What I'm Reading: Fall 2020
I kicked off this blog by sharing literature that was catching my eye in the Fall of 2017. It‘s been a while, but I am picking that theme back up now, in the Fall of 2020. As you know, we’re on the eve a perhaps one of the (if not the) most important U.S. presidential elections of my lifetime. In times of stress and chaos, I turn to books — and often movies — as an escape. For books and stories, below is a list of some reading that I am gravitating toward during this cozy, chaotic Fall season.
Books
“My Sister, the Serial Killer” by Oyinkan Braithwaite, and “The Shining” by Stephen King (because…Halloween)
“Beach Read” by Emily Henry (a fun romance because, why not?)
“The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” by Stuart Turton (a truly fun escape that combines genres in a unique way)
“Lincoln in the Bardo” by George Saunders (specifically the audiobook because it is a teeny bit political but also comical; a lighter lean into politics, if you will)
“Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates (an important Black perspective that has taken me far too long to get to)
“Cross Functional Influence: Getting Things Done Across the Organization” by Susan Z. Finerty (a book on leadership I am reading with my colleagues)
Stories
“How on Earth Is ‘Ted Lasso’ Actually Good?” by Miles Surrey for The Ringer
“The Prophecies of Q” by Adrianne LaFrance for The Atlantic
“What journalist-haters get wrong” by Amol Rajan for BBC News
“The ‘South Park’ Guys Break Down Their Viral Deepfake Video“ by Itzkoff for The New York Times
“The story behind ‘The Last Great American Dynasty,’ the most telling song on Taylor Swift’s surprise album“ by Emily Yahr for The Washington Post
“How to Brainstorm — Remotely“ by Art Markman for Harvard Business Review
Enjoy! Please hit me up if you read and love any of the above.