✌️ A Chill Treatise on Mood Reading — 17 Recs with Rachel Ropeik
Pull out your mood rings, because this week we're reading by vibes!
Today I'm returning to the pod with an extra special guest, Rachel Ropeik.
Rachel is a cultural catalyst and pirate who works with equal parts wisdom and whimsy. From navigating the halls of the Guggenheim, the Brooklyn Museum, and MoMA to setting sail as a consultant changemaker, she blends thoughtful disruption and playful innovation in work with both cultural organizations and individuals.
Today I'm returning to the pod with an extra special guest, Rachel Ropeik.
Rachel is a cultural catalyst and pirate who works with equal parts wisdom and whimsy. From navigating the halls of the Guggenheim, the Brooklyn Museum, and MoMA to setting sail as a consultant changemaker, she blends thoughtful disruption and playful innovation in work with both cultural organizations and individuals.
Rachel reached out to me this spring to ask if we could chat about our different reading styles. And even though I was deep in a reading slump... I still said YES PLEASE!
In this conversation, Rachel and I unpack the concept of "mood reading" and share a few of the moods that inspired our recent reads. Tune in for over a dozen vibe-specific recs, including:
From Rachel:
- The Antidote by Karen Russell
- The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley
- We Will Rest!: The Art of Escape by Tricia Hersey
- Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
- The Nap Ministry's Rest Deck by Tricia Hersey
- Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
- The Mars House by Natasha Pulley
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
From Amelia:
- Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood
- The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
- Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes
- The Deep by Rivers Solomon
- The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
- Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
- Circe by Madeline Miller
- Neon Gods by Katee Robert
More links from Rachel: NPR's Book of the Day, NYTimes Read Like the Wind, What To Read If from Elizabeth Held