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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
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I I have never taken a walk the same way since uh my first experience of of reading Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Yeah, what a cool gift to give somebody.
Suleika Jaouad · How I Write · May 2026 The best things said about it
Favorite author is Andy Dillard. Her book, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, was something that just made me want to write. And I can read that any time of day or night and just be filled with excitement.
Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.
Craig Mod The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2025 And so I think first of all is you got to read well, right? And so the types of sentences that someone like David Foster Wallace DFW can put out, the types of sentences um that he can put out are amazing. If you read Alice Monroe short stories, right? The language is beautiful. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, like there.
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard is a Pulitzer Prize-winning work of narrative non-fiction that chronicles a year of intense ecological observation, philosophical reflection, and spiritual inquiry in the Virginian landscape. The book received high praise across multiple podcast appearances, including on How I Write, The Tim Ferriss Show, Freakonomics Radio, and The Peterman Pod, with contributors like Suleika Jaouad, Craig Mod, Kevin Kelly, and Philip Su sharing their admiration. Suleika Jaouad recommended the title for its remarkable quality of attention, explaining that it permanently altered how she experienced daily walks. Craig Mod named it among his most frequently reread works, while Kevin Kelly credited the author as a favorite whose writing consistently filled him with excitement and inspired his own creative output. Philip Su cited the publication for its exceptional use of language and sentence structure while discussing how deep reading helps improve writing craft. Listeners and hosts repeatedly underscored the book's profound gift for awakening readers to the intricate wonders of the natural world.
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Suleika Jaouad I I have never taken a walk the same way since uh my first experience of of reading Pilgrim at Tinker Creek… 2
“And one of my favorite things about Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is it's she was you know, in the wilds of Montana. This was a creek in her suburban neighborhood. That she sat down and uh not just paid attention to, but paid attention to day after day after day that unspooled into what I believe to be one of”
“I I have never taken a walk the same way since uh my first experience of of reading Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Yeah, what a cool gift to give somebody.”
Craig Mod Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. 1
“Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.”
Kevin Kelly Favorite author is Andy Dillard. Her book, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, was something that just made me want to… 1
“Favorite author is Andy Dillard. Her book, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, was something that just made me want to write. And I can read that any time of day or night and just be filled with excitement.”
Philip Su And so I think first of all is you got to read well, right? And so the types of sentences that someone like… 1
“And so I think first of all is you got to read well, right? And so the types of sentences that someone like David Foster Wallace DFW can put out, the types of sentences um that he can put out are amazing. If you read Alice Monroe short stories, right? The language is beautiful. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, like there”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“yes our obituary is funny because it says Henry David thorough a life of the Mind 1986 did not win any major lary Awards but it prompted a fan letter from Annie Dillard the Pulitzer prizewinning author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek”
“we've had this Resurgence going on for 15 years which I think happened in America in around the time of Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez um a bit earlier Annie dad's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek”