Book recommendations V: The final insult

Night creams. Extortion. Opulent seduction. Trick questions.

Preface: The first year of my books newsletter (2018-2019) survives only in email form. I was content to let that era vanish but a handful of people asked for access—so I thought ok, I will compile the old recommendations on Substack, why not. It’s not as though book recommendations expire. Book recommendations are not milk.

So this is the final installm…