Emily Articulated: Meaning-making
By Emily Erickson Reader Staff My writing has never been accused of being succinct, and I’ve been told a time or two that I can be a bit unclear. I get swept up in...
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To all the books I’ve loved before
By Ben Olson Reader Staff After Ötzi the Iceman was discovered frozen in the Eastern Italian Alps, scientists examined the contents of his stomach to learn what types of foods he ate 5,300 years...
The science and importance of reading (Part 2)
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Today’s article is a deeper dive into how your brain processes reading. Due to the nature of the complexity of neuroscience, much of this article will be condensed, and...
Mad About Science: The science and importance of reading (part 1)
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Stop for a moment and contemplate how incredible it is that you are reading. As far as we are aware, primates — and humans in particular — are the...
Our New Library (or How I Was Duped into Reading Nonfiction Again)
By Barry Burgess Reader Contributor I used to hide in libraries when I was little. The school, the church and community libraries all had their particular bibliotheca. They were special places where I could...
