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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

$28.95Member price:$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

$38.00Member price:$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

$23.99Member price:$11.99 + 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

$18.00Member price:$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

$18.00Member price:$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

$26.00Member price:$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

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dawn of the New Everything: Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality, Jaron Lanier

Dawn of the New Everything: Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality

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

$25.99Member price:$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book