Readers will be reminded of the books that shaped their own lives (and maybe add a few more to the list).'Īnnie Spence, librarian and author of Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks ' I'd Rather Be Reading is a book lover's delight. The author of Reading People, she lives in Louisville, Kentucky. I'd Rather Be Reading is her winsome musings on books, not just as a way to enjoy a good story, but as a way to become a whole person.'- Kathleen Grissom, author of The Kitchen House Anne Bogel is the creator of the popular blog Modern Mrs Darcy and the podcast What Should I Read Next? Her book lists and reading guides have established Bogel as a tastemaker among readers, authors, and publishers. I found myself-and my reading community-inside its pages, and you will too.'- Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of The Almost Sisters 'Personal and fun, Anne Bogel's essay collection is a self-portrait in books-weaving together all the readers she has been. 'Anne Bogel's beguiling latest is a love letter to the reading life, infused with all the warmth, charm, and brilliance her fans have come to expect.

In this collection of charming and relatable reflections, beloved blogger and author Anne Bogel leads you to remember the book that first hooked you, the place where you first fell in love with reading, and all the books and moments afterward that helped make you the reader you are today. They are part of who we are and we can't imagine life without them. He explains, “Rereading a favorite text again and again helps these processes become effortless and automatic so can understand it better and better.'A book lover's delight.'-Annie Spence, librarian and author of Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks Reading isn't just a way to pass the time-it's a lifestyle. She elaborates on the neurologically complex process of reading and how rereading can help: “Our brains are doing – and flexibly coordinating - many things at the same time when we read, like processing letter-sound connections, ‘sounding out’ and identifying words, accessing meanings of words, processing the grammar and syntax of sentences, and making inferences.” With so many tasks happening at the same time, rereading helps establish connections between different areas of the brain to help people become better readers.įormer neurologist and Oxford professor John Stein agrees that rereading was especially essential for beginning readers to make the connection between symbols on a page and the sounds we hear when speaking. Cartwright, a psychology and neuroscience professor at Christopher Newport University and research scholar at the Center for Education Research & Policy.

“Rereading texts helps children and adults strengthen and build their reading fluency,” says Kelly B. Sometimes we miss things one the first pass because there’s so much to take in, and reading something again fills in those gaps.

I'd Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel