by The Editors
It’s that time of year when the kids are out of school and many of us are off work for a few days at least, and things (hopefully) slow down enough to do some things we enjoy—like reading a good book. With that in mind, we have compiled a list of some of our favorite new and old books to recommend for your Winter reading list. We hope you will pick up one or two of these IFS-recommended books if you are looking for an engaging read!
Brad Wilcox: Notes on Being a Man by Scott Galloway (2025)
As I wrote in my longer review in The Wall Street Journal, Professor Scott Galloway’s new book, Notes on Being a Man is one of the best books I’ve read this year. Galloway is a popular podcaster and marketing professor at New York University, who was raised by a single mom and knows firsthand what it means to struggle as a boy in school, and brings a refreshing perspective on what to do about the falling fortunes of young men today. He underlines the challenges that our “addiction economy”—from gaming to porn—poses to young men and points them to embrace a pro-social masculinity. I wrote in my WSJ review:
