Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction she is privy to much

she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell

for here is a world where a witch decrees eternal winter

in both its goodness and frailty

Christopher Robin

We stare in pity at the four people at the table in the restaurant

Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction she is privy to muchIn recent years, cultural commentators have sounded the alarm about the dire state of reading in America. Americans are not reading enough, they say, or reading the right books, in the right way. In this book, Alan Jacobs argues that, contrary to the doomsayers, reading is alive and well in America. There are millions of devoted readers supporting hundreds of enormous bookstores and online booksellers. Oprah's Book Club is hugely influential, and a