The great unread: why so many celebrated books stay unfinished on so many shelves
You can find them in practically any house with a bookshelf. The ones that are actually read are not the […]
You can find them in practically any house with a bookshelf. The ones that are actually read are not the […]
Only readers who have fallen behind can feel a certain kind of guilt. It resides in the nightstand drawer, sandwiched
Someone has been meaning to finish a book for eight months, and it’s currently sitting on a shelf, a nightstand,
Some readers are patient, a little stubborn, and possibly burned out from giving up too soon. They understand what it’s
Most readers have a book with a bookmark stuck somewhere around page 80 in their homes. It’s been there for
When you reach for a book you’ve already read, a certain type of guilt sets in. Nearby, accusatory, is the
When you first enter someone’s house, it is nearly impossible to ignore the bookshelf, if one exists. It merely holds
Reading used to be surrounded by a certain kind of silence. A quiet Saturday afternoon. Someone carefully turning a page