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Every book Craig Mod recommended on podcasts
Craig Mod appeared on The Tim Ferriss Show to discuss Japan, apartments in Tokyo, side quests, and his reading habits, recommending several influential books and literary works. He named Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek as one of his most frequently reread and influential works, and he recommended Lynn Tillman's short story collection Thrilled to Death for its humor. Mod also recommended and discussed William Gibson's novel Pattern Recognition, noting that he reads it every couple of years due to its beauty. Beyond his primary recommendations, Mod discussed the impact of Dave Eggers' memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and its influence on design and publishing. He also mentioned reading Robert Bringhurst's The Elements of Typographic Style repeatedly as a core component of his ongoing design education and professional practice.
Books recommended by Craig Mod
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Pattern Recognition
Pattern Recognition by William Gibson is a seminal cyberpunk novel that follows a marketing consultant with a psychological aversion to corporate logos as she investigates mysterious video clips circulating online.
Recommended“Pattern Recognition is an incredible book. I read it once every couple of years. It's beautiful.”
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard is a Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative of nature, observation, and spiritual reflection set in the suburban landscape of Virginia.
Recommended“Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.”
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Thrilled to Death
Thrilled to Death by Lynne Tillman is a sharp and engaging collection of short fiction showcasing the author's distinctive literary voice and observations.
Recommended“She has a great book that just came out called Thrilled to Death, which if you're going to start Anywhere with Lynn, she's so funny.”
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A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
Dave Eggers's acclaimed and unconventional memoir chronicles his experiences raising his younger brother following the sudden deaths of both of their parents, blending raw emotional vulnerability with formally experimental storytelling.
Discussed“Dave Edgars Pirate Shop, he's got his heartbreaking work of staggering genius comes out. That's an incredible book, right?”
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The Elements of Typographic Style
Discussed“Reading Robert Bringhurst's Elements of Typographic Style over and over and over and over. It's so dogeared my copy of it.”
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Books Craig Mod wrote
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Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I was looking at the printed book of the walk with the photographs just the other day and I was like, "Wow, that's wild."”
“like there was no one, you know, no one around me was reading Ulisses, you know, it was like it was pretty uh like culturally a bit of a desert.”
“I remember we had to like design a book cover and I had like you know what was it the sun also rises or something? I think it was a Hemingway cover.”
“I remember we like pulled out our books on the first day of the trip. We had both brought The Stranger by Kimu.”
“I mean, he has a quote that people see in Silicon Valley quite a lot, which is pulled from Neurommancer, I believe, which is the future is already here.”