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3 Books is an award-winning podcast discussing life's biggest themes through the 3 most formative books of an inspiring guest. Past guests include: Brené Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Roxane Gay, Judy Blume, etc…
Today’s guest is award winning author of 11 books George Saunders whose titles include: most recently , A Swim in the Pond in the Rain, Lincoln in the Bardo, winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize and also finalist for the Golden Man Booker, his short story collection Tenth of December, finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the Folio Prize and the Story Prize in 2013, as well as Pastoralia. His writings regularly appear in The New Yorker. He is also the recipient of MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships, the PEN/Malamud Prize for excellence in the short story and is a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. George Saunders has also been a professor in the Syracuse University Creative Writing program since 1997.
Listen to George and I discuss his three most formative books, the computer we are trapped inside, lessons in practicing Buddhism, shaping a literary family, leaning into our shadow selves, reading as a life project, and much, much more...
Please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with George Saunders!
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For more info on the podcast: 3books.co
For full show notes: 3books.co/chapters/75
Please enjoy!
Neil
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Hey there,
I'm Neil and I spend a ton of time thinking, writing, podcasting, and speaking about living intentionally. I'm the New York Times bestselling author of six books including The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation. I've been lucky to speak at places like TED, SXSW, and Google. And I host a huge passion project called the 3 Books podcast.
Want to read more of my stuff?
https://www.neil.blog/archive/
Want to check out my podcast?
3books.co
Want to learn about my live events?
globalhappiness.org/speaking
Want my monthly book recos?
1000awesomethings.com/reading-club
Want my articles on intentional living?
https://www.neil.blog/newsletter/
I am also on the following drugs:
Facebook: facebook.com/NeilPasricha
Twitter: twitter.com/neilpasricha
Instagram: instagram.com/neilpasricha
Lastly, thanks so much for watching this vid.
👊,
Neil
neil@globalhappiness.org
3 Books is an award-winning podcast discussing life's biggest themes through the 3 most formative books of an inspiring guest. Past guests include: Brené Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Roxane Gay, Judy Blume, etc…
Today’s guest is award winning author of 11 books George Saunders whose titles include: most recently , A Swim in the Pond in the Rain, Lincoln in the Bardo, winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize and also finalist for the Golden Man Booker, his short story collection Tenth of December, finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the Folio Prize and the Story Prize in 2013, as well as Pastoralia. His writings regularly appear in The New Yorker. He is also the recipient of MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships, the PEN/Malamud Prize for excellence in the short story and is a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. George Saunders has also been a professor in the Syracuse University Creative Writing program since 1997.
Listen to George and I discuss his three most formative books, the computer we are trapped inside, lessons in practicing Buddhism, shaping a literary family, leaning into our shadow selves, reading as a life project, and much, much more...
Please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with George Saunders!
Subscribe to 3 Books on Apple or Spotify:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-books-with-neil-pasricha/id1364507626
open.spotify.com/show/6mahGgTDbirBM5IaPBZ8lS
For more info on the podcast: 3books.co
For full show notes: 3books.co/chapters/75
Please enjoy!
Neil
--
SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/2HHWPYg
Hey there,
I'm Neil and I spend a ton of time thinking, writing, podcasting, and speaking about living intentionally. I'm the New York Times bestselling author of six books including The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation. I've been lucky to speak at places like TED, SXSW, and Google. And I host a huge passion project called the 3 Books podcast.
Want to read more of my stuff?
https://www.neil.blog/archive/
Want to check out my podcast?
3books.co
Want to learn about my live events?
globalhappiness.org/speaking
Want my monthly book recos?
1000awesomethings.com/reading-club
Want my articles on intentional living?
https://www.neil.blog/newsletter/
I am also on the following drugs:
Facebook: facebook.com/NeilPasricha
Twitter: twitter.com/neilpasricha
Instagram: instagram.com/neilpasricha
Lastly, thanks so much for watching this vid.
👊,
Neil
neil@globalhappiness.org
