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Impact

The test of literature, I suppose, is whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it.

Elizabeth Drew (1935-) American political journalist and author

Testimonials to Reading

Bookworms by Laura Furman (Editor); Elinore Standard (Editor)
ISBN: 9780786703951
Publication Date: 1996
Amazon.com Review
"Reading," say the editors of Bookworms, "may be the last private act of our lives." Maybe so. But in this book they have taken this very private act public. Any helplessly addicted bookworm--do unruly stacks grow in unlikely places? do you feel naked without a book along?--will find much to embrace here. Included are many fine and wonderfully rendered pieces on the thrill of first experiencing the written word, the greatness of Paradise Lost and its kin, and the "joy," as Katherine Mansfield says, of "find[ing] a new book" and "know[ing] that it will remain with you while life lasts."

The Most Wonderful Books by Michael Dorris (Editor); Emilie Buchwald (Editor)
ISBN: 9781571312167
Publication Date: 1997

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Discover How Others Find Joy in Reading.

The Most Wonderful Books: Writers on Discovering the Pleasures of Reading

Amazon.com Review
Perhaps as many people set out to be writers now because of things they've seen--movies and TV--as do because of what they've read. This is for those in the latter category. A cozy compendium of authors discussing first books they've loved, letting the mysteries and pleasures of becoming readers--requisite before becoming any kind of writer--envelop them. Editors Michael Dorris and Emilie Buchwald have assembled a range of stories, from Nicholson Baker's shock at a death in The Hobbit, to Mona Simpson's "ABC" lessons with alphabet soup, and more.

Painting of Man Reading

By John Singer Sargent - Reading Public Museum, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97388361