Well said.

“Books have a unique way of stopping time in a particular moment and saying:
Let’s not forget this.”

―Dave Eggers 

Quote of the Week

It’s hard not to love Dave Eggers. He’s for the things I’m for (independent publishing, supporting young writers, peace). He’s against the things I’m against (banning books).

This quote hit me in the feels this week because I’m terrified that we are forgetting things. I thought we promised to Never Forget.

Here are five books Harper’s Bazaar recommends to help us understand the Israel-Palestine conflict. Here are five to read to remember the Holocaust. Here are five (plus one) books recommended by Dave Eggers. And finally, here are Dave Eggers’s five best books as ranked by bookscrolling.com:

Animals of the Ocean, in Particular the Giant Squid

The Monk of Mokha

Zeitoun

What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng

Surviving Justice: America’s Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated