Books

Writer, senior editor, music nerd, GenX eldergoth, monastery-bootstrapper. https://paragraph.xyz/@danicaswanson https://tinyurl.com/Black-Stone-Wordsmith

Since my home library is 99% non-fiction, I don't always have a "current" read. 

The vast majority of my books are essay collections, coffee-table books on art + craft + dance, health reference, ecology, animism, home decorating, philosophy of work + leisure, etc. So I often jump around and return to revisit sections of my books rather than read cover-to-cover.

This weekend I'm curling up with "The Work Cure: Critical Essays on Work and Wellness" by David Frayne. 

I met the author for tea in 2019 while he was living not far from me in Portland, OR, and he autographed my copy. 🥰 

Looks like I can only share one photo in this top-level cast, so I'll put the TOC + autograph in the comments.

(Thanks for asking about my reading habits. I've been meaning to cast about books more often!)

I believe in the onchain economy. I'm in love with music, art and literature.

Before COVID I actually used to host mini-retreats and study circles in my library. 

I love that kind of hospitality work but unfortunately I don't have a suitable space for it at the moment.

I don't really write book reviews per se, but I do collect quotes I like on various themes. I'll try to cast more of them. :)

Hmm animism 🤔

I would love a weekend vacation in your library 😅

An autograph from your favourite author is so sweet. I would love to get one from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She inspired me to write fiction. 

I would love to read your reviews of the books you read.