Reading List by Rochelle Dsouza - Year 2025 - 6th Januar

Hi 

Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy New Year. As we usher in a new week this new year, may we be filled with gratitude for the past year and hope for the future. 

Like every year, I will be preparing and sharing a reading list every Monday. My goal is to get more people to read on diverse topics. Therefore, the list includes articles from diverse sources. I also include a few stories for those who love to read them. 

The reading list is helpful for not just students preparing for competitive exams but anyone who wants to expand their knowledge. 

Please share this with friends and family who love to read. 

Sharing this week’s list of 20 articles and short stories

1. https://theamericanscholar.org/the-weight-of-a-stone/

2. https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/opera-is-for-everyone

3. https://www.vox.com/culture/392971/men-reading-fiction-statistics-fact-checked

4. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/05/the-guardian-view-on-social-care-there-can-be-no-more-excuses-for-inaction

5. https://daily.jstor.org/industrial-policy-via-womens-magazines/

6. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/brics-china-russia-india-do-not-represent-global-south-and-have-own-rivalries-by-joseph-s-nye-2025-01

7. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/12/29/the-world-should-not-forget-afghanistan

8. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/2024-scientific-technological-advancements/681158/

9. https://blogs.loc.gov/bibliomania/2024/12/05/papermaking-a-rags-to-riches-story/

10. https://aeon.co/essays/why-do-i-let-myself-sabotage-my-own-best-laid-plans

11. https://www.utne.com/community/hoodies-place-in-fear-and-fashion-ze0z1606zcbru/

12. https://time.com/7203140/gen-z-drinking-less-alcohol/

13. https://daily.jstor.org/ivory-towers-good-or-bad/

14. https://www.americanscientist.org/article/ancient-dna-0

15. https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/in-need-of-repair/articles/philanthropy-by-the-numbers

16. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/head-head/what-modernity

17. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/06/japan/science-health/snake-scales-research/

18. https://philosophynow.org/issues/165/Metaphors_and_Creativity

19. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-digital-self/202501/deception-in-ai-flaw-or-a-sign-of-higher-intelligence

20. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-the-peanuts-characters-still-thrive-25-years-after-the-last-original-comic-strip-was-published-180985766/

Short story 

1. https://americanliterature.com/author/ts-arthur/short-story/an-angel-in-disguise/

2. https://www.pdfbooksworld.com/a-tale-of-two-cities-pdf

Happy Reading