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Reading in bed
Reading in bed: personal essays on the glories of reading | Steven Gilbar
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As Gilbar writes in his introduction, "The essays in this book are not so much about books as about reading. Most of the pieces speak of the writers' personal experience as readers. Some are more pontifical. But what they all have in common, I hope, is that they are themselves good reading." How right he is! Just sample treasures like Nabokov's "Good Readers, Good Writers," Calvino's "Why Read the Classics?" Proust's "On Reading Ruskin," or Brodkey's "Reading, the Most Dangerous Game." And the list goes on: Montaigne, Hazlitt, Hesse, Miller, Greene, Fowles, and many more, all devoted to - indeed passionate about - reading and about (as Emerson said) "books, vital and spermatic, not leaving the reader what he was." Includes brief biographies of the writers and suggested further reading.
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audraelizabeth
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My room is always a mess nor is my bed ever made so i pulled this from the internet. It is very similar to my bed. @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #selfimprovementsept @OriginalCyn620 #favoritereadingspot

OriginalCyn620 My youngest‘s bed is similar to this one! 😊 5y
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vivastory
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Painting: Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema's World of #Dreams
In his witty essay on reading in bed (a minor art according to him), "Pillow Books," Clifton Fadiman recommends reading a book that is not so stimulating that it causes insomnia due to staying awake all night reading; nor a book that is so dull that it immediately causes the reader to fall asleep, but one that "neither bore nor excite." He calls Trollope "the perfect novelist for the bedside."

Slajaunie That is a fabulous painting! 5y
vivastory @Slajaunie isn't it just? I found it in this delightful collection of book paintings 5y
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Reviewsbylola Absolutely gorgeous painting. I love it! 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Love the painting, and the book is curiously interesting! 5y
Tanisha_A Beauuuutiful painting. 😍 5y
RohitSawant Such a fantastic painting! 5y
Mdargusch Fascinating! 😴 5y
readordierachel A backhanded compliment for Trollope 😆 5y
emilyhaldi It‘s quite a balance! 5y
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MicrobeMom
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Rainy, dark, cold morning. So reading a cheesy romance in bed. #waitingformyhold #librarybooks

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vivastory
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Kalalalatja The problem is, I always fall asleep when I read in bed 😅 6y
sisilia Same here @Kalalalatja 😅 6y
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Wellreadhead
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Cortg I absolutely LOVE this photo! Did you take it? 6y
BlameJennyJane Beautiful photo!! 6y
Wellreadhead Thanks guys! 6y
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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 1! You like reading in bed. Admit it, you do. So, here's a collection of essays chosen by a voracious lawyerly reader. They're all on the pleasures of reading, & they're all by authors you'll recognize & love: Emerson, Proust, Nabokov, Hazlitt, Montaigne, Calvino, etc. Don't worry about jotting down every title they mention, there's a bibliography at the end. I love insights from authors, don't you? #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
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howlinglibraries
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#RiotGrams #whereiread... one of my favorite places to read is in bed, cuddled up with this little bear while he naps.

LauraBeth 💕💕 7y
Suzze ❤❤❤ 7y
stacybmartin So sweet! 💙💙💙 7y
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Well-ReadNeck
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#photoadaynov16 #readinginbed

Seeing today's prompt made me think of this ad. I may have to add this to my Christmas list.

Yay for bookish inventors!!!

BarbaraTheBibliophage 💙💙💙 7y
Myhusbandhatesreading I need that holder!! Do you know where I can get one? 7y
merelybookish Awesome! 7y
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Soubhiville Wow what a cool thing!!! 7y
BethFishReads Oh no. I need one! 7y
mrsh62010 That's worth buying a bed frame/headboard for.... 7y
Simona Well, of course I need it. Thanks for link 🙏 7y
WhatDeeReads I need this today. 7y
Coleen Umm....yes, please! 7y
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