The comfort of a pencil

In this week's newsletter: pencils, Beethoven, gift guides, things worth streaming, and more...

In this week's newsletter: pencils, Beethoven, gift guides, shows worth streaming, and more... View this email in your browser Hey y'all, Here are 10 things I thought were worth sharing this week:  The comfort of a pencil.   The Kleon Studio Gift Guide. I made this years ago and forgot about it, but I've updated it for 2020. May be too late for stocking stuffers, but not too late to give yourself a little present!   I'm currently reading Maria Konnikova's The Biggest Bluff. I could be making this up, but it feels like one of those books where an author is coming into her peak skills while also finding a perfect subject for those skills. So exciting when that happens. (For the Bookshelf series this week I wrote about Joe Brainard's I Remember.)   If you want to remember something, try drawing it.   To celebrate his 250th birthday, I wrote about my favorite Beethoven stories.   A technology that has changed my life: Schedule send.   Parents: Blob Opera is good fun and season two of Hilda is up on Netflix! (Get the comics, too! They're great.)   Worth streaming: I absolutely loved The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart. (On HBO Max, which is finally available on Roku.) I got sucked into the moody millennial soap opera Normal People the same way I got sucked into the book. My old favorites The Ross Brothers did it again with Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets.    RIP John le Carré. RIP Charlie Pride.   Hope y'all get a break this holiday season. Ditch work to do your job. Do nothing for as long as possible. You deserve it. Thanks for reading. This newsletter is free, but not cheap. To show your support, forward it to someone who'd like it, listen to my new audiobook, or get a t-shirt. If you're seeing this newsletter for the first time, you can read previous issues and subscribe here. xoxo,  Austin Austin Kleon is the author of Steal Like An Artist and other books. Subscribe to this newsletter   Copyright © 2020 Austin Kleon, All rights reserved. My mailing address is: Austin Kleon 1101 W 34th St Box #102 Austin, TX 78705 Please read this before sending me snail mail! You're getting this email because you signed up for it at austinkleon.com. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. Amazon Affiliate links offset the cost of sending these missives. Support your local bookstore if you have one.