Fresh Off the Shelf - Vol. 1
From Raging Storms to Striving Pros, Here are Five Books You Must Read Next
I spend a lot of my time surrounded by books. At every conceivable opportunity, I seek refuge in nearby bookstores. I engage in what the Oracle of Delphi once called “conversations with the dead” — pouring over the works of great philosophers, historians, poets, and playwrights.
But equally as important are the conversations I have with the living, which in the realm of literature often means recommending books.
In my various posts and articles, I provide suggestions and advice on how to get the most out of the books you read. I even provide regular glimpses of what books currently have my attention.
But rarely do I get the chance to talk in-depth about the slim percentage of books that I do finish. That’s what I intend to resolve here.
Fresh Off the Shelf is a new monthly article series for paid subscribers of What’s On My Mind. Here I give comprehensive reviews of a selection of my finished books that I believe are worth reading for yourselves.
This complements my bi-monthly What’s On My Mind (and My Reading List) series, where I share the works that I plan to check out over the next two months. While that series looks into what I plan to read in the near future, Fresh Off the Shelf pulls from the best of what I’ve read in the past.
What’s On My Mind (and My Reading List) will continue to be freely available for all readers every two months. These will be posted at the start of the month every two months.
As the Fresh Off the Shelf articles take more time to prepare and write, I wanted to provide them as an extra perk for those who have graciously chosen to support my writing through paid contributions. Entries in this series will be posted near the end of each month.
If you would like to subscribe to my Substack and access my full library of paid posts, you can do so here.
With that out of the way, let’s begin.
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