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Tag Archives: Reading
The Hawking index is not what you think
Mathematician Jordan Ellenberg created an imaginative means of quantifying a metric that book publishers and writers had long suspected: most people don’t finish the books they buy. He called it the Hawking Index, named after Stephen Hawking’s “A Brief History … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon Kindle, Books, Donna Tartt, Infinite Jest, Reading
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Lessons in reading
We went from “what good are the humanities?” to “suddenly, no one can read” in a few years, and it’s no coincidence that we’re suddenly awash in misinformation and lack of critical thinking. This is WHY we need the humanities. … Continue reading
Summer Reading List
Former President Obama has released his annual summer reading list. On Instagram, he wrote, “Reading has always been an important part of my journey, which is why I couldn’t be more excited that we’ll have a new branch of the … Continue reading
Denmark is saving bookshops and inspiring readers
I was recently shocked to see many news stories about the dramatic decline in literacy in Denmark. Surveys have shown that reading skills of the nation’s children were in a steep decline. According to the New York Times, the Denmark’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Denmark, literacy, Reading, Scandinavia
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There is only one way to read
There is only one way to read, which is to browse in libraries and bookshops, picking up books that attract you, reading only those, dropping them when they bore you, skipping the parts that drag — and never, never reading … Continue reading
Or so the story goes.
When the light goes out, and the book is set down by the bedside, it all comes flooding in: the story you are reading; the story of the day; the understanding that it is a story, the day now past, … Continue reading
The end of writing and reading will be the end of freedom
I recently read the impassioned defense of literature and reading (below) which was excerpted in the Washington Post from a commencement address by the American author Nicole Krauss. The end of writing and reading will be the end of freedom … Continue reading
Reading is a means of listening
Reading is not as passive as hearing or viewing. It’s an act: you do it. You read at your pace, your own speed, not the ceaseless, incoherent, gabbling, shouting rush of the media. You take in what you can and … Continue reading
Staying Awake
I have been an enormous fan of the work of novelist/poet/essayist Ursula K. Le Guin for many decades. Recently, I stumbled on this quote from her titled “Staying Awake”. “Besides, readers aren’t viewers; they recognize their pleasure as different from … Continue reading
Have a summer reading adventure
To celebrate 75 years of the National Book Awards, the National Book Foundation has launched the Summer Reading Adventure for adults 18 and older “to lean into the nostalgic, prize-filled fun of summer reading.” Reading activities include visiting a local bookstore … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, ebooks, Libraries, USA
Tagged Reading, summer reads
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Travel Between The Pages 