Whether you gulp it down or revisit it time and time again, I’d Rather Be Reading will make you crazy grateful for your own unique reading life.” Lovely illustrations and Anne’s witty commentary will keep you laughing and nodding all the way through. “Everyone who loves books and reading needs this little book in their lives.” Kathleen Grissom, author of The Kitchen House You need this book in your reading life.” Anne believes books find their way to you when you need them. I’d Rather Be Reading is her winsome musings on books, not just as a way to enjoy a good story but as a way to become a whole person. “Personal and fun, Anne Bogel’s essay collection is a self-portrait in books-weaving together all the readers she has been. Click the link to download to your phone, then edit your wallpaper according to your phone settings. The cover art is available as a wallpaper for your phone. Just tell them you’d like a signed copy, or put “signed copy” in the order comments. You can order a signed copy from Anne’s local independent bookstore Carmichael’s Bookstore. I’d Rather Be Reading is the perfect gift for any bibliophile and will command an honored place on the overstuffed bookshelves of any book lover. In this collection of charming and relatable reflections, beloved blogger and author Anne Bogel leads you to remember the book that first hooked you, the place where you first fell in love with reading, and all the books and moments afterward that helped make you the reader you are today. Our books are a part of who we are as people, and we can’t imagine life without them. Our books shape us, define us, enchant us, and even sometimes infuriate us.

The perfect gift for the bibliophile in everyone's life, I'd Rather Be Reading will command an honored place on the overstuffed bookshelves of any book lover.A charming collection of reflections on the reading lifeįor so many of us, reading isn’t just a hobby or a way to pass the time-it’s a lifestyle. Known as a reading tastemaker through her popular podcast What Should I Read Next?, Bogel invites book lovers into a community of like-minded people to discover new ways to approach literature, learn fascinating new things about books and publishing, and reflect on the role reading plays in their lives. In this collection of charming and relatable reflections on the reading life, beloved blogger and author Anne Bogel leads readers to remember the book that first hooked them, the place where they first fell in love with reading, and all of the moments afterward that helped make them the reader they are today. I'd Rather Be Reading is the perfect literary companion for everyone who feels that way. Our books are a part of who we are as people, and we can't imagine life without them.

For so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time-it's a lifestyle.

I'd Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel