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

Popular blogger and host of the What Should I Read Next? podcast offers a charming, relatable, and highly readable essay collection for book lovers everywhere, examining the magical and maddening aspects of the reading life.;Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Endorsements; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; Introduction; 1. Confess Your Literary Sins; 2. The Books That Find You; 3. I'm Begging You to Break My Heart; 4. The Books Next Door; 5. Hooked on the Story; 6. My Inner Circle; 7. Life Imitates Art; 8. How to Organize Your Bookshelves; 9. Book Bossy; 10. Bookworm Problems; 11. The Readers I Have Been; 12. What I Need Is a Deadline; 13. Keep Reading; 14. A Reader's Coming of Age; 15. Bookseller for a Day; 16. Book Twins; 17. Again, for the First Time; 18. Book People; 19. Take Me Back; 20. Windows to the Soul. 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. Intro Title Page Copyright Page Endorsements Dedication Epigraph Contents Introduction 1. Confess Your Literary Sins 2. The Books That Find You 3. I'm Begging You to Break My Heart 4. The Books Next Door 5. Hooked on the Story 6. My Inner Circle 7. Life Imitates Art 8. How to Organize Your Bookshelves 9. Book Bossy 10. Bookworm Problems 11. The Readers I Have Been 12. What I Need Is a Deadline 13. Keep Reading 14. A Reader's Coming of Age 15. Bookseller for a Day 16. Book Twins 17. Again, for the First Time 18. Book People 19. Take Me Back 20. Windows to the Soul. 21. I'd Rather Be ReadingAcknowledgments Works Referenced About the Author Back Ads Back Cover.