This Is Your Brain on ‘Deep Reading.’ It’s Pretty Magnificent

The literacy scholar Maryanne Wolf maps out the ways “deep reading” nourishes our capacity for attention, empathy and insight.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/22/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-maryanne-wolf.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

 

The Climate Book, created by Greta Thunberg review – an angry call for action

The environmental activist curates a supergroup of climate experts in a valuable set of essays, which at times risk overwhelming the reader

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/15/the-climate-book-created-by-greta-thunberg-review-an-angry-call-for-action

 The National Book Awards Raised a Middle Finger to Book Bans

"Free people read freely," said Tracie D. Hall, one of the night's honorees.

https://apple.news/AawF92mWhSb-_FD1km341_g

 

Michelle Obama’s new book is self-help — but it goes high (from the LA Times):

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-11-15/michelle-obamas-new-book-is-self-help-but-it-goes-high

 

Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino review – bracing and heartfelt collection

The movie-maker’s first book of criticism is fuelled by a breathless energy that makes up for its scattershot approach

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/14/cinema-speculation-by-quentin-tarantino-review-collection-film-criticism

 

Bring Back Love to Education (from the Harvard Graduate School of Education):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=zgcg1PlHRzQ&feature=share

Maurice Sendak Imagined More Than Wild Things

A new exhibition, the first of its kind since the artist's death, showcases his extensive but lesser-known body of work (in ‘Smithsonian’):

https://apple.news/AhLZuxshGR1u4A34_mfb2UQ