There’s no time for despair

In this week's newsletter: being the light or reflecting it, a great memoir, and more...  

In this week's newsletter: being the light or reflecting it, a great memoir, and more...  View this email in your browser Hey y'all, Here are 10 things I thought were worth sharing this week:  There's no time for despair. We each must be the light or reflect it.   I devoured Philip Glass's memoir, Words Without Music. I'm surprised it took me so long to finally read it: Glass writes about so many of the topics I've written about: creativity, day jobs, parenting, etc. Glass talks a lot about "lineage," a.k.a. climbing your own family tree.   A janitor wins a literature prize at the university she cleans.   Why you should take your kid to work.   I finished Heidi Julavits' The Folded Clock, which I read on my phone late at night when I was in between other books or I couldn't sleep. Very good.   I also finished reading all five of Luke Pearson's Hilda books. Great drawing, great stories. (Now I can watch the Netflix series!)   In praise of mediocrity.   John Waters' new art show looks to be the opposite of mediocre. Love what he says about the way art changes the way you see.   Should we lie to dementia patients? (Meanwhile: The world's oldest barber is 107 and still working full-time.)   RIP animator Will Vinton. I remember watching his Claymation Christmas Celebration over and over on VHS as a kid. Thanks for reading! If you like this newsletter and want to support it, forward it to a friend, tweet me some love, or best of all, buy a book! If you're seeing this newsletter for the first time, you can subscribe here. xoxo,  Austin PS. The advance copies of Keep Going arrived! I really think you're going to like this one. Hard to wait for April... Austin Kleon is the author of Steal Like An Artist and other books. Subscribe to this newsletter   Copyright © 2018 Austin Kleon, All rights reserved. My mailing address is: Austin Kleon 4301 W. William Cannon Dr. Suite B 150 #241 Austin, TX 78749 You're getting this email because you signed up for it at austinkleon.com. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. Amazon Affiliate links offset the cost of sending these missives. (And pay for diapers.)