I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading LifeFor so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time it's a lifestyle. Our books shape us, define us, enchant us, and even sometimes infuriate us. Our books are a part of who we are as people, and we can't imagine life without them. I'd Rather Be Reading is the perfect literary companion for everyone who feels that way. In this collection of charming and relatable reflections on the reading life, beloved blogger and author Anne

An unnamed adolescent drifter wanders through an unnamed country at an unspecified point in time in search of warmth and comfort

While not as well known as his other works

he became an ardent advocate for abstract sculpture

Aidid Md Noor

gross commercial excess and the continued growth of violent colonialism

archaeology

Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone

Wang Xiaobo made his name as a novelist but his essays

is motherhood still so much harder than it needs to be

established as an underground publication

Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world

Didier Fassin examines how most Western governments have acquiesced in and often contributed to the destruction