What Does Your Summer Reading Say About You?
by TANIA LOMBROZO Cameron Spencer/Getty Images If the proliferation of summer reading lists is any indication, summer is prime time for recreational reading, whether it’s fiction or non. NPR Books...
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“Deep reading” is vigorous exercise from the brain and increases our real-life capacity for empathy By Annie Murphy Paul Gregory Currie, a professor of philosophy at the University of Nottingham,...
View ArticleSummer Doldrums? These Nautical Reads Will Put Wind In Your Sails
Who needs destinations? This summer, we’re focusing on the journey. All these books — some old, some new — will transport you: by train, plane, car, bike, boat, foot, city transit,horse, balloon,...
View ArticleThe History of “Loving” to Read
BY JOSHUA ROTHMAN CREDITPHOTOGRAPH BY FERDINANDO SCIANNA/MAGNUM As a senior in college, I took a class on Jane Austen—a great class with, it must be said, a weird vibe. Almost all of the students were...
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