About a decade ago, I read Peter Turchi’s Maps of the Imagination: The Writer As Cartographer. The book had a big impact on me, so I was delighted to be asked to interview him last month at the Texas Book Festival about his new book, A Muse and a Maze: Writing as Puzzle, Mystery, and Magic. I recorded our discussion and edited it down (liberally) to the post below. Enjoy. [Read more…]
If you didn’t get to see me on tour, here’s video of the 30-minute talk I gave about the notebooks and journals that influenced The Steal Like An Artist Journal, filmed during the last stop of the tour at BookPeople in Austin, Texas.
A couple of links I mention in the talk:
https://soundcloud.com/louderthanwordsjohnbonini/the-austin-kleon-episode
I had a nice chat with John Bonini on his Louder Than Words podcast. Listen on Soundcloud or iTunes.
I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Kara Miller at Innovation Hub about being an artist in the digital age:
“I get impatient with artists today who still want to pretend like they’re living in the 19th century,” Kleon says. “This isn’t the 19th century and you’re not some French painter. A big part of being an artist is understanding what context you were born into, what the surrounding culture is like, and how you can add to it.”
Read more from the interview here.
Ever had trouble keeping a journal? I made you one.
It’s jam-packed with prompts and exercises that’ll get you thinking more creatively. Buy one wherever books are sold or online:
If you want a signed copy, order one from Bookpeople. (They ship everywhere!)
More photos below and on Instagram: #stealjournal
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