Marlowe Quill · Author

Books for living intentionally

Books about attention, follow-through and wanting less. You come out of them with fewer things pulling at you.

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I'm glad you're here // Marlowe

4.9
"I read it in an afternoon. Two weeks later my evenings are my own again."

Hanna Lund · Reader in Copenhagen

Hands writing in a notebook beside books, coffee, and a laptop
A little attention. A page at a time.
A vintage typewriter on a wooden writing desk
A hand writing in a journal beside a cup of coffee
Sunlight falling across books on library shelves
An open book, reading glasses, and a cup of morning coffee

This is for you if you keep the day running for everyone else and never reach your own list. Or if you start more than you finish. You have tried the apps and the 5am alarm. Every book here ends with something you can change this week.

// Marlowe

Latest, and my favorite

Fewer Goals

One open notebook and a pen on a quiet wooden desk — Fewer Goals
4.9

You can hold six goals in your head. You cannot move six forward in the same week. This book helps you cut down to the one that matters and defend it.

$22

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Pages
148
Reading time
3 hours
Category
Focus
Published
March 10, 2026

All my books

Start with the one that fits

One open notebook and a pen on a quiet wooden desk — Fewer Goals

Fewer GoalsChoosing what to work on

$22
4.9 A vintage typewriter on a wooden writing desk — Flow State

Flow StateGetting into deep work

$24
4.8 A hand writing in a journal beside a cup of coffee — Self Talk

Self TalkChanging how you speak to yourself

$22
4.7 An open paper planner with a calendar, habit tracker, and pen — Small Steps

Small StepsBuilding a week that holds

$24
5.0

Thank you all <3

Readers, three months later

I stopped checking my phone before I got out of bed. That one change has done more for my mood than anything else I've tried.

An open book, reading glasses, and a cup of morning coffee
Maya EllisReader in Bristol

I read the chapter on saying no twice. My evenings are mine again, and my family noticed before I did.

An open book, reading glasses, and a cup of morning coffee
Priya RamanReader in Leeds

Bought one. Read it in a weekend. Bought the rest that Monday. Two years later I still reread the first chapter every January.

An open book, reading glasses, and a cup of morning coffee
Nina AlvarezReader in Mexico City

The Friday reset alone was worth it. My desk is clear, my list fits on one card, and Monday mornings feel almost friendly.

An open book, reading glasses, and a cup of morning coffee
Tom ElleryReader in Bath

Short enough to finish, practical enough to keep. The self-talk scripts live on my fridge now, next to the school calendar.

An open book, reading glasses, and a cup of morning coffee
Anna BergerReader in Vienna

I read it in an afternoon. Two weeks later my evenings are my own again — I recommend it to every tired friend I have.

An open book, reading glasses, and a cup of morning coffee
Hanna LundReader in Copenhagen

Nice to meet you

I'm Marlowe

I have written about attention and follow-through for ten years. Everything in my books worked for me first, then for the readers who write back.

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Hands writing in a notebook beside books, coffee, and a laptop

Things I value

Ideas I keep returning to

Attention Boundaries Slow mornings Quiet ambition Saying no Single-tasking
Self-trust Rest Enough Solitude Reading Tea first

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