Amid a literacy crisis and shockingly low rates of young adults who’ve opened a book in the past year, Calli Taffel PZ ’30 writes that the best way to reverse that trend is to remove the stigma around reading bad books. Whether smutty fantasy or a predictable romcom, Taffel says you can still get the benefits of reading regardless of content.
Tag: Reading
Word for Word: Dipping your toes into the stream of Clarice Lispector
Books translated into other languages are often described as being “lost in translation.” Literary columnist Anna R. Naigeborin PO ’28, a Brazilian herself, writes about the experience of reading the works of Brazilian author Clarice Lispector in English.
The Prison Library Project at the Claremont Forum: Affordable, sustainable, charitable
Are you in need of a new book to read (or to decorate your dorm room with)? Read about the Claremont Forum, a used bookstore whose proceeds all go towards the Prison Library Project! Your new favorite Claremont Village spot!!
Shelf life: Summer reading challenges aren’t just for middle schoolers
If you think that summer reading is only for school, book columnist Kate Jones PO ’24 suggests that you think again. It can also be for fun!
Shelf life: An ode to the Honnold Mudd graphic novel collection
Feeling lonely? Book columnist Kate Jones PO ’24 suggests that “You & A Bike & A Road” – and Honnold-Mudd’s graphic novel section – just might be the cure.
Shelf life: The reading slump support group
Stuck in a reading slump? Book columnist Kate Jones PO ’24 suggests that it’s okay to read fluffy books — and even fun.
Assorted novelties: On not reading
Books columnist Anna Solomon PZ ’23 writes about the all-too-relatable feeling of reaching for the remote instead of a book. Read more here.
Assorted novelties: Ocean Vuong wants to let books live
Book columnist Anna Solomon PZ ’23 praises Ocean Vuong’s “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” for its regeneration of language.
In my book: The lovely fantasyland of bookstagram
Is it really so awful for a group of mostly female book-lovers to appreciate not just content, but also form?
In My Book: Knowing when to move on
There is a sad truth that all readers must, at some point, acknowledge: It’s impossible to read everything.