I love the detail yet warm brevity of explaining the meaning of the summaries in your work. Thank you for sharing. There's a kindness that leaks from your writing.
i read Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit. .. "billions of women must be out there on this six-billion-person planet being told that they are not reliable witnesses to their own lives, that the truth is not their property, now or ever. " i feel this!!!
The long historical lens you bring—especially around credibility, authority, and voice—adds real depth. Reading Eliot and Solnit together makes clear how much has changed, and how much hasn’t.
such a good insight. i like to create a wide range here to give everyone a chance to think critically across the board so this means a lot. thanks, victoria 🤎🤎🤎
hey holly! this is so nice to hear. i really appreciate that! thank you so much for being here — hope the titles keep resonate and hope we can keep chatting about them! feel free to talk to me about anything that connects with you anytime. thanks for making my day 🤍🤍
ah you’ve warmed my heart. what a beautiful question. i almost removed the american publishing story — but i thought it was too relevant for my audience (and me). and also, i almost didn’t include the oliver sacks pieces but it felt necessary. people need to know that a former bestseller and doctor lived a life of fame and respect and resonance by lying — not out of evil but due to his own complicated psychological traumas and forces. “the man who mistook his wife” for a hat has been a medical nonfiction bestseller for decades on end — and it’s was entirely fiction. that to me is a human interest story.
such a great question — people don’t often ask me these. thank you.
I love the detail yet warm brevity of explaining the meaning of the summaries in your work. Thank you for sharing. There's a kindness that leaks from your writing.
thanks, sydney! that’s so kind of you. i didn’t want these to be lists — but personal reflections of my reading lists. glad the post resonated. ❤️
i read Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit. .. "billions of women must be out there on this six-billion-person planet being told that they are not reliable witnesses to their own lives, that the truth is not their property, now or ever. " i feel this!!!
she is such a riot. i love this quote, too! 🤎
always in love
you’re the best 🤎
Saved! Will read over and over again 🫡
always such a pleasure to hear from you, aaron! thank you 🤎 you’ll like the baffler essay
omg I love love love lists like these --thank you for your compilation! the oliver sacks one was really wild and made me a little dizzy
yay yay! so glad it’s something you found valuable! and YES what the hell oliver. what the hell.
The long historical lens you bring—especially around credibility, authority, and voice—adds real depth. Reading Eliot and Solnit together makes clear how much has changed, and how much hasn’t.
such a good insight. i like to create a wide range here to give everyone a chance to think critically across the board so this means a lot. thanks, victoria 🤎🤎🤎
I love your website so so much, thank you for sharing your readings and your brilliant summaries!!
hey holly! this is so nice to hear. i really appreciate that! thank you so much for being here — hope the titles keep resonate and hope we can keep chatting about them! feel free to talk to me about anything that connects with you anytime. thanks for making my day 🤍🤍
Regarding this volume, what's one essay you almost didn't include? Your curation is brilliant, saves my braincells.
ah you’ve warmed my heart. what a beautiful question. i almost removed the american publishing story — but i thought it was too relevant for my audience (and me). and also, i almost didn’t include the oliver sacks pieces but it felt necessary. people need to know that a former bestseller and doctor lived a life of fame and respect and resonance by lying — not out of evil but due to his own complicated psychological traumas and forces. “the man who mistook his wife” for a hat has been a medical nonfiction bestseller for decades on end — and it’s was entirely fiction. that to me is a human interest story.
such a great question — people don’t often ask me these. thank you.