This month for the open discussion thread, I’d love to hear who you are reading.
One of the unfortunate downsides of being both a writer and a publisher is that most of my reading is work-related. Especially in the past few months, I’ve had very little time to read for pleasure or even to read things that are super interesting to me because they aren’t directly related to my research for this manuscript.
The manuscript is almost done, by the way. And when it’s done I’ll get to read more, and so I’ll use this list as a guide to find good stuff to read.
Also, many of you who are subscribed to this substack have substacks of your own, and I think I’m probably not following them yet. So, please also feel free to promote yours in the comments. Don’t be shy about it, seriously. Once I have time to read more, I’d like to be reading you, too!
So, again, tell me—and everyone else—what books, blogs, and writers you’ve been reading. I’m currently reading Gordon White’s latest book, Ani.Mystic, in the very tiny amount of free reading time I currently have. It’s really fantastic, and will tell you all about it once I finally have the time to finish it.
Be well!
Reading Pam Montgomery’s wonderful Plant Spirit Healing to augment my regular Wednesday night herbalist teaching zoom. Recently revisited 1984 and found it to be truly horrifying. Also Matthew Wood’s dense treatise The Extracellular Matrix - more herbalism. And Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice. Nothing really too light!
Helen Thompson's "Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century". A voice rightly taken seriously by those who aren't just on the fringes, but whose vision is merciless with regard to the predicaments we face. This might just be one of those "Silent Spring"-type books that tips a balance, but who knows...?
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/disorder-9780198864981