I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

By Anne Bogel

Book Overview

For so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time--it's a lifestyle. Our books shape us, define us, enchant us, and even sometimes infuriate us. Our books are a part of who we are as people, and we can't imagine life without them. I'd Rather Be Reading is the perfect literary companion for everyone who feels that way. In this collection of charming and relatable reflections on the reading life, beloved blogger and author Anne Bogel leads readers to remember the book that first hooked them, the place where they first fell in love with reading, and all of the moments afterward that helped make them the reader they are today. Known as a reading tastemaker through her popular podcast What Should I Read Next? , Bogel invites book lovers into a community of like-minded people to discover new ways to approach literature, learn fascinating new things about books and publishing, and reflect on the role reading plays in their lives.The perfect gift for the bibliophile in everyone's life, I'd Rather Be Reading will command an honored place on the overstuffed bookshelves of any book lover.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801072921
• ISBN13: 9780801072925
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

books, books, and more books! the story of my life!

This book spoke to me! It was Anne Bogel had nestled herself into my heart and my brain and expressed every emotion and thought I have about books and reading. I am such an avid reader! And found myself wanting to record the sentiments about being a bookworm, how to handle books, the fact that my life is absorbed with books! This was such a wonderful read and touched me deeply! If you are a book lover, you need to read this book! It is one that will stay on my bookshelf (one of many!) and I will look back at it fondly for years to come.

Adorable Book

This is a super fun read for anyone who loves books to the point that it's more than a hobby - it's a lifestyle. You will undoubtedly see yourself in these pages and fall more in love with the reading community. "I’m grateful for my one life, but I’d prefer to live a thousand—and my favorite books allow me to experience more on the page than I ever could in my actual life. A good book allows me to step into another world, to experience people and places and situations foreign to my own day-to-day existence. I love experiencing the new, the novel, the otherwise impossible—especially when I can do it from my own comfy chair."