11: These are a few of our favorite things (from the past year)

Favorite Books

Jennifer Pharr Davis, Called Again: A Story of Love and Triumph: https://www.amazon.com/Called-Again-Story-Love-Triumph/dp/0825307457/ref=sr_1_3?crid=146PQGU0VL5ED&keywords=jennifer+pharr+davis&qid=1639603954&sprefix=jennifer+pharr%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-3

Norman Ollesta, Crazy for the Storym: A Memoir of Survival: https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Storm-Memoir-Survival-P-S/dp/006176678X

Michael Frome, Strangers in High Places: The Story of the Great Smoky Mountains: https://www.amazon.com/Strangers-High-Places-Mountains-Expanded/dp/0870498061/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=strangers+in+high+places&qid=1639604028&s=books&sr=1-1

Richard Powers, Bewilderment: https://www.amazon.com/Bewilderment-Novel-Richard-Powers-ebook/dp/B08X19W2HD/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1S69Y30962ZDV&keywords=bewilderment+richard+powers&qid=1639604051&s=books&sprefix=bewilder%2Cstripbooks%2C159&sr=1-2

David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triump in a Specialized World: https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214484

Jessica Abel, Out on the Wire: https://www.amazon.com/Out-Wire-Storytelling-Secrets-Masters/dp/0385348436/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1V5XF9FVLPZ1E&keywords=jessica+abel+out+on+the+wire&qid=1639604149&sprefix=jessica+abel+out+on+%2Cstripbooks%2C156&sr=8-1

John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet: https://www.amazon.com/The-Anthropocene-Reviewed/dp/B08GL11MDJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2298PFMDEK5YU&keywords=the+anthropocene+reviewed&qid=1639604178&sprefix=the+anthro%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-1

Matt Haig, The Midnight Library: https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Library-Novel-Matt-Haig/dp/0525559477

Favorite Podcasts

Conversations With Tyler: Zeynep Tufekci: https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/zeynep-tufekci/

The Anthropocene Reviewed, Icelandic Hot Dog Stand and Signing Your Name 250,000 Times: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/icelandic-hot-dog-stand-and-signing-your-name-250-000-times/id1342003491?i=1000522165954

Favorite Creative Projects

#fountainpen (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/fountainpen/

Why it can be hard to understand the Smokies (and a bit on my understanding of them): https://joshuamrosenberg.com/post/2021/08/21/a-bunch-of-thoughts-on-the-tennessee-side-of-the-great-smoky-mountains-national-park/

Favorite Movie

The French Dispatch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8847712/

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Josh is jrosenberg6432 on Twitter