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Reading in Public 103: Questions for the brink of a postliterate world
On Monday I sat down at my computer and read the entirety of The Atlantic’s August cover story “The End of Reading is Here” (gift link). I had wanted to wait and read it in print since—as the article itself notes—my print reading attention...
Ranked Reading Recap | June 2026
In which a very good reading month makes for a very difficult recap
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A tense psychological novel of ideas and an illuminating behind-the-scenes of the book world
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After a 13-hour travel day that included multiple flight delays and an hour of circling somewhere over Western Colorado before landing in Denver, I’m home! Louise fell asleep on the floor of the baggage claim, and now we’re al...
This American Lit Unit 4: Reconstruction, Realism, Regionalism, and the Start of a New Century (1865 - 1913)
Representing the "reality" of America in language
Welcome to This American Lit, a yearlong reading project devoted to examining the texts and narratives that continue to shape, define, and challenge the idea of America.
Reading in Public 102: My growing frustration with secret-driven novels
I’ve been listening to Ann Patchett’s new novel Whistler over the last few days, and I am really enjoying it. But I’ve had the odd experience of realizing that I’m liking it as much for what it isn’t as for what it is. In my recent reading...
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