# Emma Gannon’s year of desert rest

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Podcast: [The Clearing with Katherine May](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-clearing-with-katherine-may-1253345)
Published: 2026-02-14T00:15:00+00:00
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Prolific author of nine books and writer behind the Substack phenomenon The Hyphen, Emma Gannon takes us away for a whole year to her imaginary retreat in Palm Springs, where she plans to indulge almost solely in her number one favourite pastime  - reading. Revealing the extent to which she craves alone time, she tells Katherine about her very real experience of burnout, how she went from someone who lived to work to appreciating downtime and why she relates to The Hermit in Tarot.  An inspiring listen that challenges our ideas of ‘the right way’ to live and embraces the concept of letting go.  Links in the show:  Emma’s Substack The Hyphen Emma’s website Emma’s Instagram   A link to buy her books including A Year of Nothing Find Emma’s conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert about memoir here   Max Richter’s track On the Nature of Daylight   Visit The Clearing website www.theclearingpod.com for a full transcript and to discover how to enjoy the episodes ad free Buy Katherine’s books: Enchantment | Wintering | The Electricity of Every Living Thing: UK / US Follow Katherine on Instagram Visit Katherine’s Website Production Credits Guest Booker and Admin Support - Meghan Hutchins Substack Manager - Rebecca Armstrong Producer - Alice Lloyd Music - The Leaf Library @theleaflibrary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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