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Here are the ones I loved and the ones I didn’t.", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2020/01/07/i-read-114-books-in-2019-here-are-the-ones-i-loved-and-the-ones-i-didnt/", "published_at": "2020-01-07T14:35:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-78b2-736d-b513-4cfaef15fde1", "title": "I saw 83 movies in 2019. Here are the ones I loved and the ones I didn’t.", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/12/31/i-saw-83-movies-in-2019-here-are-the-ones-i-loved-and-the-ones-i-didnt/", "published_at": "2019-12-31T22:03:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-78b2-736d-b513-4cfaefa0c4a1", "title": "Read African Writers: Beyond the Rice Fields, by Naivo", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/11/20/read-african-writers-beyond-the-rice-fields-by-naivo/", "published_at": "2019-11-21T02:05:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-78b2-736d-b513-4cfaf04d878f", "title": "Read African Writers: The Bleeding of the Stone, by Ibrahim al-Koni", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/11/20/read-african-writers-the-bleeding-of-the-stone-by-ibrahim-al-koni/", "published_at": "2019-11-20T10:19:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-78b2-736d-b513-4cfaf1187aa5", "title": "Read African Writers — A Spirit of Tolerance: The Inspiring Life of Tierno Bokar, by Amadou Hampaté Bâ", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/11/07/read-african-writers-a-spirit-of-tolerance-the-inspiring-life-of-tierno-bokar-by-amadou-hampate-ba/", "published_at": "2019-11-08T01:59:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-78b2-736d-b513-4cfaf13c1943", "title": "Read African Writers: Basali! Stories by and about women in Lesotho, edited by K. Limakatso Kendall", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/11/06/read-african-writers-basali-stories-by-and-about-women-in-lesotho-edited-by-k-limakatso-kendall/", "published_at": "2019-11-07T01:45:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-78b2-736d-b513-4cfaf15e8806", "title": "Read African Writers: Told by Starlight in Chad, by Joseph Brahim Seid", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/11/05/read-african-writers-told-by-starlight-in-chad-by-joseph-brahim-seid/", "published_at": "2019-11-06T01:28:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-78b2-736d-b513-4cfaf17c0910", "title": "Read African Writers: The Lights of Pointe-Noire, by Alain Mabanckou", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/11/02/read-african-writers-the-lights-of-pointe-noire-by-alain-mabanckou/", "published_at": "2019-11-02T09:17:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-c2dd-7300-8692-d11932d327ed", "title": "Read African Writers: Missing in Action and Presumed Dead, by Rashidah Ismaili", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/10/26/read-african-writers-missing-in-action-and-presumed-dead-by-rashidah-ismaili/", "published_at": "2019-10-26T17:16:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-c2dd-7300-8692-d119332267a0", "title": "Read African Writers: The Ultimate Tragedy, by Abdulai Silá (translated by Jethro Soutar)", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/10/10/read-african-writers-the-ultimate-tragedy-by-abdulai-sila-translated-by-jethro-soutar/", "published_at": "2019-10-10T13:32:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-c2dd-7300-8692-d11933829ba4", "title": "Read African Writers: The Fury and Cries of Women, by Angèle Rawiri (translated by Sara Hanaburgh)", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/10/05/read-african-writers-the-fury-and-cries-of-women-by-angele-rawiri-translated-by-sara-hanaburgh/", "published_at": "2019-10-05T09:03:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-c2dd-7300-8692-d11934824e7b", "title": "Read African Writers: The Purple Violet of Oshaantu, by Neshani Andreas", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/09/29/read-african-writers-the-purple-violet-of-oshaantu-by-neshani-andreas/", "published_at": "2019-09-29T18:56:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-c2dd-7300-8692-d119357b5774", "title": "Read African Writers: Reading the Ceiling, by Dayo Forster", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/09/29/read-african-writers-reading-the-ceiling-by-dayo-forster/", "published_at": "2019-09-29T17:57:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-c2dd-7300-8692-d11935875edc", "title": "Read African Writers: The Epic of Askia Mohammed, recounted by Nouhou Malio and edited and annotated by Thomas Hale", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/09/21/read-african-writers-the-epic-of-askia-mohammed-recounted-by-nouhou-malio-and-edited-and-annotated-by-thomas-hale/", "published_at": "2019-09-22T00:16:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-c2dd-7300-8692-d11935ceca85", "title": "Read African Writers — Akissi: Tales of Mischief and Akissi: More Tales of Mischief, written by Marguerite Abouet, illustrated by Mathieu Sapin, and translated by Judith Taboy and Marie Bédrune", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/09/14/read-african-writers-akissi-tales-of-mischief-and-akissi-more-tales-of-mischief-written-by-marguerite-abouet-illustrated-by-mathieu-sapin-and-translated-by-judith-taboy-and-marie-bedrune/", "published_at": "2019-09-14T20:22:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-c2dd-7300-8692-d11936c57ec7", "title": "Read African Writers — Guantanamo Diary: Restored Edition, by Mohamedou Ould Slahi", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/09/14/read-african-writers-guantanamo-diary-restored-edition-by-mohamedou-ould-slahi/", "published_at": "2019-09-14T19:34:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-c2dd-7300-8692-d1193748ab21", "title": "Toni Morrison for Kids", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/09/05/toni-morrison-for-kids/", "published_at": "2019-09-05T10:19:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-c2dd-7300-8692-d119379deb4f", "title": "Read African Writers: The Shadow of Things to Come, by Kossi Efoui", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/08/28/read-african-writers-the-shadow-of-things-to-come-by-kossi-efoui/", "published_at": "2019-08-28T21:15:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-b611-72b1-bbab-8bfd952ab8da", "title": "Read African Writers: Gratitude in Low Voices, by Dawit Gebremichael Habte", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/08/26/read-african-writers-gratitude-in-low-voices-by-dawit-gebremichael-habte/", "published_at": "2019-08-26T20:40:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-b611-72b1-bbab-8bfd958a6bc7", "title": "Read African Writers: Three stories by Gervásio Kaiser", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/08/24/read-african-writers-three-stories-by-gervasio-kaiser/", "published_at": "2019-08-24T17:40:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-b611-72b1-bbab-8bfd95d91a6a", "title": "Read African Writers: Echoes from the Oasis, by A.R. 