{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"talqix.cloud - Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","home_page_url":"https://talqix.cloud","feed_url":"https://talqix.cloud/posts/austinkleon.com","_microblog":{"about":"https://talqix.cloud/about/api","id":"26417","username":"austinkleon.com","bio":"","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":0,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://talqix.cloud/photos/200/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png"},"items":[{"id":"91432500","content_html":"<p>Don’t Call It Art is out now! <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/06/02/dont-call-it-art-is-out-now/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"Buy the book Finally — finally! — after 7 years, there’s a new book of mine out in the world: Don’t Call It Art: 10 Ways to Create Like a Kid Again is now available wherever you buy books. Don’t Call It Art is a creative liberation handbook of art lessons I learned while being a […]","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/06/02/dont-call-it-art-is-out-now/","date_published":"2026-06-02T22:59:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 22:59","date_timestamp":1780441179,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91103808","content_html":"<p>I shall be released! (a mixtape) <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/i-shall-be-released.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cassette-i-shall-be.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/05/28/i-shall-be-released-a-mixtape/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"My latest mixtape captures my attempt to get over the depression and anxiety that can accompany “The Gulp” in between when you finish something and finally push it out into the world. (Don’t worry, it has plenty of bops!) It’s also the first time I’ve ever given a mixtape an epigraph. (From James Ho...","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/05/28/i-shall-be-released-a-mixtape/","date_published":"2026-05-28T17:30:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 17:30","date_timestamp":1779989411,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90979374","content_html":"<p>Typewriter interview with Brad Neely: <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/05/26/typewriter-interview-with-brad-neely/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"The latest typewriter interview is with Brad Neely. Several people told me this is the best one yet.","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/05/26/typewriter-interview-with-brad-neely/","date_published":"2026-05-26T22:15:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 22:15","date_timestamp":1779833713,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90979375","content_html":"<p>Fledging season: <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/05/26/fledging-season/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"From my letter, “Fledging season”: I spent an afternoon scanning diaries from 2023 for a speaking gig and I came across all the spring entries from when we had owlets in our backyard owl box. I was obsessed with those owlets and I couldn’t help comparing them to the two young humans we had in […]","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/05/26/fledging-season/","date_published":"2026-05-26T22:13:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 22:13","date_timestamp":1779833584,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90038705","content_html":"<p>New zines: Not-knowing and Complexity: <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/05/12/new-zines-not-knowing-and-complexity/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"I can’t stop making zines! Issues #6 and #7 of my Deleted Zines from Don’t Call It Art are available for free in today’s newsletter.","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/05/12/new-zines-not-knowing-and-complexity/","date_published":"2026-05-12T18:05:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 18:05","date_timestamp":1778609105,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89987987","content_html":"<p>A zine for Mother’s Day <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/mothers-finished_01-554x800.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/mothers-finished_02-600x462.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/mothers-finished_04-600x462.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/05/08/a-zine-for-mothers-day/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"I made a zine for Mother’s Day that you can download, print out, and fold into a booklet. 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Monday, June 1 in Austin, Texas: BookPeople event at First Baptist Church of Austin, 6PM. Ticketed event. Purchase here. Wednesday, June 3 in Nashville, Tennessee: Parnassus Books, 6:30PM. Free event, ...","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/05/07/dont-call-it-a-book-tour/","date_published":"2026-05-07T19:10:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 19:10","date_timestamp":1778181052,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89677047","content_html":"<p>Typewriter interview with David Epstein: <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/05/05/typewriter-interview-with-david-epstein/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"Author David Epstein makes his public drawing debut in the latest typewriter interview!","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/05/05/typewriter-interview-with-david-epstein/","date_published":"2026-05-05T22:59:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-05 22:59","date_timestamp":1778021997,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89677048","content_html":"<p>Snail mail <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/snail-boxes-600x800.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/05/05/snail-mail/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"The snails have returned! And I shared some recent snail mail in the newsletter.","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/05/05/snail-mail/","date_published":"2026-05-05T22:56:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-05 22:56","date_timestamp":1778021813,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89196348","content_html":"<p>The Gulp, cosmicomic perspective, and crazy sock day: <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/28/the-gulp-cosmicomic-perspective-and-crazy-sock-day/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"I have been struggling with what Jonathan Lethem calls “The Gulp” in The Ecstasy of Influence: “For me, there’s a weird, unfathomable gulf—I almost wrote gulp—between the completion of a novel and its publication. Some days this duration feels interminable, as though the book has voyaged out like so...","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/28/the-gulp-cosmicomic-perspective-and-crazy-sock-day/","date_published":"2026-04-28T16:35:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 16:35","date_timestamp":1777394157,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89196349","content_html":"<p>Typewriter interview with Tim Kreider: <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/28/typewriter-interview-with-tim-kreider/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"I asked the great Tim Kreider ten questions about writing, not writing, great writers who are funny, and more. Here are his replies.","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/28/typewriter-interview-with-tim-kreider/","date_published":"2026-04-28T16:23:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 16:23","date_timestamp":1777393408,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87961830","content_html":"<p>Preorder goodies! <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/pre-orders-yellow-600x792.