All About Love: New Visions

bell hooks argues that love isn't a feeling — it's a practice, a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect, and trust. Published in 2000, it experienced a massive resurgence during the 2020s as younger generations discovered hooks' work through social media. Therapists assign it because it challenges clients to examine whether they're actually practicing love or just performing the rituals of it. hooks doesn't let anyone off the hook — she applies her framework to romantic love, friendships, family, community, and self-love with equal rigor.