Scott Mann
The Generosity of Scars
Scott Mann writes about what adversity leaves behind and how scars can define us by what we become afterward.
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New releases on my radar.
A rotating shelf of recent and forthcoming books I’m looking forward to reading, from intelligence and national security to Nordic living.
Simon Conway · Spy Pick
The British Agent
Simon Conway’s current espionage thriller brings together a veteran American spymaster, stolen air-defense missiles from Ukraine, a terrorist cell, and a British agent operating…
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Allie Mellen · Intel Pick
Code War
Allie Mellen examines how nation-state cyber operations function as instruments of power and how geopolitics shapes the digital battlefield.
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Hamidreza Azizi · Middle East Pick
The Axis of Resistance
Hamidreza Azizi traces the rise, transformation, and fragmentation of Iran’s regional network and its struggle with Israel and the wider Middle East order.
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John Arquilla · Defense Pick
The Troubled American Way of War
John Arquilla examines American military strategy from Hiroshima through the age of algorithms, including the growing role of information, computation, and AI.
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Reena Simon & Rebecca Lawson · Nordic Pick
Scandi Modern: Calm, Cosy Living
Reena Simon and Rebecca Lawson explore light, natural materials, texture, simplicity, comfort, and intentional Scandinavian living.
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Nichole Accettola · Lifestyle Pick
Scandinavian Everyday
Nichole Accettola pairs more than 85 recipes with a Scandinavian approach to seasonality, simplicity, nourishment, and everyday enjoyment.
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Amy Edelman & Chris Begley
The Emergency Playbook
Amy Edelman and Chris Begley offer a practical, bunker-free guide to resilience built around households, community networks, disaster psychology, and recovery.
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Alex Joske
Spies and Lies
Alex Joske examines Chinese intelligence and influence networks through open-source research into the Ministry of State Security and its global fronts.
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Eva Dou
House of Huawei
Eva Dou traces how technology, industrial strategy, state power, intelligence collection, and one company became intertwined in geopolitical competition.
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Patrick Radden Keefe
London Falling
Patrick Radden Keefe explores crime, politics, institutions, and the machinery underneath the headlines.
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Jason Burke
The Revolutionists
Jason Burke examines extremist movements and the revolutionary ideas that shaped the modern era.
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Rana Dasgupta
After Nations
Rana Dasgupta asks what happens as technology, migration, corporations, and non-state actors reshape the international order.
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Michael Pollan
A World Appears
Michael Pollan offers a reason to read outside your usual lane and make room for curiosity, wonder, and different questions.
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