03674cam a2200697 4500 2713406724 TxAuBib 20260321120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780369746603 0369746600 B0C1SY8RMB Amazon fce67299-9945-44ef-b1d1-7338612aba59 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9771455 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Reed, Shannon. Why We Read [Libby eBook] : On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out. Hanover Square Press, 2024. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. white elephant ideas. Literary Criticism. secret santa ideas. secret santa gofts. Language Arts. social aspect. linguistics. philosophy. literature. book lover. Education. Teaching. literacy. educator. English. student. Writing. teacher. Comedy. theory. Female. Essays. school. Humor. women. funny. essay. teach. learn. Books. woman. HTML:<strong>*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*<br /> *A WGN Radio Best Book of 2024*<br /> *A Good Housekeeping Reads pick*</strong><br /> <strong>A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a "beloved and wonderful writer" (George Saunders), teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize Semifinalist</strong><br /> We read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass a rainy afternoon. No matter the reason, books have the power to keep us safe, to challenge us, and perhaps most importantly, to make us more fully human.<br /> Shannon Reed, a longtime teacher, lifelong reader, and New Yorker contributor, gets it. With one simple goal in mind, she makes the case that we should read for pleasure above all else. In this whip-smart, laugh-out-loud-funny collection, Reed shares surprising stories from her life as a reader and the poignant ways in which books have impacted her students, featuring fan-favorite classics to contemporary works and more:<br /> <li>On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous</li> <li>The Wizard of Oz</li> <li>Gone Girl</li> <li>Their Eyes Were Watching God</li> <li>Little Fires Everywhere</li> <li>The Diary of Anne Frank</li> <li>Jane Eyre</li> <li>...and more!</li><br /> From the varied novels she cherishes to the ones she didn't, Reed takes us on a rollicking tour through the comforting world of literature, celebrating the books we love, the readers who love them, and the ways in which literature can transform us for the better. Biography & Autobiography. Literary Criticism. Humor (Nonfiction.) Nonfiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-03-20 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=fce67299-9945-44ef-b1d1-7338612aba59&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=fce67299-9945-44ef-b1d1-7338612aba59&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) BTCLS