The year in books (and notebooks)

In this week's newsletter: my favorite books of 2020, a peak at my notebooks, and more...

In this week's newsletter: 20 great books I read in 2020, my year in notebooks, and more... View this email in your browser Hey y'all, Season's greetings! I made a list, checked it twice. Here are 10 things I thought were worth sharing this week:  20 great books I read in 2020.   My year in notebooks.   The magic of Lynda Barry's What It Is.   Director Steven Soderbergh on making collages.   My early Christmas present: a peek at the Great Conjunction.   This unreleased footage of The Beatles made me think of what Kurt Vonnegut said about a plausible mission for artists.   Listening: James Baldwin's record collection, 5 minutes to make you love classical music, Aphex Twin on classical guitar, Thor and his neighbor Antonio, a playlist of 2020 picks from the former staff of Other Music, and Bach on a xylophone in the woods.   Watching: Great movies for Christmas Day. (Bonus reading: Olivia Laing on Some Like It Hot.) Loved the Ghosts Christmas special. Things I'm looking forward to: Coming 2 America, and, oh please, pretty please, a new season of Detectorists.   Steal like a comedian.   Make a gumbo in your head. This is the last newsletter of 2020! Next Friday it'll be 2021. Can you believe it? Time to work on my annual top 100 list. Thank you so much for reading. This newsletter is free, but not cheap. To keep it going, forward it to someone who'd like it, listen to my new audiobook, get yourself a little present (I get a cut), or buy 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.