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Window Reads
April 6, 2020
Dear Reader, One of the best ways to approach the “read, just read” imperative, however much its innate value is overstated, is to plan in advance for...
The Bonus Read
April 3, 2020
My favorite sort of read might be the bonus read. It’s unexpected. And it’s a bonus in the full sense of that word, going back to its Latin root. The bonus...
Paired Reads
April 1, 2020
Dear Reader, Paired reads are those in which no order is specified, but the works are still selected to be read together. Indeed, not only is no order...
Reading in Parallel
March 31, 2020
Dear Reader, Another form of reading, quite different from reading in series, is reading in parallel. In this form of reading, the reader balances several...
Reading Serially
March 30, 2020
Dear Reader, No, that isn’t a typo. I didn’t intend to write “Reading Seriously,” however lovely that might sound. I mean reading in series. There are, in...
Mortal Wounds
March 27, 2020
This is not a reading for pandemic. I don’t know what that is. And if I ever do, I don’t know whether I’d write about it. I spent days trying to title this...
The Ambivalent Read: A Case Study
March 25, 2020
Dear Reader, Sometimes, you just can’t make up your mind about a read. There are aspects you like; there are aspects that maybe you don’t necessarily dislike...
Timely Reading: A Case Study
March 24, 2020
Dear Reader, In a season of panic, and I think enough people are panicking that we might consider ourselves in one, it’s easy to avoid thinking beyond...
Reading Ratio, Reconsidered
March 23, 2020
Dear Reader, This is essentially part three, exploring how we structure our reads. The first two postings can be found here and here. A few readers HAD SOME...
What Could Be Worse?
March 20, 2020
I’m sure most of us have heard by now that the timeline for physical distancing—I agree with Al Roker that “social distancing” is an infelicitous...
Read, Just Read
March 18, 2020
Greetings, fellow readers, “Read, just read”—that’s the mantra. One can find it repeated by parents, self-styled experts, teachers, and professors alike. And...
Stretching Your Boundaries
March 17, 2020
Dear Reader, If you’ve found yourself in any sort of reading rhythm, you might simultaneously find yourself stuck. That is, you read only one genre or you...
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