Reading, for me, is like this: consumptive, pleasing, calming, as much as edifying. It’s how I feel after a good dinner. That’s why I do it so often: It feels wonderful. The book is mind...

I used to always read with a pen in my hand, as if the author and I were in a conversation.

Certain bookworms eat books. Eat them, swear in them, spill things on them.