While writing my book about living in the Swiss Alps, here are the books about creativity that have been inspiring me to write.
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The Salt Path by Raynor Winn: finding strength and facing illness with a 630-mile hike
“Most people go through their whole lives without answering their own questions: What am I,…
“Life – her life – depended on self-discipline”: Reading Elephant Moon by John Sweeney to rediscover perseverance and wonder
I don’t think anyone’s immune from the doldrums. The same goes for loneliness. Just recently,…
“The universe is made of stories, not atoms”: 10 reasons to tell your story, as inspired by Bobette Buster’s Do Story
Bobette Buster, a story consultant, lecturer and screenwriter, covers a huge amount in the 112 pages…
Marina Keegan’s list of interesting stuff, and why we should create our own
I wrote about Marina Keegan’s book The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories towards the end…
Aung San Suu Kyi and the Books That Kept Her Strong, Including John le Carré, Austen & WWI Poetry
BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs makes for intriguing listening. Each episode invites the chosen…