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Major Announcement + Want To Be More Creative? Make Your Life Dull
A Lesson from Immanuel Kant around creative work
The Theory That Shook Literary Studies To The Core
Part 2: Three Thinkers That Tipped Literary Studies Upside-Down
When Did Reading Become a Chore?
Six Moments That Changed How We See English Literature
The Curse of Knowledge
Why Intelligent People Make Unintelligible Teachers
[1-2-Read] Who's Afraid of "Criticism"?
Giving away my English Degree pt. 3 - Demystifying Literary Criticism
You Need More "Wet" Reading In Your Life
Or, why I ran out and got a Kindle
Taking a short medical leave!
But we'll be right back next Friday
[1-2-Read] What Makes A Poem Sound Like A Poem?
Giving away my English Degree pt. 2
The Best Books Will Disappear Into Your Life
On trusting your taste
[1-2-Read] How To Become A Demanding Reader pt. 1 - Making Distinctions
Giving Away My English Degree pt. 1
Re-reading is ok, even if it takes you years
because time is always on your side
[Celebration] 3 Writing Lessons From 2 Years On Substack
Celebrating our 20,000 subscribers milestone
Don't Compare What You’re Reading To What People Are Recommending
On building self-trust to find the right books
[1-2-Read] Stop Wasting Money On Books You Won't Read
Learn how to skim a book before you buy it (non-fiction)
Embrace Superficial Reading
Because understanding a little is better than none at all
[1-2-Read] A Guide To Rhetoric That Won't Put You To Sleep
How to Structure a Paragraph, Think in Threes, Play on Opposites, Ask A Question, and Twist a Phrase
"I just woke up and wrote this..."
The Myth of Effortless Writing and Why Rhetoric Matters