Marginalia in practice: notes that last
Most reading notes disappear. The useful ones usually stay attached to the moment that made them. Not immediately. They sit…
Rereading
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Marginalia in Practice: How to annotate
The first question is always the tool. Choosing the tool I’ve tried most of them. Highlighters bleed through the page….
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What reading does to attention
On sentences that stay with us, rereading under pressure, and why hard seasons change what we hear. There is a…
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On rereading, marginalia, and a lifelong reading practice
Why rereading matters I’ve never understood the argument that rereading takes time away from new books. Most of the books…
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Books That Linger: A Reading List
Some books are finished when you close them. Others follow you into the kitchen, surface during ordinary errands, arrive uninvited…
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What it means to read without rules
On planes, I read on my Kindle. Not because I prefer it. I own a lot of physical books, and…
