WordsThe Country Without a Post OfficeAgha Shahid Ali
Grief and home, written in lines that ache and still sound beautiful.
Life · Books
Books that shaped how I see.
A shelf of language, minds and craft, with a line on why each one earned its place.
On the shelf
Eight books, three shelves.
Short notes on why, not full reviews. More are added as I read them.
WordsView with a Grain of SandWisława Szymborska
Small, strange questions asked with a smile. A lesson in saying a lot with a little.
WordsOpen CityTeju Cole
A walking novel. Good practice in how to notice.
WordsThe OverstoryRichard Powers
A novel about trees and the people who hear them. A quiet cousin of this website.
MindsThinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman
The two systems of the mind, and the source of much of the behavioural science here.
MindsInfluenceRobert Cialdini
Why people say yes, and the principles behind social proof and commitment.
CraftObviously AwesomeApril Dunford
Positioning as a practical, step by step craft.
CraftMade to StickChip and Dan Heath
Why some ideas survive and others fade, and how to write the ones that last.
Got a book for this shelf?
Tell me what to read next. I am always collecting.