Tag: reading books

Why We Need to Read Children’s Literature

To know what a new generation enjoys, as well as to enjoy it ourselves, we need to engage with the form.

The process is more affecting than analytical, with emotions being a main character throughout.

Almost every memory I have of my father involves books.

For months, I would wake up thinking of a combination of what I ought to watch and where else I could apply.

Books offer a lot more than just momentary escape. They quietly draw you in, take you on a psychological adventure, and leave you yearning for more.

Reading makes you question, think, wonder and ponder – not only about the characters in the book, but also about people around you.

Afters years of looking down at romance novels, a reading of Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' made me sit up and realise my internalised misogyny.

It took a global pandemic for me to open my Kindle.

On the importance of reading.

One by one, slowly and steadily, I'm learning how to talk to books again.

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