Books Read:

2019

1. Self-editing for Fiction Writers: How to edit yourself into print by Renni Browne & Dave King
2. Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility by James P. Carse (Review here)
3. Do You Talk Funny? 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker by David Nihill (NOTE: ~75% of the material in the book is covered in his talk here. More online resources available here. Good stuff!)
4. Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright (Review here)
5. The Relativity of Wrong by Isaac Asimov (Review here | Related post here)
6. Early Work by Andrew Martin
7. Comedy Writing Secrets by Mel Helitzer with Mark Shatz (Related post here)
8. Writing to Learn by William Zinsser (Review here)
9. The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy by Mervyn King (Related post here)
10. I Touch the Earth, the Earth Touches Me by Hugh Prather
11. The Comedy Bible: From Stand-up to Sitcom — The Comedy Writer’s Ultimate “How To” Guide by Judy Carter (Related post here)
12. Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind by Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire (Related post here)
13. On Writing the Short Story by Hallie Burnett
14. When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops by George Carlin
15. Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion by Paul Bloom (Review here)
16. The Best American Short Stories 2015 edited by T.C Boyle and Heidi Pitlor
17. Everything Bad Is Good For You: How Today’s Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter by Steven Johnson (Related post here)
18. Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch (Related post here)
19. Circe by Madeline Miller
20. Napa at Last Light by James Conaway
21. The Best American Short Stories 2017 edited by Meg Wolitzer and Heidi Pitlor
22. Slapstick by Kurt Vonnegut
23. The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
24. Deadeye Dick by Kurt Vonnegut
25. We Live in Water by Jess Walter