A Year in Reading: Osita Nwanevu

When I was asked to contribute to A Year in Reading, the first, familiar thought that popped into my head was that I don’t read very much. I say this to people all the time. They never believe me and they shouldn’t, really. We’re all reading—and writing—obsessively these days, but often not in forms that we readily allow ourselves to take pride in.

A few years ago, one of the publications I’ve written for brought “Infinite Scroll” to their website—you read one article and a new piece comes up as you reach the bottom. I’ve long thought the phrase captures the experience of reading and being on the Internet as a whole perfectly—we’re all floating along a never-ending stream