Book Review: Real Artists Don’t Starve by Jeff Goins

July 7th, 2017 | 9 min read

We live in an age of remarkably high levels of economic disruption brought about by technological developments. That’s a truism, of course, but it’s as good a starting place as any for considering the book we are discussing today. As the internet has become more entrenched, the institutions that sustained a number of careers have diminished as they have struggled to adapt to the new technology hitting the market. This has created a particularly acute moment of crisis for musicians and writers: How do you do your work and, you know, not starve to death?

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Jake Meador

Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Commonweal, First Things, Books & Culture, National Review, Comment, Books & Culture, and Christianity Today. He is a contributing editor with Plough and a contributing writer at the Dispatch. He lives in his hometown of Lincoln, NE with his wife and four children.