Is all reading beneficial? Maile and I begin by gently debating the place of graphic novels in a child's reading diet, then discuss the comment we often hear from visitors in the shop about children: "As long as they're reading, that's what matters." Is it?

What if it's not about the book as much as what we bring to the book and how deliberate we are in evaluating what we're reading?

There are so many forces acting on us, so many people who want us to think in certain ways. If we read the right books, they can help guide us to a better way of thinking and living.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Jane Austen The Dog Stars by Peter Heller Even After Everything by Stephanie Smith Time of the Child by Niall Williams Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Pick the Lock by A.S. King

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