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"https://davidevans.blog/2019/03/16/read-african-writers-there-is-a-country-new-fiction-from-the-new-nation-of-south-sudan/", "published_at": "2019-03-16T14:11:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c538-c4f6-727f-be67-dc0605db56cc", "title": "Read African Writers: Nervous Conditions, by Tsitsi Dangarembga", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/03/05/read-african-writers-nervous-conditions-by-tsitsi-dangarembga/", "published_at": "2019-03-05T10:50:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c538-c4f6-727f-be67-dc0605f65d97", "title": "How I used behavioral science to run a marathon", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/03/01/how-i-used-behavioral-science-to-run-a-marathon/", "published_at": "2019-03-01T09:47:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c538-c4f6-727f-be67-dc0606a6f4ac", "title": "Read African Writers: In the United States of Africa, by Abdourahman Waberi", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/02/26/read-african-writers-in-the-united-states-of-africa-by-abdourahman-waberi/", "published_at": "2019-02-27T03:06:38+00:00" 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"https://davidevans.blog/2019/02/21/read-african-writers-la-bastarda-by-trifonia-melibea-obono/", "published_at": "2019-02-21T11:42:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-39af-7177-80bc-c0a970a424a8", "title": "Read African Writers: Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, by Laila Lalami", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/02/20/read-african-writers-hope-and-other-dangerous-pursuits-by-laila-lalami/", "published_at": "2019-02-20T22:01:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-39af-7177-80bc-c0a971124df0", "title": "Gender and Development", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/02/20/gender-and-development/", "published_at": "2019-02-20T21:52:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-39af-7177-80bc-c0a971557600", "title": "Read African Writers: The Queue, by Basma Abdel Aziz", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2019/02/13/read-african-writers-the-queue-by-basma-abdel-aziz/", "published_at": "2019-02-13T13:14:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-39af-7177-80bc-c0a971b444aa", "title": "For deworming day, literature and research 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"01a0c553-67df-7327-af95-57ece84e6c23", "title": "The best graphic books of 2018", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/12/27/the-best-graphic-books-of-2018/", "published_at": "2018-12-27T22:28:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-67df-7327-af95-57ece8f05c52", "title": "The not writing method of writing", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/12/18/the-not-writing-method-of-writing/", "published_at": "2018-12-18T12:58:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-67df-7327-af95-57ece918ed56", "title": "What I’ve been reading", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/11/19/what-ive-been-reading/", "published_at": "2018-11-20T02:06:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-67df-7327-af95-57ece946ff4e", "title": "The Washington Post’s list of 100 notable books is out. Two are by African writers.", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/11/17/the-washington-posts-list-of-100-notable-books-is-out-two-are-by-african-writers/", "published_at": "2018-11-17T20:28:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-67df-7327-af95-57ece9889c6c", "title": "What will drive future growth in Rwanda?", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/11/13/what-will-drive-future-growth-in-rwanda/", "published_at": "2018-11-14T01:42:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-67df-7327-af95-57ecea3e5236", "title": "What I’ve Been Reading This Month — August 2018", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/09/03/what-ive-been-reading-this-month-august-2018/", "published_at": "2018-09-04T00:48:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-67df-7327-af95-57eceab7d8b2", "title": "The Best Poetry Collections of Last Year", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/08/28/the-best-poetry-collections-of-last-year/", "published_at": "2018-08-29T01:29:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-67df-7327-af95-57eceadd812f", "title": "The Factory of Policy Relevant Education Research that Is Ben Piper", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/08/14/the-factory-of-policy-relevant-education-research-that-is-ben-piper/", "published_at": "2018-08-14T13:05:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-67df-7327-af95-57eceb61f101", "title": "What I’ve been reading this month – July 2018", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/08/07/what-ive-been-reading-this-month-july-2018/", "published_at": "2018-08-07T13:44:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-67df-7327-af95-57eceb6e7e30", "title": "Give to panhandlers?", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/07/02/give-to-panhandlers/", "published_at": "2018-07-02T21:56:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55b-ee6e-73f3-9824-c99432742dc9", "title": "What I’ve been reading this month – May/June 2018", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/07/01/what-ive-been-reading-this-month-may-june-2018/", "published_at": "2018-07-02T03:07:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55b-ee6e-73f3-9824-c99432fc35dd", "title": "Advice for impact evaluations with government: Drop the baseline", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/06/21/advice-for-impact-evaluations-with-government-drop-the-baseline/", "published_at": "2018-06-21T15:03:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55b-ee6e-73f3-9824-c994330f4530", "title": "Education and Health Links", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/05/23/education-and-health-links/", "published_at": "2018-05-23T15:08:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55b-ee6e-73f3-9824-c9943358b76d", "title": "Activity for teaching regression discontinuity design", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/05/18/activity-for-teaching-regression-discontinuity-design/", "published_at": "2018-05-18T21:20:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55b-ee6e-73f3-9824-c99433c1d412", "title": "How I retain insights from my reading", "url": "https://davidevans.blog/2018/05/18/how-i-retain-insights-from-my-reading/", "published_at": "2018-05-18T14:03:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55b-ee6e-73f3-9824-c99434856b94", "title": "Presenting at an economics conference? 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2025

