Maris is your favorite book recommender’s favorite book recommender, and I’ve been excited for her debut essay collection for months. Happy to report it’s everything I wanted – a funny, relatable, and insightful exploration of the institutions that fail us. I felt her hope and rage deep in my bones, as someone who once believed that if I was “good” enough, things would work out. This book couldn’t come at a better time, as we reckon with the impact of our collective choices and failing empires. Must read!!! <3
I Want to Burn This Place Down by Maris Kreizman, (List Price: $26.99, Ecco, 9780063305823, July 2025)
Reviewed by Rachel Knox, Tombolo Books in St Petersburg, Florida