Tag: Malcolm Gladwell

• Favorite Books of 2021

  In 2021 I read 31 books. That’s 13 more than my record-low in 2020, so that’s nice. Regardless, my prime directive as a librarian and reader remains to follow my own reading values. Don’t worry about the quantity. Read serendipitously and at whim. Don’t forget fiction. And heed the Pollanian reading maxim. With that in…

  Jan 13, 2022

  # best of, books, Josh Ritter, Lin-Manuel Miranda, lists, Malcolm Gladwell, quotes, review, Richard Powers

• The long and winding genius of the Pauls (McCartney and Simon)

  While trolling for something to read on Hoopla, I came upon Malcolm Gladwell’s new book Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon. It’s only available as an audiobook (or “audio biography”), and wisely so since so much of it depends on hearing Simon play his songs amidst his conversations with Gladwell. In that way it’s…

  Dec 21, 2021

  # books, creativity, Malcolm Gladwell, music, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, review, Simon & Garfunkel, songwriting, The Beatles

• Favorite Books of 2019

  Compared to 72 books in 2018, I read a relatively paltry 24 in 2019. Between work, a new house, and a new baby, I just didn’t have the mental bandwidth to stick with as many books for extended periods. This resulted in a little more fluff than usual, including several Queer Eye-adjacent memoirs and tons…

  Jan 11, 2020

  # best of, books, Cal Newport, lists, Malcolm Gladwell