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Hope Reese Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Hope Reese is a writer and editor. Writer @nytimes & other outlets. THE WOMEN ARE NOT FINE (@octopus_books, 2025). Rep: @agent_bal with @MMLitAgency. Reach me: hope.reese@gmail.com

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Book Cover for: Experience on Demand: What Virtual Reality Is, How It Works, and What It Can Do, Jeremy Bailenson

Experience on Demand: What Virtual Reality Is, How It Works, and What It Can Do

Jeremy Bailenson
Hope ReeseHope Reese

#VR has the power to bring users startlingly close to experiencing the world through someone else’s senses: My review of @StanfordVR's book "Experience on Demand" for @undarkmag https://undark.org/article/book-review-bailenson-experience-on-demand/ https://twitter.com/undarkmag/status/961951578893832193

Hardcover, 2018

$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention, Donna Freitas

Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention

Donna Freitas
Hope ReeseHope Reese

College presidents: Listen up! Donna Freitas (author of "Consent on Campus") says that how you deal with sexual assault “is a statement about the valuing or devaluing of women at the university.” For @VICE: https://t.co/mDAstjIFet https://t.co/fhBG3Z7N43

Hardcover, 2019

$38.00$19.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Consent on Campus: A Manifesto, Donna Freitas

Consent on Campus: A Manifesto

Donna Freitas
Hope ReeseHope Reese

College presidents: Listen up! Donna Freitas (author of "Consent on Campus") says that how you deal with sexual assault “is a statement about the valuing or devaluing of women at the university.” For @VICE: https://t.co/mDAstjIFet https://t.co/fhBG3Z7N43

Hardcover, 2018

$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago, Alex Kotlowitz

An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago

Alex Kotlowitz
Hope ReeseHope Reese

From 1990-2010, more ppl were killed in Chicago than Americans in Iraq & Afghanistan. But Alex Kotlowitz (author of "An American Summer") warns: "This is the mistake we all make...thinking that somehow one can get accustomed to it.” For @PublishersWkly https://t.co/EaXaWo4aaQ https://t.co/Mpun82LmwO

Paperback, 2020

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life, Dacher Keltner

Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life

Dacher Keltner
Hope ReeseHope Reese

It’s vast, yes. But awe is also simpler than we think – and accessible to everyone, he writes in his book “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life.”

Paperback, 2024

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Love in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis, Laura Kipnis

Love in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis

Laura Kipnis
Hope ReeseHope Reese

.@laurakipnis - prof @NorthwesternU - may be best known for her views on Title IX (she's had 2 leveled at her for her writing on the topic). "Love in the Time of Contagion" looks at how the pandemic seeped into our intimate relationships. For @Medium: https://medium.com/@hope.reese/relationships-were-put-under-a-microscope-on-love-in-the-time-of-contagion-cefa0136de2b https://t.co/yEd00NhPXY

Hardcover, 2022

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Sober Curious: The Blissful Sleep, Greater Focus, and Deep Connection Awaiting Us All on the Other Side of Alcohol, Ruby Warrington

Sober Curious: The Blissful Sleep, Greater Focus, and Deep Connection Awaiting Us All on the Other Side of Alcohol

Ruby Warrington
Hope ReeseHope Reese

Much of what keeps people from getting sober — worries about social life, friendships and dating — is addressed in “Sober Curious.” Ms. Warrington also shares advice on getting through “firsts,” like the first wedding or holiday party you attend without drinking alcohol.

Paperback, 2020

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dawn of the New Everything, Jaron Lanier

Dawn of the New Everything

Jaron Lanier
Hope ReeseHope Reese

Thrilled to interview Jaron Lanier, author of one of the most exciting books I've read this year -- "Dawn of the New Everything" -- on the history and future of virtual reality. https://t.co/scnDBXPD3a

Paperback, 2018

$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book