<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Byrontology: Recommendations]]></title><description><![CDATA[My favorite things. Books that saved my mental health or improved my writing or inspired me to keep going. Podcasts that make me cry happy tears or taught me how to get an agent. Must-watch influencers who keep me grounded, focused, and well-dressed (kinda).]]></description><link>https://read.byrontology.com/s/recommendations</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GcJh!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c6358fb-1518-4033-aa14-f5ace17141db_1280x1280.png</url><title>Byrontology: Recommendations</title><link>https://read.byrontology.com/s/recommendations</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:20:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://read.byrontology.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Byron Lane]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[byrontology@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[byrontology@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Byron Lane]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Byron Lane]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[byrontology@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[byrontology@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Byron Lane]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Five Books That Saved My Mental Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Including a process to reduce suffering, how to escape magical thinking, and answers to questions most frequently asked in therapy.]]></description><link>https://read.byrontology.com/p/books-about-mental-health-that-keep</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://read.byrontology.com/p/books-about-mental-health-that-keep</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Byron Lane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:20:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e439b986-84d6-4ca2-94fb-0cc5cb86cf8f_1094x766.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This first book is my top, favorite of all-time, #1 go-to, save-the-day resource. </p><p>It&#8217;s on my nightstand. It&#8217;s tattered from being reread, warped from being held in the bathtub, stained from occasional crying, and bent from traveling with me.</p><p>It changed my life.</p><p>The others I turn to when nothing else works.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Books That Actually Taught Me How to Write]]></title><description><![CDATA[Including tips for making the narrator invisible, what to learn from a few famous Russians, and do you really need that adverb?]]></description><link>https://read.byrontology.com/p/books-about-writing-that-improved</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://read.byrontology.com/p/books-about-writing-that-improved</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Byron Lane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:08:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/154eda4c-573b-4e4c-816f-115b9b4153ae_666x416.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This first book is by my favorite writer of all time. His stories are propulsive, immersive, and catnip to my brain. </p><p>In his book, he spills it all, the techniques he learned to turn a moment into a scene.</p><p>I&#8217;ve read and reread and aspire to be anywhere near his level of skill.</p><p>The others actually showed me how to do it.</p>
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