Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2024-09-21
Books mentioned on Drawing from Life (and Death) (Update)
Artist Wendy MacNaughton knows the difficulty of sitting in silence and the power of having fun. She explains to Steve the lessons she’s gleaned from drawing hospice residents, working in Rwanda, and reporting from Guantanamo Bay.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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How to Say Goodbye
How to Say Goodbye by Wendy MacNaughton is a poignant collection of illustrations and prose that gently explores grief, mortality, and the emotional realities of saying farewell.
Recommended“and if you're interested check out Wendy's book how to say goodbye it really is very very special a book I will always cherish”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book How to Say Goodbye
“but the main reason I wanted to talk to her today is that she has produced a stunningly touching book called How to Say Goodbye”