Rick Emerson - 'Unmask Alice'
The first biography about Beatrice Sparks, the author of 'Go Ask Alice' and 'Jay's Journal'.
Niklas reviews
Niklas reads books and reviews them here.
Emmanuel Carrère - 'Yoga'
On a silent retreat, meditation, yoga, writing, sex, and life come into a head and leaves it via these words.
Alaa Abd el-Fattah - 'You Have Not Yet Been Defeated'
A collection of writings by a leading Egyptian political activist.
Peter Richardson - 'Savage Journey - Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road to Gonzo'
A pleasant read about an unpleasant and groundbreaking person.
Pauline Baer de Perignon - 'The Vanished Collection'
A detective-style tale of returning stolen art to rightful owners.
Stefan Koldehoff - 'Art and Crime'
A anecdotal collection of stories of how art and crime are more often used to launder money than display beauty.
Noam Chomsky and James Kelman - 'Between Thought and Expression Lies a Lifetime - Why Ideas Matter'
A book of letters, biography, and ideas based in correspondence, speeches, and interviews, 1988-2020.
David S. Wills - 'High White Notes - The Rise and Fall of Gonzo Journalism'
A chronological, rhythmically bouncy, critical, statistical, and at-times interesting ride into Hunter S. Thompson's writing.
