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The last newsletter of 2021

December 28, 2021

Now out! On wrapping up, reading (some of) the comments, and owls, always owls. Thanks for reading.

BOOK WARS: Me in the LARB

September 4, 2021

The Los Angeles Review of Books asked me to write about BOOK WARS: THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION IN PUBLISHING, sociologist John B. Thompson’s epic new study of how publishing has evolved over the last 20 years. (TL:DR: The digital era has changed publishing in all kinds of ways, but the print book is doing just fine, thanks.)… Continue reading »

Pre-order the paperback of CLUTTER now

August 21, 2021

News! There’s going to be a paperback of CLUTTER coming your way in January 2022. I’ve written an afterword for it that talks about how our relationship to our things did (and didn’t) change during the pandemic, and I’m excited for you all to read it. Pre-order a copy here.

Q&A: Virginia Festival of the Book Shelf Life

February 21, 2021

Want do I listen to when I write? What I do when I can’t write? Find the answers in this author Q&A I did last month for the Virginia Festival of the Book’s Shelf Life series. Do you have any sources of inspiration that you come back to while writing? When I’m stuck, I like… Continue reading »

Podcast alert: Disentangling the clutter

February 21, 2021

George Miller, host of the smart podcast The Hedgehog & The Fox, invited me on the show to talk about clutter. Listen to our convo here or find it on Apple, Google, or Spotify. “This book is for you if you have a closet that will no longer close because it is so crammed with… Continue reading »

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