reading
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Read a Halloween-Themed Fantasy Novel That Perfectly Captures the Horrors of 2020
I love reading, but I love telling people what to read almost as much. For five years, it was basically my job. And because reading the right book at the right time — to suit a mood, answer a question, or satisfy a craving — is definitely a hack, I want to keep doing it.…
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Read the First Pages of Books Without Knowing the Author or Title
If you’ve already read your way through your bookshelf after spending months at home, you might be looking for something new. Maybe you’re usually into historical fiction, but don’t know to go about picking something from another genre. There are the usual ways, like getting recommendations from friends, getting recommendations from strangers on Goodreads, or…
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How to Be a Better Reader, With Librarian Margaret H. Willison
This week we’re learning how to be better readers with help from librarian and podcaster Margaret H. Willison. Listen to hear Margaret break down how we should rethink our definitions of what a being a “good” or “well-read” reader means, and the tactics we can use to improve our own reading game — from taking…
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Help Kids Learn Important Life Skills With This Book
The timing of the release of the new book How to Be a Person: 65 Hugely Useful, Super-Important Skills to Learn before You’re Grown Up really couldn’t be better. I’m sure author Catherine Newman wasn’t expecting or intending for her book focused on teaching kids basic life skills to be released during a pandemic, but here…