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Reader Know Thyself Dispatch #17: Do you re-read? (opens the original)
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Reader Know Thyself Dispatch #16: How many books are you reading right now? (opens the original)
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Hey Readers,Welcome back to Reader Know Thyself.Grab your notebook. This one’s lighter than the last few. I think you’ll enjoy it.THE QUESTIONHow many books do you have going right now?Do a complete count: Count the one you’ve half-forgotten. Count the audiobook. Count the one on your phone you only open in waiting rooms.Got a number?Now here’s the part that actually matters. Is that chaos, or is that strategy?MY ANSWERI’m a multi-book reader and it really works for me.F
Reader Know Thyself Dispatch #15: What time of day is best for your reading? (opens the original)
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Hey Readers,Welcome back to Reader Know Thyself.Last time we talked about DNFing books, and the replies came in HAWT. You sent me your rules, your final straws, and in several cases, the exact page number where a very buzzy book lost you. I read every one.Today we’re going somewhere less dramatic and, maybe, even more useful.Grab your notebook. This one is about logistics, and logistics are where most reading lives live or die.THE QUESTIONWhat time of day is your brain actually available for rea
Reader Know Thyself Dispatch #14: Do you finish every book you start? (opens the original)
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Reader Know Thyself Dispatch #13: What is your favorite book and why? (opens the original)
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Hey Readers,Welcome back to Reader Know Thyself.Last time we talked about reading in community, and whether a book gets better when you can talk it out with your people.Today I’m asking the biggest question I’ve got, and spoiler alert, it’s one a lot of readers don’t want to answer.Grab your notebook and let’s get into it, IF YOU DARE.THE QUESTIONWhat is your favorite book of all time, and why?I know. Some of you just felt your hiney squench.This is the question readers love to hate. Ask it at a
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