Robin Sloan
Novelist and writer, author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore and Sourdough; previously worked at Twitter and Current TV.
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The Fat Gold Gift Set Recommends
Consumable gifts Fat Gold The Fat Gold Gift Set My work life has two great lobes.
robinsloan.com 2025-11-01
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Boonville Barn Collective beans Recommends
The Boonville crew rotates beans through their fields, and we are the beneficiaries.
robinsloan.com 2025-11-01
Piment d’Ville Uses
Their Piment d’Ville is a pantry staple.
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Dandelion Chocolate Recommends
Dandelion Chocolate Dandelion Chocolate Don’t mess around.
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Silo Loved
Hearts of Space Loved
I’ve written before about the impact this show had on my youth; what’s amazing is that Hearts of Space isn’t just a memory!
robinsloan.com 2025-11-01
Thermapen One Loved
Thermoworks Thermapen One I cook a lot of meat, and I am devoted to the meat thermometer; cooking without one feels like flying blind.
robinsloan.com 2025-11-01
Google Reader Uses
Google Reader is my idea-sieve, though I’ve learned you have to play fast and loose with the “Mark all as read” button.
usesthis.com 2012-04-27
Prizmo Liked
There’s a solid OCR app for the iPhone called Prizmo that makes it easy to grab blocks of text from books and magazines.
usesthis.com 2012-04-27
Kindle Keyboard 3G Loved
I’ve been places in Turkey and Greece where my shiny iPhone showed no bars but the quiet resourceful Kindle could reach Gmail without a hitch. Strange and miraculous.
usesthis.com 2012-04-27
Filson Pullman Loved
When I was looking for a travel bag, I got a tip to buy a Filson Pullman and man it is super great. Tough, capacious and unassuming.
usesthis.com 2012-04-27
Notational Velocity Recommends
I am a strong proponent of wanton notetaking - words, names, scraps, passages, whole articles, just dump it all in there - and I’d recommend this setup to anyone.
usesthis.com 2012-04-27