Oct 16, 2025
Another episode from the season:
Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a
book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the
microphone.
In today's episode:
Part 1
Pilar shares her booknotes from:
Because Internet: Understanding how language is
changing
by Gretchen McCulloch
Listener Roberta recommends:
It’s Not Magic. The Ordinary Skills of Exceptional
Leaders by John Amaechi and the fiction book: No Two
Persons by Erica Bauermeister.
Pilar in turn recommends Roberta Sawatzky’s memoir Between here
and Where? Embracing life’s transitions and the novel Home
Stretch by Graham Norton
And don’t forget to check out Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams, the book!
Part 2
Updates from Pilar:
The interview on The Creative Penn podcast episode 831:
How to Pivot Careers, Co-Write Books, And Stay Connected As A Remote Creative With Pilar Orti
The importance of attending Pilates classes as a
student
The workflow for this show
pilarwrites.com