label to being splashed all over products. Having a coffee in Starbucks is an experience not a product. What you wear helps signal your worth.” Read more...
The best books on Context of the UK Riots
David Lammy, Politician
“The Shock Doctrine explains some of the mechanisms by which patrimonial capital acquires power and enhances its wealth. It’s a brilliant piece of work, and one of those rare books that changes the way you perceive the world.” Read more...
George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List
George Monbiot, Environmentalist
Interviews where books by Naomi Klein were recommended
George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List
Writer and investigative journalist George Monbiot recommends books that have shaped him, and that are crucial reading for those wishing to navigate the current economic and environmental crises.
The best books on Film Directing, recommended by Mat Whitecross
The young film director of Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (about the troubled but brilliant British rock star Ian Dury) talks about the books that inspire his films.
The best books on Body Shopping, recommended by Donna Dickenson
The author and activist talks about medical ethics and selects her five top books on the subject. She raises questions as to whether we own our bodies, and the ethics behind selling human organs.
The best books on Context of the UK Riots, recommended by David Lammy
We’re richer and freer as a society than we used to be but it’s now clear there are downsides too. The MP for Tottenham, where the riots began, says we’ve created a hyper-individualistic culture and explains how we must change it
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Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
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A Flat Place
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Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI
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Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
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All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
by Tiya Miles -
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How to Say Babylon: A Memoir
by Safiya Sinclair
Recent Nonfiction Highlights: The 2024 Women’s Prize Shortlist, recommended by Suzannah Lipscomb
Recent Nonfiction Highlights: The 2024 Women’s Prize Shortlist, recommended by Suzannah Lipscomb
Since 1996, the Women’s Prize has been awarded the best new novels by female writers. This year, for the very first time, an equivalent prize has been established for female nonfiction writers—whose books receive less coverage and lower advances than those of their male counterparts. Suzannah Lipscomb, historian and chair of the inaugural judging panel, introduces us to the six books that made the 2024 Women’s Prize for Nonfiction shortlist.
The Best Science Books of 2019