A collection of essays by authors including Mark Haddon and Zadie Smith advocating for the importance of reading and literature amid modern distractions.
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A collection of essays by authors including Mark Haddon and Zadie Smith advocating for the importance of reading and literature amid modern distractions.
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In any 24 hours there might be sleeping, eating, kids, parents, friends, lovers, work, school, travel, deadlines, emails, phone calls, Facebook, Twitter, the news, the TV, Playstation, music, movies, sport, responsibilities, passions, desires, dreams. Why should you stop what you're doing and read a book? People have always needed stories. We need literature - novels, poetry - because we need to make sense of our lives, test our depths, understand our joys and discover what humans are capable of...
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Essays discuss cultural value of literature and equitable book access
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