Brittany Wilmes

Dec 22, 2023 | brittanywilmes.com | Brittany Wilmes

I stole this idea (like an artist) from Austin Kleon, who lifted it from John Warner. I love filling up my holds queue at the library and anticipating the books I’ll read next (or the ones I’ll avoid because they’ve gotten too buzzy, as a true contrarian does). The Japanese have a word for the stack of books you’ve bought but haven’t yet read: tsundoku.

Aug 16, 2023 | brittanywilmes.com | Ezra Klein |Brittany Wilmes

I loved with the prolific, relentlessly curious Ezra Klein in GQ, of all places. I’ve identified with so much of his perspective as a parent of young children, like how parenthood has transformed his idea of adhering to a daily routine: It’s been a shift, because what I have now are responsibilities—not just responsibilities, relationships—and the more I understand them, the more I realize they can’t effectively be optimized. They are chaotic systems, so to speak—certainly children are.

Jun 28, 2023 | brittanywilmes.com | Brittany Wilmes

Jun 7, 2023 | brittanywilmes.com | Brittany Wilmes