Jennifer Howard

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“What We Lose by Reading 100,000 Words a Day”

October 5, 2018

The ability to re-read long novels might not seem directly relevant to our current political dysfunction, but neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf makes a strong case that it is in her new book, Reader, Come Home. I reviewed the book for The Washington Post.

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