How I choose what to read next
Three questions I ask before I open anything, and why the to-read pile does not get a vote.
Essays
Every essay
Newest first. Each one takes about five minutes.
Giving up on a book at page fifty
You are allowed to stop. Here is the rule I use to decide when.
Reading more without a reading challenge
Small habits beat big targets. Ten pages a day is a book a month.
Five kinds of book club, and which one to join
Not every book club is about the book. Know which kind you want before you join.
How to browse a second-hand bookshop
Go without a list, look at the spines and leave time to get lost.