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Best books I read in 2016

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North (2014) Perhaps my favorite sci-fi book of all time. It’s about a man who gets to...

Ken Ilgunas

Nov 27, 2016

Getting out of grief in Trump country

In those first miserable days after the election, we progressives spent the beginning stages of our grief torturing ourselves with...

My four months of getting hassled by cops

Ken Ilgunas

Jul 10, 2016

My four months of getting hassled by cops

On my walk across the Great Plains, I had countless encounters with law enforcement. At one point in Montana, I was awoken by an armed...

Trespassing across America—An Imperfect Journey

Ken Ilgunas

Jul 3, 2016

Trespassing across America—An Imperfect Journey

There’s almost nothing good that will come from reading a book review about your own book. After you’ve poured your life and soul into a...

Ken Ilgunas

Jun 17, 2016

The Upbringing of a Trophy Kid

One thing that’s always bugged me is the label “trophy kid.” “Trophy kid” is a slur used by older generations to demean millennials. The...

Books for the 21st Century Environmentalist

Ken Ilgunas

May 21, 2016

Books for the 21st Century Environmentalist

Mashable has kindly published my list of recommended books for the “21st Century Environmentalist.” It’s interesting to see how...

Ken Ilgunas

May 17, 2016

The end of the tour

As publishing lore tells it, the “book tour” used to be a common tool for authors to sell and promote their books, but in recent decades...

Ken Ilgunas

Apr 24, 2016

NYT Op-Ed Addendum

I’m in the New York Times this morning! My piece introduces the idea of bringing European walking rights (in which citizens are legally...

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Best books I read in 2016

Getting out of grief in Trump country

My four months of getting hassled by cops

Trespassing across America—An Imperfect Journey

The Upbringing of a Trophy Kid

Books for the 21st Century Environmentalist

The end of the tour

NYT Op-Ed Addendum

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