The act of frustration is an essential part of the creative process.
This is the line that sold me on this book. If there is anything I know for sure from my decade of working with writers: it is this.
Also I had a hard time deciding what to choose for June. I know I promised fiction…but I could not help but choose a nonfiction book about creativity instead.
This book, Imagine: How Creativity Works by Johah Lehrer has captured my imagination. And I think that’s what the books in this book club ought to do — capture our imagination. And summer is a great time to read a book that can transport us.
Each book needs to carry enough promise that it will sway all of the members of the group. I feel confident this book will.
I will probably listen to this book rather than read it, but if anyone has a good reason why I should read it instead of listening to it, please let me know.
In the meantime, I will keep looking for fiction for next time.
Please suggest more in the Facebook group on the list…because there are still a couple memoirs calling my name.
In the meantime, I’m looking forward to reading Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer. I hope you will join me!
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I love that first line as well. It reminds me of a conversation I recently had with one of my colleagues about the sacred nature of angst and how it can spur us to action and creativity.
Great choice!!!
And I love memoir…
Looks great. This is the sort of book I buy in paper as I like to mark up the inspiring lines so I can easily refer back to them.
I do the same thing, Sue–fill it with marks and post it notes!
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No doubt where Oprah got her idea of promoting the highlighter with post its (which I also adore).
I will again forgo this selection. I like some memoir’s, but don’t care to read this stuff constantly.
Whether to read or to listen? It depends — are you more visual or more auditory? Visual can be more memorable (for most people). But it might not be true for you. Or you might have max’d out on the visual with 7 days of intense viewing (movies, TV, computer screen). So now you might find listening relaxing.
BTW, I saw interview of author Jonah Lehrer, and this book sounds like an excellent pick. I’m happy to join you.