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20 favorite books from 20 years of The Marginalian mailchi.mp/themarginalian/20…
Although he won the Nobel Prize for his fiction, I think John Steinbeck's greatest masterpiece is this strange, splendid book at the intersection of marine biology and philosophy: themarginalian.org/2022/11/0…
The power of surrender and the paradox of self-transcendence – timeless wisdom from The Moomins themarginalian.org/2015/01/2…
The greatest commencement address of all time – Nobel-winning poet Joseph Brodsky's 6 rules for playing the game of life like a winner themarginalian.org/2013/12/1…
20 favorite children's books from 20 years of The Marginalian themarginalian.org/2026/10/2…
"Things take the time they take. Don't worry."
Mary Oliver on how to live fully: themarginalian.org/2015/02/0…
"By reaching beyond the brain... we are able to focus more intently, comprehend more deeply, and create more imaginatively — to entertain ideas that would be literally unthinkable by the brain alone."
The fascinating science of how we think not with the brain but with the world: themarginalian.org/2022/03/2…
The paradox of knowing who you are and what you want – beloved Italian storyteller Cristina Campo on fairy tales and the meaning of maturity themarginalian.org/2025/07/2…
Tolkien on how to fall in love with life themarginalian.org/2026/09/1…
20 favorite books from 20 years of The Marginalian themarginalian.org/2026/10/2…
“Love the earth and sun and the animals… re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul…”
Whitman's timeless advice on living a vibrant and rewarding life themarginalian.org/2016/05/3…
Empire, emoji, and the origin of love – the fascinating and bittersweet story of the ancient plant that gave us the heart symbol as the representation of love themarginalian.org/2026/05/0…
On children – poignant parenting advice from Kahlil Gibran themarginalian.org/2019/09/0…
Oliver Sacks on despair and the meaning of life themarginalian.org/2024/11/0…
Tomorrow! Woodstock, NY. The Museum of Delight museumofdelight.org
Just after Dostoyevsky was narrowly spared death by a firing squad, he wrote his brother this extraordinary letter about the meaning of life themarginalian.org/2019/12/0…
The Baloney Detection Kit – Carl Sagan's timeless tenets of critical thinking themarginalian.org/2014/01/0…
How to fall in love better – a field guide to enlightened enchantment themarginalian.org/2026/09/2…
How to be a sea – Albert Camus on learning to live and learning to die themarginalian.org/2026/08/1…
Tonight! Join me live from Saratoga Springs NY to celebrate 20 years of The Marginalian with some of the poetry and prose I most love, read by some of the humans I most love: youtube.com/watch?v=qKd8UMjQ…