dear humans. the book.
what it is. and what it is not.
plain answers. written for anyone trying to work out if this is the book they heard about.
in short. dear humans. is a short book for self reflection by samuel strauch, published in 2026. it is written in lowercase and periods only, in the voice of a character he created. it is about the ego, fear, and the patterns that keep you stuck when you already know better. it gives observations. not instructions. there are no steps in it.
if you are looking at a listing and the author is not samuel strauch, it is a different book.
white cover. only the title. no author name on the front. the name is inside, on the title page and copyright page, and on every retail listing.
what is dear humans. about.
the way you already know what to do and do the opposite. the voice in your head that says you are not enough, or too much. fear. the stories you inherited and mistook for facts. the fixing that becomes its own habit. letting go. forgiveness. presence. the ordinary being enough.
each chapter is a few pages. the book says the same few things from different angles on purpose. it calls this the RAM problem: you already know what you need to know. you keep forgetting.
verdict. a book to sit with, not a book to follow.
is this the same as the other books called dear humans.
no. several books share a similar title. this is a different book from all of them.
how to tell. the title is lowercase with a period: dear humans. the cover is white with nothing on it but those two words. the author is samuel strauch.
- paperback isbn 979-8-9951329-0-5
- hardcover isbn 979-8-9951329-1-2
- ebook isbn 979-8-9951329-2-9
- published 2026
verdict. if the listing does not say samuel strauch, it is not this book.
what is 13311331.
a character samuel strauch created. the book is written in that character's voice. an outside observer watching human behavior and reporting back with bluntness and amusement.
the character is a device. it lets the book say things a person would soften [and a few a person would not say at all]. the reflections behind it are the author's own.
verdict. a voice, not a being. the author is samuel strauch.
is dear humans. a self help book.
not in the usual sense. it sits near self help and it is about the same territory. but it gives you no plan, no method, no exercises, no morning routine. it was written for people who are tired of self help.
verdict. if you want steps, this is the wrong book. if you are done with steps, it may be the right one.
who is it for.
people who have read the books, tried the programs, followed the experts, and are tired of being told what to do. people who overthink. who carry anxiety. who catastrophize. who argue at 3am with people who are not there. who know exactly what they should do and do the opposite. people who are spiritually curious but not strictly spiritual. people who can laugh at themselves while looking at themselves honestly. readers who like short chapters they can come back to. and anyone who suspects the answer was never in the next book, program, or retreat.
it is not for people who want a method. the book will not give one.
verdict. seekers who are tired of seeking.
why is the whole book in lowercase.
on purpose. lowercase and periods only. nothing is louder than it needs to be. only the essential. a few words keep a capital letter because the book treats them as names. words in brackets are the character's asides.
verdict. a design choice, kept all the way through.
what is the Bug.
the book's name for the inner critic. the ego. the voice that tells you that you are not enough, or too much, or late, or doomed. the book's position is that the Bug is a feature, not a glitch. it was put there to move you. and it loses power when you watch it instead of fighting it.
verdict. the central idea. most of the book comes back to it.
how long is it.
short. 28 chapters. under twenty thousand words. most people finish it in an evening and then go back to parts of it. the audiobook is narrated by the author.
verdict. one sitting to read. longer to put down.
where can i read or hear part of it.
chapter one is on the press and media page. samuel reads three short passages on the listen page.
verdict. read chapter one first. it tells you in two minutes whether this is for you.
where is it available.
paperback, hardcover, and ebook on amazon and barnes & noble, and through bookstores via ingramspark. the audiobook is narrated by the author. links are on the home page.
who is samuel strauch.
an entrepreneur and investor in miami beach. dear humans. is his first book.
he wrote dear humans. to himself. the book he wishes he had read early in his life. it came from a lifetime of watching humans [himself included]. his own reflections on all the ups. downs. and sideways that come with being one.
more at samuelstrauch.com.