I watched 225 movies in 2024. Here are my favorites (and my least favorite)!original ↗
2 Jan 2025
I read or listened to 73 books in 2024. Here are my favorites.original ↗
1 Jan 2025

2021

Poet Mary Oliver on scheduled writing sessionsoriginal ↗
23 Jan 2021
a romantic view of causal inferenceoriginal ↗
9 Jan 2021

2020

I’ve seen 160 movies this year. Here are the best (and the rest).original ↗
29 Dec 2020
On audiobooksoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2020
An ode to Congolese musicoriginal ↗
24 Aug 2020
“Who are we, if we do not put our feet into the waters?”original ↗
22 Aug 2020
On working with noiseoriginal ↗
21 Apr 2020
Research and answersoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2020
Introducing Development Economics as Choose-Your-Own Adventureoriginal ↗
5 Feb 2020
The top 10 graphic works of 2019original ↗
16 Jan 2020
I read 114 books in 2019. Here are the ones I loved and the ones I didn’t.original ↗
7 Jan 2020

2019

I saw 83 movies in 2019. Here are the ones I loved and the ones I didn’t.original ↗
31 Dec 2019
Read African Writers: Beyond the Rice Fields, by Naivooriginal ↗
21 Nov 2019
Read African Writers: The Bleeding of the Stone, by Ibrahim al-Konioriginal ↗
20 Nov 2019
Read African Writers — A Spirit of Tolerance: The Inspiring Life of Tierno Bokar, by Amadou Hampaté Bâoriginal ↗
8 Nov 2019
Read African Writers: Basali! Stories by and about women in Lesotho, edited by K. Limakatso Kendalloriginal ↗
7 Nov 2019
Read African Writers: Told by Starlight in Chad, by Joseph Brahim Seidoriginal ↗
6 Nov 2019
Read African Writers: The Lights of Pointe-Noire, by Alain Mabanckouoriginal ↗
2 Nov 2019
Read African Writers: Missing in Action and Presumed Dead, by Rashidah Ismailioriginal ↗
26 Oct 2019
Read African Writers: The Ultimate Tragedy, by Abdulai Silá (translated by Jethro Soutar)original ↗
10 Oct 2019
Read African Writers: The Fury and Cries of Women, by Angèle Rawiri (translated by Sara Hanaburgh)original ↗
5 Oct 2019
Read African Writers: The Purple Violet of Oshaantu, by Neshani Andreasoriginal ↗
29 Sept 2019
Read African Writers: Reading the Ceiling, by Dayo Forsteroriginal ↗
29 Sept 2019
Read African Writers: The Epic of Askia Mohammed, recounted by Nouhou Malio and edited and annotated by Thomas Haleoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2019
Read African Writers — Akissi: Tales of Mischief and Akissi: More Tales of Mischief, written by Marguerite Abouet, illustrated by Mathieu Sapin, and translated by Judith Taboy and Marie Bédruneoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2019
Read African Writers — Guantanamo Diary: Restored Edition, by Mohamedou Ould Slahioriginal ↗
14 Sept 2019
Toni Morrison for Kidsoriginal ↗
5 Sept 2019
Read African Writers: The Shadow of Things to Come, by Kossi Efouioriginal ↗
28 Aug 2019
Read African Writers: Gratitude in Low Voices, by Dawit Gebremichael Habteoriginal ↗
26 Aug 2019
Read African Writers: Three stories by Gervásio Kaiseroriginal ↗
24 Aug 2019
Read African Writers: Echoes from the Oasis, by A.R. Tirantoriginal ↗
22 Aug 2019
Read African Writers: The Grub Hunter, by Amir Tag Elsir (translated by William Hutchins)original ↗
21 Aug 2019
Read African Writers — How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child, by Sandra Uwiringiyimana (with Abigail Pesta)original ↗
16 Aug 2019
Read African Writers: Stains on My Khanga, by Sandra Mushioriginal ↗
15 Aug 2019
Read African Writers: A Tunisian Tale, by Hassouna Mosbahioriginal ↗
14 Aug 2019
