I wasn’t just drawn to The Art of Gathering because I’m trying to do more book reviews in this newsletter and I wanted to start with something that, unlike most of my nonfiction choices, was under 700 pages. Any time two or more people are together and it wasn’t an accident, you’ve got a gathering.Įxample gatherings cited in the book include dinner parties, raves, weddings, corporate retreats, conferences, funerals, classrooms, merger talks between two companies, bar mitzvahs, sex parties, theatrical performances, baby showers, and the daily meeting at The New York Times where they decide what goes on the front page-among many others.Ĭan you make hanging out with your friends more fun by implementing techniques used by the TED conference? Is it really possible that the author of this book, a Brooklyn millennial writing in 2018, actually thought TED was such a compelling example that she had to cite it not once but four times? In an attempt to find out, I consciously gathered on my couch with The Art of Gathering, a notebook, and a pen. What is a gathering, you may ask? Surprisingly, The Art of Gathering offers only a vague answer: gathering is “the conscious bringing together of people for a reason.” Even if you’re willing to overlook the awkward way this is phrased (you, a simp, may like bringing people together, but I, an intellectual, prefer the bringing together of people ), this definition is frustratingly broad.
The Art of Gathering is a book about how to make your gatherings better. Art for Candy for Breakfast is by Gari Widodo
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