Hey, Check Out These Books

I’ve gotten a bunch of asks in my inbox recently about what I’m reading currently, so here are some suggestions:

How to Fight Presidents: Shut up, I’m not allowed to recommend books without mentioning my own or else my publisher will be mad. If you have already, check out the book that Speculative Post review calls “one of the smartest, funniest books I’ve ever read.”

The Serpent of Venice: This is the latest novel from Christopher Moore (over whom I’ve previously gushed already). It absolutely blew me away with its total balance of dick jokes, beautiful language, attention-to-detail and gripping narrative. It’s a bizarre re-imagining of Othello and Merchant of Venice (though you don’t need to be familiar with either to appreciate the book) and I’m so mad that I already finished it.

The Obstacle is the Way: Full disclosure, author Ryan Holiday is a buddy of mine. That said, he’s written a bunch of books that I haven’t plugged, so I think it’s fair to say I’m not TOO biased. Ryan’s great at giving historical accounts a real narrative feel and this book is a nice, swift kick in the ass if you need motivation to do literally anything.

Room: I’m late to the party, but I finished this book two weeks ago and it is absolutely haunting. A novel about a five-year-old boy who just found out he’s lived his entire life in captivity.