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001: Survival By Book
Let’s begin with a hypothesis: reading a printed book—cloth-bound or paperback, bought or borrowed—is one of the most disruptive things you can do.
Jul 19, 2020
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85: More thoughts on what it means to be brave
Cillian Murphy's new film, "Steve;" how bravery ≠ success; how value ≠ the obvious metrics; Claire Keegan's "Small Things Like These" + Page Count
Oct 19, 2025
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84: Cutting through the general din of the world
Ani DiFranco, Gary Stevenson, Greta Thunberg, Zack Polanski, but not Barack Obama + inspiring videos + this week's page count + read to the end for…
Oct 12, 2025
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83: Maybe try learning from books about walking
Hiking in Wyoming, Cheryl Strayed, Rachel Joyce, Rory Stewart, Geoff Nicholson, Henry David Thoreau, Geoffrey Chaucer and yep, John Bunyan + my latest…
Sep 28, 2025
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82: Who owns our days?
Paolo Sorrentino's "La Grazia," the 2025 Booker Longlist, that same Milosz poem that I come back to over and over + Colum McCann's new novel and a LRB…
Sep 22, 2025
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81. When did the sinking start?
Vincent Delecroix's "Small Boat" has the courage to ask hard questions + this week's Page Count (a comfort read and another one from the Longlist)
Sep 7, 2025
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Portfolio
Los Angeles Review of Books, Salon & more
Sep 7, 2025
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"Love & Empire," in the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine
Sep 7, 2025
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80: What we need is a natural meander pattern
flood mitigation in TX and VT by John Seabrook, DNRIP James Dobson, an incredibly important reader poll that you *must* answer + my Week 3 page count…
Aug 24, 2025
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079: Everyone is frazzled and broken and beautiful
Banu Mushtaq's "Heart Lamp", translated by Deepa Bhasthi; short stories as hedonic gateways; suffering is universal; suffering is personal + page count…
Aug 17, 2025
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078: Walking on Hampstead Heath
book shopping, Dickens, Bronte, why I'm not reading, and why that's got to change
Aug 10, 2025
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Synopsis & Writer's Statement
Getting into an Ivy League school is one thing; becoming a mother while you're there is quite another.
Mar 26, 2025
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