I always thought court philosopher would be a good gig
I always thought court philosopher would be a good gig
Can’t really choose a favorite, but it would have to be something from Leonard Cohen -
Ring the bells that still can ring,
Forget your perfect offering,
There is a crack, a crack in everything,
That’s how the light gets in.
I love his books! You might check out Joel Achenbach too - https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Joel-Achenbach/1162553
Let Michael Schur guide you! - Watch The Good Place and read How to Be Perfect
It’s been a while, but I think Max Barry came up with Global Unified Deity in Jennifer Government (great book, by the way)
Gene Weingarten - One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America.
I love the way he writes - check out his long feature writing.
I seem to gravitate towards journalists: Tracy Kidder, Erik Larson, Sarah Vowell, Joel Achenbach, Jon Krakauer, Joe Starita, Mary Roach
Agatha Christie’s are classics, of course - and Dorothy Sayers - but there are so many variations.
Maybe check out Ann Cleeves, or Andrew Vachss is you prefer darker, or Ruth Rendell and Patricia Highsmith for psychological -
" So, that means every single day that you see me, that’s on the worst day of my life."