How We Read and Why

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How We Read and Why

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Dec 15, 2022

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What’s the point of reading when there are other ways of getting information? Does reading make you a better person? And why are so many Americans so bad at it? Joining us today is Chrisbookishcauldron, book critic and YouTuber.
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This isn’t a podcast for total beginners. We’re going to assume that you know what plot structure is, what a protagonist is, where ideas come from, and how to use a semicolon. This is a podcast for people who can already write okay, but want to do better.

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