Books

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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!)

Oh what lovely penmanship David has. This is a delight.

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Indeed. I was so glad to meet him IRL. His book "The Refusal of Work" (and some amazing deep-dive interviews he did about it when it was released) made such a huge impression on me. Amazing thinker and writer.