Overview
A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize finalist We read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass a rainy afternoon. No matter the reason, books have the power to keep us safe, to challenge us, and perhaps most importantly, to make us more fully human. Shannon Reed, a longtime teacher, lifelong reader, and New Yorker contributor, gets it. With one simple goal in mind, she makes the case that we should read for pleasure above all else. In this whip-smart, laugh-out-loud-funny collection, Reed shares surprising stories from her life as a reader and the poignant ways in which books have impacted her students. From the varied novels she cherishes--Gone Girl, Their Eyes Were Watching God--to the ones she didn't --Tess of the d'Urbervilles--Reed takes us on a rollicking tour through the comforting world of literature, celebrating the books we love, the readers who love them, and the surprising ways in which literature can transform us for the better
Full Product Details
Author: Shannon Reed ,
Paige McKinney
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Imprint: Hanover Square Press
Dimensions:
Width: 13.40cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 17.00cm
Weight: 0.113kg
ISBN: 9798212723596
Publication Date: 06 February 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""Reed gives us grace to love the books we love and reminds us, by sharing her own tender memories, why certain stories stick in our hearts for a lifetime."" -- ""Elizabeth Passarella, author of Good Apple"" ""What a charming book Shannon Reed has written, a love letter (or series of love letters) to reading as avocation and as art."" -- ""David L. Ulin, author of The Lost Art of Reading"""
"""Entertaining, life-affirming, and laugh-out-loud funny. Why We Read is the perfect gift."" -- ""Annabelle Gurwitch, New York Times bestselling author of You're Leaving When? Adventures in Downward Mobility"" ""Reed gives us grace to love the books we love and reminds us, by sharing her own tender memories, why certain stories stick in our hearts for a lifetime."" -- ""Elizabeth Passarella, author of Good Apple"" ""What a charming book Shannon Reed has written, a love letter (or series of love letters) to reading as avocation and as art."" -- ""David L. Ulin, author of The Lost Art of Reading"""
Author Information
Shannon Reed is the author of the memoir Why Did I Get a B? And Other Mysteries We're Discussing in the Faculty Lounge, a semifinalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. She is a teaching associate professor in creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh and a frequent contributor to the New Yorker's Shouts and Murmurs column, as well as to McSweeney's Internet Tendency. Her work has also appeared in the Paris Review, Real Simple, Slate, and the Washington Post, among many others. Paige McKinney began speaking in public when she was too young to know better. A voracious reader, her love of bringing stories to life led to a career in theater and narration. As an Alexander Technique instructor, she helps voice-users achieve freedom, clarity, and immediacy in their performances.
