We are Honey and Diana, two Malaysian gals who really love diving into books of all kinds. Welcome to 2 Book Nerds Talking where we discuss books we love or those hot on the read list. We get to share reading insights, bookish topics, pick the minds of occasional bookworm guests and other general book nerdery. If you love books as much as we do, this is the podcast for you!

In our first non-fiction episode we discussed Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st century a collection of essays that touches on a wide range of topics from AI to spirituality, from politics of the modern world to questions of identity and power. While his first book Homo Sapiens looks into our past and Homo Deus forecasts the future, this book is about our present and how we form our narratives in today's bewildering age. Our bookish topic is of course how to start getting into non-fiction and why a varied reading list would be good for you.

Book Recommendations:

George Orwell Essays

The Algebra of Infinite Justice- Arundhati Roy

Ministry of Utmost Happiness- Arundhati Roy

Enlightenment Now- Steven Pinker
Factfullness- Hans Rosling
Political Tribes- Amy Chua
The Better Angels of our Nature- Steven Pinker

Other Books Mentioned:

The Butchering Art- Lindsey Fitzharris

10 Types of Human- Dexter Dias

Isolation Shepard- Ian R. Thomson
Into the Wild- Jon Krakauer

The Wild Truth- Carine McCandless

The Final Frontiersman- James Campbell

Educated- Tara Westover

Charlotte Bronte: A Life- Claire Harman

On Writing- Stephen King

What I Talk About when I Talk about Running- Haruki Murakami

Excerpts:

21 Lessons for the 21st Century read by Derek Perkins

Harari's Interview on CBS on the importance of mental resilience www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn7uDObRtNc

Harari's talk at Google www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw9P_ZXWDJU

Music from dl-sounds.com & purple-planet.com