Nick Offerman, of NBC's Parks and Recreation, is an actor and woodworker. This little memoir about building himself a writing studio in the woods behind his house in Connecticut, though less acclaimed, is both charming and fascinating. If you haven't read Pollan's food and botany books, by all means, hie thee to the bookstore. Fascinating and urgently informative.Ī Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams by Michael Pollan (Penguin, $17). Royte gets literally to the bottom of trash removal, sewage systems, and the recycling business.
Royte's 2005 book and her 2008 follow-up, Bottlemania, should be required reading for all Earthlings, but especially us Americans. Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash by Elizabeth Royte (Back Bay, $16). I suggest reading this masterful book of short stories twice the interconnectedness of the themes seems even more profound on the second pass. Saunders, one of our most hilarious and incisive living writers, is another author whose entire canon I can recommend with enthusiasm. The Tenth of December by George Saunders (Random House, $15). Korn is a woodworker and teacher, but the philosophy and spirituality in his writing transcend the limitations of any one material, inspiring the reader to consider the tactile and all-encompassing rewards of making items for oneself. I love books about making things, and this one is exceptional. Why We Make Things and Why It Matters by Peter Korn (Godine, $20).
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