What I'm Reading, July–August 2022

John Wineland, Raymond Chandler, Lauren Hough, Rob Halford, Traver Boehm, Melissa Febos, Tabitha Lasley, Dorothy Carrington

Here’s a few highlights of what I’m reading lately. You can also see my entire suggested reading list here, as well as a list of podcasts that I love.

Recent reading

From the Core: A New Masculine Paradigm for Leading with Love, Living Your Truth, and Healing the World by John Wineland

A lyrical expression of a new masculine paradigm focused on "liberation and born of consciousness and love"—and a quite practical guide to becoming more of that sort of man.

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

I don’t usually read much fiction, but Chandler is a master, and I’ve been developing a little bit of a habit for crime novels. The writing of action and descriptions is outstanding.

Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing: Essays by Lauren Hough

I bought this collection of essays because I love memoir and personal essay, and I found a lot to like in Lauren’s stories, but her writing didn’t grab me quite enough to finish the book.

Confess: The Autobiography by Rob Halford

Growing up in San Francisco, we always knew that “Rob Rob” was gay, but he didn’t come out until very late in his career. The leader, lyricist and singer of Judas Priest tells deeply revealing, well written tale of his very successful rock ‘n roll life that’s also full of great regional language from the metal heartland where he grew up.

Man Uncivilized by Traver Boehm

Traver’s book is a uniquely physical beautiful artifact, and a passionate treatise on a third way of masculinity.

Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative by Melissa Febos

Powerful combination of memoir and craft book on writing memoir grounded in the experience of the body.

Sea State: A Memoir by Tabitha Lasley

Blurbed as revealing something about “masculinity in crisis,” I found Lasley’s book to be more of a personal memoir of her interest in oil men, the life around the rigs and the language of that world. Great read!

Granite Island: Portrait of Corsica by Dorothy Carrington

Incredibly detailed historical portrait of the island of Corsica. Full of details on the history, language, geography, culture and spirituality of this uniquely beautiful place.

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