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/10/pre-order-bonus-material-for-dont-call-it-art/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"Preorder your copy of Don’t Call It Art and complete this form to receive an illustrated PDF that includes: A personal note from me 5 mini posters 5 zines 1 playlist of all the musicians mentioned in the book, plus a J-card if you’re feeling inspired to make your own cassette tape! If you’ve already...","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/10/pre-order-bonus-material-for-dont-call-it-art/","date_published":"2026-04-10T06:00:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 06:00","date_timestamp":1775800824,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87787041","content_html":"<p>Easter eggs: <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/07/easter-eggs-2/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"Easter in East Austin, 2013. The sign reads: “Don’t make your own easter eggs — ain’t nobody got time for that!” Today’s newsletter is about the other kind of easter eggs: It turns out our tweens aren’t too old for an egg hunt, so we got out the plastic easter eggs for at least one […]","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/07/easter-eggs-2/","date_published":"2026-04-07T17:24:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 17:24","date_timestamp":1775582653,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87787043","content_html":"<p>Snow in April (a mixtape): <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/07/snow-in-april-a-mixtape/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"I had a musical Easter weekend. We watched Wayne’s World for pizza night on Friday, my band practiced for 4 hours on Saturday, and I spent most of Sunday afternoon making a new mixtape: April is often a melancholy month for me. Last April I made an “April Showers” mix that I described as a […]","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/07/snow-in-april-a-mixtape/","date_published":"2026-04-07T17:21:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 17:21","date_timestamp":1775582467,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87493015","content_html":"<p>Spring break in the desert: <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/02/spring-break-in-the-desert/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"From my letter, “Desert not-so-solitaire”: I don’t know how or when it happened, but I’ve somehow become a person who likes being in the desert? It started a few years ago driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, then developed on trips to Joshua Tree and New Mexico. Last week for spring break we took...","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/02/spring-break-in-the-desert/","date_published":"2026-04-02T20:13:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 20:13","date_timestamp":1775160810,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87493016","content_html":"<p>The Beatles and introspection (or not) <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/648692942_18411280672131250_4411222849198933490_n-600x720.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/02/the-beatles-and-introspection-or-not/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"In a recent Tuesday Trio, I wrote about introspection, and quoted Ian Leslie: I’m often struck by how many high achievers are unencumbered by self-reflection. To take an example close to home, I’ve read or watched countless interviews with Paul McCartney, and he is at his least interesting on the to...","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/02/the-beatles-and-introspection-or-not/","date_published":"2026-04-02T20:11:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 20:11","date_timestamp":1775160681,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87493017","content_html":"<p>Typewriter interview with Marc Bell: <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/02/typewriter-interview-with-marc-bell/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"Definitely the wildest entry in the typewriter interview series so far: 10 questions for cartoonist Marc Bell.","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/02/typewriter-interview-with-marc-bell/","date_published":"2026-04-02T20:03:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 20:03","date_timestamp":1775160217,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87493018","content_html":"<p>Craghead collages <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/craghead-flame-532x800.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/02/craghead-collages/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"From my letter, “Analog Mailbag”: From time to time, my friend Warren Craghead sends me drawings on postcards in the mail. One day I decided to put one of Warren’s postcards at the center of a tape and magazine collage. Then I did it again. Pretty soon I had a little series going, but I […]","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/02/craghead-collages/","date_published":"2026-04-02T20:02:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 20:02","date_timestamp":1775160135,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87493020","content_html":"<p>Solvable problems and unnecessary obstacles: <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/02/solvable-problems-and-unnecessary-obstacles/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"In Tuesday’s newsletter, I wrote about the comfort of a Rubik’s Cube: When so many of life’s problems are unsolvable, solvable problems are a wonderful distraction. When so many things seem unfixable, fixing something feels amazing. I forgot to shout-out Bernard Suits in The Grasshopper: Games, Life...","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/02/solvable-problems-and-unnecessary-obstacles/","date_published":"2026-04-02T19:53:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 19:53","date_timestamp":1775159606,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87493021","content_html":"<p>March 2026 mixtape <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/9598c895-78d8-4f3d-9509-7f25df28e80d_1024x1023-600x599.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/02/march-2026-mixtape/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"I originally dropped this mix in my “The Return of Spring!” letter and forgot to post it here. I got one side of a cassette perfectly filled with no gaps… and the tape broke. So I had to pivot to a blank C90 cassette. Then I (re)discovered that many 90-minute cassettes are actually more like […]","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/04/02/march-2026-mixtape/","date_published":"2026-04-02T19:46:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 19:46","date_timestamp":1775159176,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84946159","content_html":"<p>I like kid’s work more than work by real artists <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/the-abyss-and-the-gulp-600x485.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/02/24/i-like-kids-work-more-than-work-by-real-artists/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/02/24/i-like-kids-work-more-than-work-by-real-artists/","date_published":"2026-02-24T18:50:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-24 18:50","date_timestamp":1771959018,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84686578","content_html":"<p>My next book: Don’t Call It Art! <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/dcia-square-back-cover-600x600.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2B609F29-FCD5-4DB3-A72A-A37004680743-2-600x800.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/02/20/my-next-book-dont-call-it-art/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/02/20/my-next-book-dont-call-it-art/","date_published":"2026-02-20T19:24:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-20 19:24","date_timestamp":1771615494,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84558144","content_html":"<p>Typewriter interview with Tom Hart: <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/02/18/typewriter-interview-with-tom-hart/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/02/18/typewriter-interview-with-tom-hart/","date_published":"2026-02-18T23:39:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-18 23:39","date_timestamp":1771457992,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84551640","content_html":"<p>The Pricemaster: <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/02/18/the-pricemaster/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/02/18/the-pricemaster/","date_published":"2026-02-18T23:35:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-18 23:35","date_timestamp":1771457710,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83931810","content_html":"<p>Everything has been saved from a wreck: <a href=\"https://austinkleon.com/2026/02/09/everything-has-been-saved-from-a-wreck/\">austinkleon.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://austinkleon.com/2026/02/09/everything-has-been-saved-from-a-wreck/","date_published":"2026-02-09T21:07:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Austin Kleon - Don’t Call It Art - On Tour in June!","url":"http://austinkleon.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/http%3A%2F%2Faustinkleon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fdont-call-it-a-book-tour.png","_microblog":{"username":"austinkleon.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-09 21:07","date_timestamp":1770671274,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}