📚 This Week on BookLab
A tough week. We launched Samson: A Tyndalston Story last week. The first time I release a video game in many years. Exhausting — I've never received so much harsh criticism for anything I've done in my life. But I guess that's an experience worth having during our short time here on earth, too. Other than that! Books! lets dive into it.
New Content
🔥 Fahrenheit 451 — Video Review is up! A book with a theme that might make the hair of book lovers raise. It's set in a world where firemen don't put out fires — they burn books! Another classic under my belt.
📈 Built a "Hype Meter" feature for my Top May Nonfiction Releases page on the site. Vote for the books you're most excited about!
Among the Thugs by Bill Buford
An American journalist embeds himself in England's most violent football hooligan firms — and discovers something terrifying about human nature. Buford doesn't just observe the mob; he feels its pull. A visceral, unflinching exploration of crowd psychology and the primal tribal tendencies we all keep buried beneath civilized life.
🧠 One Thought — How to Read More Classics
I had an interesting discussion on X this week about how to incorporate classics into your reading list.
My strategy is simple: always have 4 classics in my reading list each year.
Classics are called classics for a reason — and even nonfiction lovers should read them. Simply because the best classics teach us about human nature.
📖 What I'm Reading
Week 16 — Reading List 2026 progress: 18% 📊
📚 Started rereading: Levels of Energy by Frederick Dodson — Dodson's pseudoscientific book is my guilty pleasure. Love it!
📚 Almost done: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut — Time traveling with Billy Pilgrim has been a true pleasure. Only a few pages left on this classic.
📦 Book ordered: The Process: Six Mechanics of Achievement by @miteshj2001 — I feel the momentum building this year. This book will help me take things to the next level.
Have a great week! ☀️ Feel free to hit reply and say hi — I read every message. Happy reading!
— Bjorn