THE LOST ART OF READING

The new introduction and afterword bring fresh relevance to this insightful rumination on the act of reading--as a path to critical thinking, individual and political identity, civic engagement, and resistance.The former LA Times book critic expands his short book , rich in ideas, on the consequence of reading to include the considerations of fake news, siloed information, and the connections b etween critical thinking as the key component of engaged citizenship and resistance. Here is the case for reading as a political act in both ...[Read more]