by Aseem Gupta | Apr 11, 2026 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Kevin Hart’s I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons looks, at first glance, like the familiar story of an entertainer who rises from a difficult childhood to extraordinary success. Hart certainly tells that story, but the book becomes more interesting when read closely...
by Aseem Gupta | Aug 14, 2019 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Published on July 21, 2007, as confirmed in Scholastic’s original publication announcement, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final novel in J.K. Rowling’s original Harry Potter series. It begins almost immediately after the events of Harry...
by Aseem Gupta | Aug 8, 2019 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Published in July 2005 as the sixth novel in J.K. Rowling’s seven-book series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince occupies a peculiar and important position in the larger story. Scholastic’s original publication announcement presented it as the penultimate Harry...
by Aseem Gupta | Aug 4, 2019 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth Harry Potter novel and the point at which the series changes its scale. The aftermath of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has destroyed the possibility that Harry can return to an ordinary school year: Cedric...
by Aseem Gupta | Jul 26, 2019 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in J.K. Rowling’s seven-book Harry Potter series, but it is also the point at which the series changes its scale, emotional register, and understanding of danger. The first three novels repeatedly bring Harry...
by Aseem Gupta | Jul 18, 2019 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Thich Nhat Hanh’s The Art of Mindfulness looks, at first, like a very small book about a very familiar idea: pay attention to the present moment. Yet the work becomes much more demanding than that description suggests. What begins with tea, walking, breathing, opening...
