The Non-fiction Feature: The Master Switch by Tim Wu
The Memoir Spot: Alibaba – The House That Jack Ma Built by Duncan Clark;
The Product Spot: Internet History Podcast
Author Archives: Carlen
Alibaba – The House That Jack Ma Built
Technology and entrepreneurship, seemingly always intertwined, are prominently featured in this insider’s look at the founder of the giant e-commerce website, Alibaba.
Internet History Podcast
A fun podcast about the history of the internet!
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
A sweeping look at our technological eras, and what our past eras tell us about the one we exist in today.
Mama’s Nightingale
The sad, beautiful story about a family separated, and how immigration policies affect children.
El Faro – Latin America’s first native internet newspaper
A newspaper, boasting bold journalists, that tells the stories about Latin America that nobody else dares.
The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail
The horrors that Central American migrants face, caused in part by U.S. policies, when fleeing north.
The Monthly Bulletin: July 2024
The Non-fiction Feature: The Beast by Oscar Martinez;
The Children’s Spot: Mama’s Nightingale by Edwidge Danticat;
The Product Spot: El Faro – Latin America’s first native internet newspaper
The Monthly Bulletin: June 2024
The Non-fiction Feature: Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer;
The Fiction Spot: Still Alice by Lisa Genova;
The Product Spot: Lumosity Brain Games
Still Alice
Still Alice is the story of a highly accomplished woman slowly sinking into early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, and how it affects her thoughts, feelings, and relationships with friends and family.