New places offer up new thoughts, new possibilities. Exploring the world is one of the best ways of exploring the mind, and walking travels both terrains.
—Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust
Tag: cultural history
qotd: movement
Moving on foot seems to make it easier to move in time; the mind wanders from plans to recollections to observations.
—Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust
on wanderlust
Expansive and engaging, Rebecca Solnit’s Wanderlust explores the history of walking in the West.
favorite memoirs 2018
While I’ve been lucky enough to read many excellent memoirs this year, seven easily stand out as my top favorites from 2018.
qotd: loss
The art is not one of forgetting but letting go. And when everything else is gone, you can be rich in loss.
—Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost
nonfiction november: your year in nonfiction
This year I’ll be participating in Nonfiction November, a month-long challenge to read, write about, and discuss as much nonfiction as possible, with a themed discussion prompt posted at the start of each week.
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