SO THIS CAME BY MAIL. It’s a British book and my bookstore said they couldn’t get it. I have four good books going now. I’ve only read the first two poems in the Louise Gluck book. I don’t watch much on the screen anymore. Not even news. I get the New York Times and the Washington Post online, and I do like stuff YouTube brings me that I’ve subscribed to. I’ve vowed that this coming year I’ll read more, like I used to. 

 

I BOUGHT TWO COPIES of this today. I went to get one for my grandson who’s a real reader. I got one for me too. Ray Bradbury’s books got me to be a book reader. This one I’ve thought about more than any book I ever read. I gave it away with all my books this past year. Fun to buy it again.

 

Where to donate books near me: Check out these maps for drop-off locations in your area

https://apple.news/AbKGGQ9VFT5Cl4ygm13Sh_g

 

THIS IS AN OLD PHOTO WHEN I STILL HAD BOOKS all around. I still go out with the sign. I’m grateful I get to do it every weekday. The message of it for sure matters as much to me as ever, and the people I see. Have a good holiday up ahead, and to those who just had theirs.

 

Jane Smiley on What It’s Like to Have Your Book Banned

In Conversation with Tai Caputo From Iowa City’s City High School Student Paper

By Tai Caputo

https://lithub.com/jane-smiley-on-what-its-like-to-have-your-book-banned/

 

Reading print improves comprehension far more than looking at digital text, say researchers

A study from the University of Valencia found that print reading could boost skills by six to eight times more than digital reading (from The Guardian):

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/15/reading-print-improves-comprehension-far-more-than-looking-at-digital-text-say-researchers

 

Florida Democrats pen letter calling for DeSantis to end book bans

https://apple.news/AY0gmuVUqSgSxt8n-xcOSmQ