131. Knowledge, Books, and Curation with Thatcher Wine

131. Knowledge, Books, and Curation with Thatcher Wine

The Knowledge with David Elikwu · 2025-01-09

David speaks with Thatcher Wine, a creative entrepreneur, writer and book curator. He is the Founder & CEO of Juniper Books, a company that creates custom book collections and designs special book sets. He is the author of The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better that provides a clear and accessible plan for life in the 21st century and also the coauthor of For the Love of Books: Designing and Curating a Home Library.

They talked about:

🌍 The role of books in shaping society

✨ The enduring legacy of books

πŸ›οΈ The power of curation

πŸ“– The lost art of sitting with books

πŸ’» How technology is reshaping our connection to books

❀️ Why physical books matter

πŸ“œ Full transcript:

theknowledge.io/thatcherwine-1/

πŸ“Ή Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/vaj9BD5lePE

πŸ—£ Mentioned in the show:

Alice in Wonderland | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(2010_film)

Jeff Bezos | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos

Cicero | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicero

Julius Caesar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar

Socrates | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates

Van Gogh | https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/art-and-stories/art/vincent-van-gogh

Juniper Books | https://juniperbooks.com/

TED Talk | https://www.ted.com/about

Gutenberg Printing Press | https://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/mcdonald/incunabula/gutenberg/

The White Album by Joan Didion | https://amzn.to/3PqLb8Q

Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf | https://amzn.to/40asBH6

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontΓ« | https://amzn.to/4h65ZhF

The Wheel of Time | https://amzn.to/4gKW8y6

Lord of the Rings | https://amzn.to/3W9W034

Jane Austen | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen

The Squid and the Whale | https://amzn.to/4j4Xu8q

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger | https://amzn.to/4fPFThK

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegu | https://amzn.to/3DIMmhc

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles | https://amzn.to/4h435Ko

Atomic Habits by James Clear | https://amzn.to/4j0rUZD

Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker | https://amzn.to/3DO6b71

Young Babylon | https://amzn.to/4abvcVy

πŸ‘€ Connect with Thatcher:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatcherwine/

Website: https://www.thatcherwine.com/about

πŸ‘¨πŸΎβ€πŸ’» About David Elikwu:

David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.

🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge

🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com

πŸ“½οΈ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu

πŸ“Έ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/

πŸ•Ί TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu

πŸŽ™οΈ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge

πŸ“– Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames

My Online Course

πŸ–₯️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/

Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.

The Knowledge

πŸ“© Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io

The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.

My Favorite Tools

🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de

πŸ“¨ Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de

πŸ”° NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de

πŸ’Ή Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde

🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audiblede



Support this podcast at β€” https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

The Knowledge with David Elikwu

On The Knowledge Podcast, you’ll hear from the best and brightest minds in business, entrepreneurship, and beyond. Hosted by writer and entrepreneur David Elikwu, each episode features in-depth interviews with makers, thinkers, and innovators from a variety of backgrounds.

The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. In every issue, David shares stories, ideas and frameworks from psychology, philosophy, productivity and business. With insights that are both practical and thought-provoking, The Knowledge will help you think more deeply and get more done.

Follow David's newsletter at: theknowledge.io / Keep the conversation going on Twitter at @Delikwu using the hashtag #TheKnowledge

Where can you listen?

Apple Podcasts Logo Podtail Logo Google Podcasts Logo RSS

Episodes