Mason Currey is the author of the Daily Rituals books—Daily Rituals: How Artists Work (2013) and Daily Rituals: Women at Work (2019)—featuring brief profiles of the day-to-day work lives of more than 300 brilliant minds. His next book, Making Art and Making a Living, comes out on March 31, 2026.
Currey lives in Los Angeles and writes Subtle Maneuvers, a twice-monthly newsletter on the creative process.
I loved the idea behind this book and it certainly delivered. It was so fascinating to read about all these incredible people and their bizarre and eccentric daily routines. So many great quotes included too. I look forward to reading his other books in the “daily rituals” series.