LITERATURE THAT I HAVE READ AND DO RECOMMEND, updated as i consume:

CREAtivity by mihaly csikszentmihalyi : a deep dive into what creativity is, documented through many interviews across a wide spectrum of domains

the psychedelic gospels by jerry + JULIE brown : a collection of art-based evidence that mushrooms played an influential role in the origin of christianity

the mapmaker’s art by john goss : the history and evolution of cartography with tons of cool maps to look at

circe by madeline miller : the epic tale of a demi-goddess told as never before

the corrections by jonathan franzen : poetic narrative of a troubled family

the billiard encyclopedia by victor stein and paul rubino : exactly what it sounds like

STONER by john williams : set in 1900s missouri, a professor’s gloomy existence

asterios polyp by david mazzucchelli : a brilliantly illustrative and inventive love story

Undaunted courage by stephen e. ambrose : journal-based narrative of the lewis + clark expedition

ham on rye by charles bukowski : autobiographical story of a bizarre and brutal childhood

the world’s religions by huston smith : THorough rundowns of many modern and ancient worship systems

TRAVELS by michael crichton : intriguing anecdotes from a man’s worldly adventures

journals By keith haring : the artist’s personal writings chronologically spanning from college to death