Does reading change you? The answer is yes. More importantly, though, it changes you for the better. And now there’s science to back that up. Researchers in a new field called literary neuroscience are studying the effects of reading on the brain--and ultimately the...
This month I’ve had the privilege of participating in a letter exchange with several incarcerated youth about reading and writing. These youth are members of Free Minds Book Club, a nonprofit based in Washington, DC, which organizes people “on the outside” to respond...
Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers I picked this book up at a used book sale, unable to explain my attraction to it. After finishing it, though, I felt like somehow my subconscious knew it would be highly impactful. Though nonfiction, the story has all the makings of a tense,...