Bookish Roundup: January 2026

Project Hail Mary


Didn't expect Project Hail Mary to git his hard.

I thought it would just be a smart sci-fi read.

But somewhere between the isolation and the impossible stakes...

It stopped feeling like a space story and became about connection and redemption.

I highly, highly recommend Project Hail Mary.

This ended up being my favorite sci-fi book. ❤️

Amaze, amaze, amaze! 🥰

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The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro: A Book Review



Perhaps tens of thousands of books have been written about it, thousands of movies have been made about it, and hundreds of museums have been built to showcase its brutality. War destroys lives in many forms. The magnitude of its devastation ranges from large-scale catastrophe to the most basic of human beings—identity. War can annihilate a nation and even obliterate one's personhood.

B.A. Shapiro, author of the New York Times bestseller The Art Forger, painted how war affects people in every area of their lives in the book The Muralist. The spotlight is on an artist who fought for her family, for the country, and for herself. But her passion against war opened the gates of hell and threw her into oblivion.


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Reading Journey: The Muralist

Day 1

Hello, fellow book lovers! 

Today is the first day of reading The Muralist by B. A. Shapiro. It’s a thriller that's related to art. I’m not really an artsy person, but at the same time, I am kind of interested in the combination of suspense and art. I think this book will give me a different kind of experience, so I’m looking forward to it.

Book Review: Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell

 



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1. 7 Powerful Highlights from Buy Back Your Time

2. Discussion Questions

3. Quotes

4. Pros and Cons

5. Summary

6. Further Information

7. Book Information

8. Find It Here


If you are an entrepreneur who is stuck or someone who wants to create a business empire, Dan Martell's book, Buy Back Your Time, is for you. Martell unpacks the challenges of growing a business, the pitfalls of an entrepreneur, the strategies for carving more time out of a busy schedule, and the ways to scale up a business. 

Martell is a well-known Canadian business coach, investor, and entrepreneur. He helps people who own companies grow them bigger and make more money through his company, SaaS Academy, where he coaches many business owners.

Having founded and successfully sold several tech companies, Dan later penned "Buy Back Your Time," a popular book focused on better time management. He also shares his tips widely, including on YouTube.

7 Powerful Highlights from Buy Back Your Time