I'm going back and reading the classics. I just finished The Great Gatsby. Currently I'm listening to a non-fiction book, The Good Life, a study on happiness.
Firstly, a book reading holiday sounds like heaven to me too, Brooke! Especially with someone you can discuss the books with over dinner. Secondly, I am not a huge film watcher, but really enjoyed the 'Glass Onion' recently, which was so much fun for its totally absurd (yet vaguely familiar...) narcissistic characters. Thirdly, I just picked up a new reading book from my local library called 'Stubborn Archivist' by Yara Rodrigues Fowler, which intrigued me by the title and the cover art alone! It's written in a really unusual style, but I am enjoying it so far.
Finally, I love the sound of your 'Unconventional book review column' and will be staying tuned for that : )
Thanks so much for sharing the New Yorker article about humanities majors decreasing at institutions of higher learning. On this side of my Ph.D. (in English literature, no less) I am experiencing the most hostile job market for humanists, and I say this as someone who graduated college (with an English degree) at the height of the late-aughts recession. The job market has gotten brutal, and it doesn't surprise me that students are starting to take note.
Right now I'm reading Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson, which was recommended & sent by my closest writing friend.
With the Oscars, gosh, I feel like I hadn't seen any of the nominees, honestly. Having a toddler will do that haha. But, Everything, Everywhere All At Once has been on mine and my wife's radar in the past months as, "Hey, when there's finally time, we're checking this one out."
Also, I wasn't surprised at all to see that article in The New Yorker. I graduated with a degree in creative writing in 2012, and though, sure, I'm still using my degree in many ways, I feel like it has fallen short in many ways. Not all! But many. Largely because of job opportunities, pay involved, etc. But also because I think tech has evolved so quickly over the past 10+ years that humanities are lagging far behind in preparing students for industries they actually understand.
I'm going back and reading the classics. I just finished The Great Gatsby. Currently I'm listening to a non-fiction book, The Good Life, a study on happiness.
Firstly, a book reading holiday sounds like heaven to me too, Brooke! Especially with someone you can discuss the books with over dinner. Secondly, I am not a huge film watcher, but really enjoyed the 'Glass Onion' recently, which was so much fun for its totally absurd (yet vaguely familiar...) narcissistic characters. Thirdly, I just picked up a new reading book from my local library called 'Stubborn Archivist' by Yara Rodrigues Fowler, which intrigued me by the title and the cover art alone! It's written in a really unusual style, but I am enjoying it so far.
Finally, I love the sound of your 'Unconventional book review column' and will be staying tuned for that : )
Love your newsletters; can't wait until Thursday for Interview With a Book!
Thanks so much for sharing the New Yorker article about humanities majors decreasing at institutions of higher learning. On this side of my Ph.D. (in English literature, no less) I am experiencing the most hostile job market for humanists, and I say this as someone who graduated college (with an English degree) at the height of the late-aughts recession. The job market has gotten brutal, and it doesn't surprise me that students are starting to take note.
Great post :)
Right now I'm reading Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson, which was recommended & sent by my closest writing friend.
With the Oscars, gosh, I feel like I hadn't seen any of the nominees, honestly. Having a toddler will do that haha. But, Everything, Everywhere All At Once has been on mine and my wife's radar in the past months as, "Hey, when there's finally time, we're checking this one out."
Also, I wasn't surprised at all to see that article in The New Yorker. I graduated with a degree in creative writing in 2012, and though, sure, I'm still using my degree in many ways, I feel like it has fallen short in many ways. Not all! But many. Largely because of job opportunities, pay involved, etc. But also because I think tech has evolved so quickly over the past 10+ years that humanities are lagging far behind in preparing students for industries they actually understand.