What I've Been Reading and Enjoying

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It’s been a long, long time since I’ve shared what I’m reading and enjoying, on and off the internet. That’s because it takes time! And I’ve been busy AF. But I wanted to share these with you, because you may love them as much as I do,

Reading:

• I just finished STAY TRUE by Hua Hsu. Hsu is a writer for the New Yorker (here’s a lovely piece about his father and Nirvana). STAY TRUE is a memoir of Hsu’s teenage and college experience, the murder of his close friend, and an examination of what it means to grow up loving a culture that passes you over. A child of Taiwanese immigrants, Hsu grew up in Texas and moved to Berkeley for his undergraduate degree. I loved this book for so many reasons. Hsu is an intimate and brilliant narrator; he looks upon his younger self with humor and precision, dissecting his cultural obsessions (Nirvana, zines, mix-tapes) and his pretentious need…