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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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