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...
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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...
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...
Ken Ilgunas
- Jul 2, 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...
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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