Why we read : on bookworms, libraries and just one more page before lights out / Shannon Reed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reed, Shannon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Books and reading--Anecdotes.

Books and reading.

Reed, Shannon.

Women teachers--Biography.

Women teachers.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

329 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2024]

Summary:

In this uproarious exploration of the joys of reading, a long-time teacher, lifelong reader and The New Yorker contributor shares surprising stories from her life and the poignant ways in which books have impacted her students and shows us how literature can transform us for the better.

Contents:

Preface: why I read

To get to go to the library

How I choose a book: a thirteen-step guide

Because there was always another page

To finish a series

Calmed-down classics of American literature for the anxiety-ridden

Because we had to

To break the rules

Signs you may be a female character in a work of historical fiction

To learn about (and from) the past

For love

Signs you may be a character in a popular childern's book

To make us cry

Because I wanted free pizza

To find the main point

Because failure is most definitely an option

But not Shakespeare!

Signs you may be a character in a Shakespearean play

To feel less alone

To see ourselves across time

Signs you may be an adult character in a YA novel

To taste

Questions I use to evaluate a new recipe

Because someone gave me a book

For comfort

To feel superior

To be shocked

Town summer festival kickoff declared "success"

To learn there's more than a single story

Because it's fun

To save my life

To shake up your perspective

The five people you meet when you work in a bookstore

Because someone is paying you to teach a class about vampires

To learn how to die (and how to live)

Because once more was enough

To try again

To motivate us

To make us cry (II)

Because we are what we read

List of books and works mentioned.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Garrison fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781335007964

1335007962

OCLC:

1419194907