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When You Read a Book You Don’t Think You’d Like

November 2, 2011

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I have a confession to make: sometimes I read books I don’t think I’ll like. I’m sure that surprises some of you. After all, life is short and there are already so many books out there and so little time with which to read them. Why waste time on something I don’t think I’d…

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Why I Read YA

October 20, 2011

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Young adult literature seems to be in a funny place right now. Rather, how adults talk about YA seems to be in a funny place right now. On the one hand, we have people like Meghan Cox Gurdon who lament how horribly dark YA is and how we need to protect children from it….

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What is the Best Way to Decide What to Let Kids Read?

October 18, 2011

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Yes, I’ve been talking about posting my thoughts on this subject for some time. It’s something I’ve been thinking a lot about, but seem to have a hard time articulating my thoughts. When I sat down to write my post for the first time, what came out was a very long, very disorganized mess….

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When It Comes to Books, We’re Going to Miss Almost Everything

July 12, 2011

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Let’s talk about how we decide which books we want to read. I listen to a bunch of podcasts, including several from NPR. Recently I was lucky enough to stumble across a segment on Talk of the Nation that I found particularly interesting. NPR pop culture blogger and critic Linda Holmes was on the…

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My Reading Habits: A Reflection

July 7, 2011

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So let’s talk reading habits. This is a post I’ve wanted to do for some time, but wasn’t sure how to say what I wanted to say, what to include, etc. At this point, I thought I may as well just go for it. For starters, I tend to have more than one book…

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