Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

by Shannon Reed

Book Overview

*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*
*A WGN Radio Best Book of 2024*
*A Good Housekeeping Reads pick*

A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a "beloved and wonderful writer" (George Saunders), teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize Semifinalist

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1335007962
• ISBN13: 9781335007964
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Hanover Square Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 8.6"