Read African Writers: When the Ground Is Hard, by Malla Nunnoriginal ↗
5 Aug 2019
Read African Writers: Beneath the Lion’s Gaze, by Maaza Mengisteoriginal ↗
6 Jul 2019
Read African Writers: Nocturnes, by Léopold Sédar Senghor (translated by Clive Wake and John O. Reed)original ↗
1 Jul 2019
Read African Writers: The Old Drift, by Namwali Serpelloriginal ↗
22 Jun 2019
Read African Writers: The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo, by Germano Almeidaoriginal ↗
22 Jun 2019
On books with lots of charactersoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2019
Development Economics in 20 minutes to high schoolers: This time with chocolate!original ↗
8 Jun 2019
Read African Writers: The Journey’s End, by Ba’bila Mutiaoriginal ↗
23 May 2019
Read African Writers: The Parachute Drop, by Norbert Zongooriginal ↗
18 May 2019
Read African Writers: Ancestor Stones, by Aminatta Fornaoriginal ↗
17 May 2019
Read African Writers: The Challenge for Africa, by Wangarĩ Maathaioriginal ↗
16 May 2019
Read African Writers: Kintu, by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbioriginal ↗
13 May 2019
Read African Writers: Saturday Is for Funerals, by Unity Dow and Max Essexoriginal ↗
12 Apr 2019
What else I’ve been writingoriginal ↗
4 Apr 2019
Read African Writers: A General Theory of Oblivion, by José Eduardo Agualusaoriginal ↗
23 Mar 2019
Read African Writers — The Marriage of Anansewa and Edufa: Two Plays by Efua Sutherlandoriginal ↗
16 Mar 2019
Read African Writers — There Is A Country: New Fiction from the New Nation of South Sudanoriginal ↗
16 Mar 2019
Read African Writers: Nervous Conditions, by Tsitsi Dangarembgaoriginal ↗
5 Mar 2019
How I used behavioral science to run a marathonoriginal ↗
1 Mar 2019
Read African Writers: In the United States of Africa, by Abdourahman Waberioriginal ↗
27 Feb 2019
A simpler way to communicate learning resultsoriginal ↗
26 Feb 2019
Read African Writers — The Sea-Migrations: Tahriib, by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuforiginal ↗
26 Feb 2019
Read African Writers: The Attack, by Yasmina Khadraoriginal ↗
23 Feb 2019
Read African Writers: La Bastarda, by Trifonia Melibea Obonooriginal ↗
21 Feb 2019
Read African Writers: Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, by Laila Lalamioriginal ↗
20 Feb 2019
Gender and Developmentoriginal ↗
20 Feb 2019
Read African Writers: The Queue, by Basma Abdel Azizoriginal ↗
13 Feb 2019
For deworming day, literature and research on avoiding and eliminating the wormsoriginal ↗
10 Feb 2019
Read African Writers: The Shining Girls, by Lauren Beukesoriginal ↗
7 Feb 2019
Ambiguity in Scientific Languageoriginal ↗
5 Feb 2019
Read African Writers: Woman of the Ashes, by Mia Coutooriginal ↗
4 Feb 2019
What I’ve been readingoriginal ↗
4 Feb 2019
https://davidevans.blog/2019/02/01/2321/original ↗
2 Feb 2019
I’m joining the Center for Global Development!original ↗
31 Jan 2019
Read African Writers — The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealeroriginal ↗
30 Jan 2019
Read African Writers — When the Wanderers Come Home, by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley (Liberia)original ↗
29 Jan 2019
Read African Writers: What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky, by Lesley Nneka Arimah (Nigeria)original ↗
23 Jan 2019
Education finance and household surveysoriginal ↗
23 Jan 2019
Read African Writers: Small Country, by Gaël Faye (Burundi)original ↗
18 Jan 2019
My #ReadAfricanWriters challenge for 2019original ↗
9 Jan 2019
My top movies of 2018original ↗
2 Jan 2019

