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Ron Nurwisah's avatar

I’ve been meaning to read Willa Cather for ages… mostly because she was the Final Jeopardy answer during my game. I didn’t get it… 😭

Rick Eckhardt's avatar

In September of 2025 my wife and I booked a tour of Santa Fe. It was a food tour but the incredibly knowledgeable guide threw in a lot of history. At the end of the tour, speaking just to me and my wife, he said you must read Death comes to the archbishop. It's on my reading list. At this moment I am reading The Endurance Artist about the eccentric Lazarus Lake and his creation of many challenging, to say the least, races like the Barkley marathon.

Kathryn Dickinson's avatar

Thanks for the Japanese seasons calender!

Mary Anne Shew's avatar

Waiting for your book’s delivery from Amazon any day now. It will go on the my reading chair as soon as it arrives!

Nancy Peevey's avatar

I am so excited to read your new book that just arrived!

Maria Race's avatar

I think Willa Cather was truly the mother of 20th century writing.

J.M. Austin's avatar

Ha! I have that quote underlined in my very old copy of Death Comes for the Archbishop! There's so much I underlined and dogeared in it (it's my copy from college). I need to re-read.

Can't wait for my copy of your new book!

Keith Walpole's avatar

Looking forward to receiving my pre-order! Currently reading Keep Going 🤘

Ann Collins's avatar

The NYT would have you think microseasons are about the weather and what's blooming. I think you know that's just the beginning of a much deeper idea.

Best of luck with the Book launch--maybe try to enjoy it in small 5-day long slices of time ;-)

Gretchen's avatar

I am very excited about your latest book’s arrival very soon!!! Thank you!!

Lori Fontaine's avatar

Hi Austin

Hope you can hear me cheering for you and every success for the latest book from here in the Canadian Rockies!

Lorene Edwards Forkner's avatar

Congratulations!

Pamela Barclay's avatar

Sooooo I started digging out my old diaries and found yep—this is just my fallow time?!

Austin Kleon's avatar

It's spooky, whenever I'm having a rough time, how often if I look back in another diary, the static lines up

Pamela Barclay's avatar

I’ve always found May/June a rough go mentally for some reason. The “flow” just ain’t happenin’

Austin Kleon's avatar

May is rough! We call it Maycember around here.

Aleisha's avatar
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Your enjoyment of Willa Cather makes me think you’d like Mary Austin. She’s fascinating and a great writer. Like Cather, the landscape served as a character. Start with Cactus Thorn.

anne's avatar

The Bright Edges of the World: Willa Cather and her Archbishop

New book came out recently

Austin Kleon's avatar

I downloaded a sample of this, thanks!

anne's avatar

By Garret Peck