Logo
Log in
Subscribe
Logo
Oliver Buchannon
Bjorn (BookLab)

📚 high-agency nonfiction books: self-mastery, human nature, big-ideas, tech. page by page into the Singularity. https://booklabbybjorn.com/

BookLab Weekly — 5,000 Years of Human History, Who Is John Galt, and A Burger Empire,

Aug 23, 2026

•

3 min read

BookLab Weekly — 5,000 Years of Human History, Who Is John Galt, and A Burger Empire,

A 1,200-page novel I kept putting off, the real story behind the Golden Arches, and the man who spent fifty years writing down everything humanity ever built.

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
BookLab Weekly: October Sneak Peek, Seven Reviews & a Hidden Gem You Need to Read

Aug 16, 2026

•

2 min read

BookLab Weekly: October Sneak Peek, Seven Reviews & a Hidden Gem You Need to Read

Vacation's over, the reading stack is tall, and the autumn lineup looks incredible.

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
BookLab Weekly —  A Book of the Year candiate & 7 September Books Worth Waiting For

Aug 9, 2026

•

2 min read

BookLab Weekly — A Book of the Year candiate & 7 September Books Worth Waiting For

The Elon Musk book (not the one you are thinking about) worth your time and a sneak peak at Septembers biggest nonfiction releases.

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
BookLab Weekly — The Books That Rewired Me, Forest Philosophy & the Return of 1 Million Books

Aug 2, 2026

•

2 min read

BookLab Weekly — The Books That Rewired Me, Forest Philosophy & the Return of 1 Million Books

A batch of old favorites resurface on the site, the roughest monthly video yet, and a question I need you to answer.

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
BookLab Weekly — The Reality Experiment, Goggins vs. Kierkegaard & August's Best Nonfiction

Jul 26, 2026

•

2 min read

BookLab Weekly — The Reality Experiment, Goggins vs. Kierkegaard & August's Best Nonfiction

Two reviews on how to survive being alive, one strange experiment in bending reality, and August's best nonfiction.

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
BookLab Weekly — Asimov's Foundation, Toxic Relationships & One Million Books

Jul 21, 2026

•

2 min read

BookLab Weekly — Asimov's Foundation, Toxic Relationships & One Million Books

A vacation on the Swedish coast, the sci-fi book absorbing all my thoughts, and Long live the One Million Books Project.

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
BookLab Weekly — The Race for Superintelligence, a New Concepts Series & Vacation Reading

Jul 12, 2026

•

2 min read

BookLab Weekly — The Race for Superintelligence, a New Concepts Series & Vacation Reading

The story behind DeepMind, a big idea that explains most of your conflicts, and six books heading to the Swedish coast

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
BookLab Weekly — Bioweapons, 100 Reviews & the Tribe That Broke Linguistics

Jul 5, 2026

•

2 min read

BookLab Weekly — Bioweapons, 100 Reviews & the Tribe That Broke Linguistics

A scenario you'll read with the lights on, 100 nonfiction reviews in one place, and the people who have no word for worry."

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
BookLab Weekly — Into the Woods, a Hermit's Secret & Why You Should Read Biographies

Jun 21, 2026

•

2 min read

BookLab Weekly — Into the Woods, a Hermit's Secret & Why You Should Read Biographies

Three men who walked into the woods — one on purpose, one who never came back — and a new video on why biographies are my favorite genre.

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
BookLab Weekly — Life on Fire, 16 Best Biographies & Tech Books in the Forest

Jun 15, 2026

•

2 min read

BookLab Weekly — Life on Fire, 16 Best Biographies & Tech Books in the Forest

A passage that stopped me cold, the best biographies I've ever read, and a lunch break with six books in my backpack

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
BookLab Weekly — Toxic Relationships, the Founders of AI & the first episode of Behind the Book

Jun 7, 2026

•

2 min read

BookLab Weekly — Toxic Relationships, the Founders of AI & the first episode of Behind the Book

A new video series, a preview of July's top releases, and 11 books by the people building AI

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
BookLab Weekly — A Mad Monk, June Picks & Learning to Say No

May 31, 2026

•

2 min read

BookLab Weekly — A Mad Monk, June Picks & Learning to Say No

The most dangerous man in Russia, 7 nonfiction books for June, and a self-help book I didn't research before buying

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
BookLab Weekly — A Meat Locker, Melting Money & Tech Founders

May 24, 2026

•

2 min read

BookLab Weekly — A Meat Locker, Melting Money & Tech Founders

A time-traveling anti-war classic, 5 books about why your money is melting, and a founders reading spree

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
BookLab Weekly — Great Books, Blind Inventors & The Productivity Stack

May 17, 2026

•

2 min read

BookLab Weekly — Great Books, Blind Inventors & The Productivity Stack

Peter Thiel surprised me, Louis Braille connected dots, and 10 books to get more done

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
📚 This Week on BookLab - June Nonficiton Hype & Starting Before You're Ready

May 10, 2026

•

1 min read

📚 This Week on BookLab - June Nonficiton Hype & Starting Before You're Ready

A reading list for overthinkers, fresh June releases to vote on, and why momentum beats planning

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
📚 BookLab Weekly — Suicidal Empathy, Honesty Crisis & May's Releases

May 4, 2026

•

1 min read

📚 BookLab Weekly — Suicidal Empathy, Honesty Crisis & May's Releases

May turned out to be the best month for nonfiction.

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
📚 BookLab Weekly — 42, Code & The Search for Self

Apr 26, 2026

•

2 min read

📚 BookLab Weekly — 42, Code & The Search for Self

The answer to life, learning how computers think, and a hidden gem about finding yourself

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
📚 BookLab Weekly — Burned Books, Hype Meters & Billy Pilgrim

Apr 19, 2026

•

1 min read

📚 BookLab Weekly — Burned Books, Hype Meters & Billy Pilgrim

Surviving a tough launch, reading classics, and the primal pull of the crowd

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)
 📚 BookLab Weekly — Hidden Gems, Big Questions & What I'm Reading

Apr 12, 2026

•

1 min read

📚 BookLab Weekly — Hidden Gems, Big Questions & What I'm Reading

A hermit in the woods, Peter Thiel's contrarian test, and fresh reading picks

Bjorn (BookLab)
Bjorn (BookLab)

BookLab Newsletter

  • | Nonfiction Books Takes I Human Nature, Tech, Psychology, Philosophy and hard assets. Let's prep for the Singularity.

© 2026 Booklab Newsletter.
beehiivPowered by beehiiv