Here’s a double shot of Recommended Reading courtesy of Granta: Open City author Teju Cole on going blind, and Book of Clouds author Chloe Aridjis on Soviet-era cosmonauts.
Double Shot of Granta
Leading Ladies
“[I]f your kid isn’t reading yet, he won’t know you’re gender-swapping Elliot the elephant.” Lifehacker considers how to get boys to read so-called “girls’ books,” i.e., enjoy books with both male and female protagonists. Pair with T.K. Dalton‘s consideration of gender, childrearing, and reading.
Digital and Co.
Pirating versus purchasing used ebooks – who wins? Ayelet Waldman and John Scalzi discuss.
“Style is the writer”
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Steve Jobs Lives
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An “Illegal Library”
Banned Books Week is a few weeks away, but this youngster is taking matters into her own hands.
Down In a Heartbeat
“Thank God someone finally wrote that exact book. It’s like a bible for people who don’t believe in God.” Sebastian Junger at By the Book on Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari.
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