Episode · How I Write · 2024-01-03
Books mentioned on Your Writing Is Boring, Here’s How To Make it Fun | Tim Urban | How I Write
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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John Adams
John Adams by David McCullough is a comprehensive biography of the second United States president that explores the broader context of the American founding.
Recommended“David McCullough's book was one of the first experiences I had when I was like, "This is amazing. History is amazing." Even just that specific topic. It's about John Adams, but it's really of course about the founding of the US.”
Where to get it
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The Body
The Body by Bill Bryson is a comprehensive, highly accessible popular science exploration of human anatomy, physiology, and the history of medicine.
Recommended“I mean, the amount of research he must do to write a book like The Body. Great book.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book What's Our Problem?
“Okay, so this was a series called The Story of Us, and then it turned into a book called What's Our Problem? But it was A, it was supposed to be just a blog post”
Own book What's Our Problem?
“And that became this book, What's Our Problem?”