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In this week's newsletter: the value of a good editor, defacing books for art, and more...

In this week's newsletter: the value of a good editor, defacing books for art, and more... View this email in your browser Hey y'all, Better late than never. Here are 10 things I thought were worth sharing this week:  Let's get Black Friday out of the way: If you're starting your holiday shopping, might I recommend my books signed and personalized and shipped anywhere from Bookpeople? (Also, here's some of my favorite pens, notebooks, etc. and my favorite books.)   It took some effort, but I finished Richard Powers' The Overstory. Meanwhile, I read a lot of comics at the breakfast table: Chris Ware's Rusty Brown, Kevin Huizenga's The River at Night, and Eleanor Davis's The Hard Tomorrow.     A good editor is hard to find.   From the mailbag: "Is it okay to deface books for art?"   What Joe Biden can't bring himself to say. (There's been some terrific writing lately about stuttering.)   Music: A great profile of Beck Hansen. (I had forgotten how much Beck I listened to in the 90s.)   Movies: Last year, I started a site to archive my friend Lance's Christmas movie recommendations. (Some of my favorites: Bad Santa, Christmas in Connecticut, The Thin Man, and Die Hard.) This year Lance is recommending movies to watch on Christmas Day, and he's started with a bang, recommending two of my favorite movies in a row: Jackie Brown and Amadeus.   TV: I really enjoyed season 3 of The Crown. (I'm a big Olivia Colman fan — she's starred in a bunch of my favorites, including Fleabag, The Favourite, The Night Manager, Hot Fuzz, and The Lobster.)   RIP cartoonist Gahan Wilson, who was suffering from dementia and whose family had to raise his healthcare funds through GoFundMe, but was still drawing. (I sometimes wonder when artists die, Where do their images go?)   RIP writer Clive James, who praised the NHS for helping to extend his life for decade so he could keep writing. (I'm grateful to him and all the poets who leave us away messages.) Thanks for reading. If you like this newsletter and want to support it, forward it to someone who'd like it or, even better, buy them a book! If you're seeing this newsletter for the first time, you can subscribe here. xoxo,  Austin Austin Kleon is the author of Steal Like An Artist and other books. Subscribe to this newsletter   Copyright © 2019 Austin Kleon, All rights reserved. My mailing address is: Austin Kleon 1101 W 34th St Box #102 Austin, TX 78705 Please read this before sending me snail mail! You're getting this email because you signed up for it at austinkleon.com. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. Amazon Affiliate links offset the cost of sending these missives.