Catastrophic thinking is defined as “ruminating about irrational worst-case outcomes.” Example: My travel anxiety: unrelenting New York traffic to the airport, TSA strip search, delayed flight, middle seat surrounding by not one, but two crying…
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The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
“The things I do for love.” – Jaime Lannister, Game of Thrones The things parents do for their children… are they really rooted in the love? Or is it simply a reflection of their self-interest?…
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Life is a collection of memories – each moment builds on the previous to create new pages in the story of our existence. There are few things more difficult and painful than when a loved…
BetweenTwoCovers’ Favorite Books – 10k Edition
After hitting a major milestone for BetweenTwoCovers, we wanted to take a step back and reflect on some of our favorite books since we began this journey a year and a half ago. These are…
The Farm by Joanne Ramos
The wealthy elite can offload the inconveniences of life by simply paying someone to do it for them – cooking, cleaning, driving, or in The Farm, carrying a baby for 9 months. Nestled in Hudson…
Severance by Ling Ma
We always threaten to escape the mundane, to shake things up. However, routine is easy and comforting – it is the path of least resistance, and as a society, we tend to fall back to…
Inspection by Josh Malerman
The Giver meets The Maze Runner when an enigmatic D.A.D and M.O.M attempt to cultivate a batch of genius boys and girls who will shape the future of society. Their process? To spare these children…