2018

How to read a lot of booksoriginal ↗
31 Dec 2018
My top books of 2018original ↗
31 Dec 2018
The best graphic books of 2018original ↗
27 Dec 2018
The not writing method of writingoriginal ↗
18 Dec 2018
What I’ve been readingoriginal ↗
20 Nov 2018
The Washington Post’s list of 100 notable books is out. Two are by African writers.original ↗
17 Nov 2018
What will drive future growth in Rwanda?original ↗
14 Nov 2018
What I’ve Been Reading This Month — August 2018original ↗
4 Sept 2018
The Best Poetry Collections of Last Yearoriginal ↗
29 Aug 2018
The Factory of Policy Relevant Education Research that Is Ben Piperoriginal ↗
14 Aug 2018
What I’ve been reading this month – July 2018original ↗
7 Aug 2018
Give to panhandlers?original ↗
2 Jul 2018
What I’ve been reading this month – May/June 2018original ↗
2 Jul 2018
Advice for impact evaluations with government: Drop the baselineoriginal ↗
21 Jun 2018
Education and Health Linksoriginal ↗
23 May 2018
Activity for teaching regression discontinuity designoriginal ↗
18 May 2018
How I retain insights from my readingoriginal ↗
18 May 2018
Presenting at an economics conference? Get a room close to the coffee break.original ↗
3 May 2018
How does lowering the cost of schooling in early years affect later attainment?original ↗
1 May 2018
What I’ve been reading this month – April 2018original ↗
1 May 2018
Can microcredit be profitable?original ↗
26 Apr 2018
What we learn from two new studies of patient satisfaction surveysoriginal ↗
25 Apr 2018
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