Jenny Odell Books in Order
Explore Jenny Odell books in order, with short summaries and a guide to the series and standalone titles to help you choose where to start reading.
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Jenny Odell books in publication order
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Saving Time
by Jenny Odell
2023
Jenny Odell examines how profit-driven ideas of time shape work, leisure and inequality. Drawing on ecological rhythms, geological scales and other cultural traditions, she explores ways to experience time beyond productivity and recover a more humane relationship with daily life.
How to Do Nothing
by Jenny Odell
Jenny Odell argues for reclaiming attention from technologies and economic pressures that treat constant productivity as a measure of worth. Drawing on art, environmental awareness, and political thought, she explores more deliberate relationships with place and community.
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