Little Things To Inspire You #26

Hi there!

Today’s edition of Little Things To Inspire You is FULL FULL FULL. Below you get book recommendations, online reading recommendations, great new Podcast episodes, a quote to inspire you, a piece of writing advice, and journaling prompts for you to use for for this week and beyond.

Enjoy!

PS — What are you doing this week to take care yourself?

NEW SHORT FICTION RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Opening Theory, by Sally Rooney

• Kaho, Haruki Murakami

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Speaking of Murakami, I’m currently reading his book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. It’s a memoir meets training log and travelogue. I love Murakami’s writing, and while I’m not finished with it yet, one detail I’ve learned is that running is what inspired him to become a writer.

  • If you missed it, I wrote about what I’ve learned from running last week, and you can read it here.

• Earlier this month I finished All Fours by Miranda July and I loved it. I know everybody has already recommended it — but for good reason. I don’t want to say too much, but I highly recommend it to all 30+ readers.

• Inspired by the NYT list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, I read two books I had on my selves for a while, and in this case, they were right. They’re both excellent:

  • Stay True, by Hua Hsu. I’m listening to this memoir on the Libby app, and it’s a quick, lovely, moving audiobook read by the author.

  • The Days of Abandonment, by Elena Ferrante. I adore her writing and the NYT list inspired me to finally read this. It’s profoundly intimate and beautifully written.

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ONLINE READING RECOMMENDATIONS:

• The WGA has an excellent new(ish) blog with genuinely helpful posts, like this one on the elusive art of pitching: Keys to Pitching Success

• Think like an Olympian

• I Feel Hope Right Now. It’s So Embarrassing