Verena von Pfetten
Verena von Pfetten is the co-founder of Gossamer, with a background in digital strategy, editorial, and brand marketing, previously working for notable outlets like Lucky and The Huffington Post. She engages in managing Gossamer's Instagram and curates her media consumption carefully, including New York Magazine, The Cut, and the New Yorker, while limiting her social media usage.
Recommendations
A haunting, Orwellian novel about an unnamed island where things, and then people, start disappearing from memory, policed by the ominous Memory Police. It delves into themes of memory, loss, and resistance.
A memoir that breaks the conventional narrative style to tell the story of a woman's experience in an abusive same-sex relationship, using a mix of literary genres and devices to convey the complexity of her emotions and the relationship dynamics.
In this blend of mystery and philosophical musings, the novel follows an eccentric woman in a remote Polish village as she becomes involved in investigating a series of mysterious deaths, presenting a unique commentary on the human condition and our relationship with animals.
A novel that endeavors to make people deeply care about trees, exploring the interconnected lives of its characters and the world of trees with a compelling narrative that intertwines their fates.
A novel about a young woman's attempt to hibernate from the world by sleeping through an entire year using a cocktail of drugs, exploring themes of isolation, grief, and the pursuit of a clean slate.
A novel that interweaves travel narratives and reflections on travel in the 21st century, exploring the human body, movement, and the essence of travel through an imaginative and fragmented narrative structure.
Editions
On reads, new behaviors, and replacing your social media with sharks