![Greenblatt, Stephen (Harvard University) & Cohen, Walter (University Of Michigan) & Gossett, Suzanne (Loyola University Chic & Howard, Jean E., Ph.D. (Columbia Univers & Maus, Katharine Eisaman (University Of V LITERARY CRITICISM Very Good Stephen (Harvard University) Greenblatt: The Norton Shakespeare [2015]](http://chaptersbookstore.com/cdn/shop/files/greenblatt-stephen-harvard-university-cohen-walter-university-of-michigan-gossett-suzanne-loyola-university-chic-howard-jean-e-ph-d-columbia-univers-maus-katharine-eisaman-university_{width}x.jpg?v=1714584012)
![Greenblatt, Stephen (Harvard University) & Cohen, Walter (University Of Michigan) & Gossett, Suzanne (Loyola University Chic & Howard, Jean E., Ph.D. (Columbia Univers & Maus, Katharine Eisaman (University Of V LITERARY CRITICISM New Stephen (Harvard University) Greenblatt: The Norton Shakespeare [2015]](http://chaptersbookstore.com/cdn/shop/files/greenblatt-stephen-harvard-university-cohen-walter-university-of-michigan-gossett-suzanne-loyola-university-chic-howard-jean-e-ph-d-columbia-univers-maus-katharine-eisaman-university_616459c0-6021-49c1-8d4f-9c5ba1f39070_{width}x.jpg?v=1714606515)
![Goddio, Franck & Michel, Evelyne Jay Guyot De Saint & Saint Michel, Jay Guyot De HISTORY New Franck Goddio: "Griffin" [1999]](http://chaptersbookstore.com/cdn/shop/files/goddio-franck-michel-evelyne-jay-guyot-de-saint-saint-michel-jay-guyot-de-franck-goddio-griffin-1999-9781902699028-55697447321939_{width}x.jpg?v=1714482317)
'I cannot say enough about How to Read Now... Check it out' Roxane Gay
'A red-hot grenade... One of my favourite books of the year' Jia Tolentino
'Energetically brilliant, warmly humane, incisively funny' Andrew Sean Greer
'I gasped, shouted, and holler-laughed . . . Phenomenal' R.O. Kwon
'A wake-up call. A broadside. A rich and brilliant war cry' Chris Power
How many times have we heard that reading builds empathy? That we can travel through books? How often have we were heard about the importance of diversifying our bookshelves? Or claimed that books saved our lives? These familiar words - beautiful, aspirational - are sometimes even true. But award-winning novelist Elaine Castillo has more ambitious hopes for our reading culture, and in this collection of linked essays, she moves to wrest reading away from the aspirations of uniting people in empathetic harmony and reposition it as thornier, ultimately more rewarding work.
How to Read Now explores the politics and ethics of reading, and insists that we are capable of something better: a more engaged relationship not just with our fiction and our art, but with our buried and entangled histories. Smart, funny, galvanizing, and sometimes profane, Castillo attacks the stale questions and less-than-critical proclamations that masquerade as vital discussion: reimagining the cartography of the classics, building a moral case against the settler colonialism of lauded writers like Joan Didion, taking aim at Nobel Prize winners and toppling indie filmmakers, and celebrating glorious moments in everything from popular TV like The Watchmen to the films of Wong Kar-wai and the work of contemporary poets like Tommy Pico.
At once a deeply personal and searching history of one woman's reading life, and a wide-ranging and urgent intervention into our globalized conversations about why reading matters today, How to Read Now empowers us to embrace a more complicated, embodied form of reading, inviting us to acknowledge complicated truths, ignite surprising connections, imagine a more daring solidarity, and create space for a riskier intimacy - within ourselves, and with each other.
- Publisher Name:Atlantic Books
- Product Format:Paperback
- ISBN: 9781838954956
- Author:Castillo, Elaine
- Publication Date:2023-06-01
If you are not satisfied with your order in any way, get in touch. We have an excellent customer service record and we will do our best to ensure you are pleased with your purchase.
We are happy to refund a product if it is defective, within 30 days of purchase upon the return of your product. If you return a product to us and request a refund due to an error on our part we will be happy to pay for the postage cost to return it to us.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it, unworn or unused & unread, and in its original packaging. You’ll also need the receipt or proof of purchase.
Please note, if you are requesting a refund based on an issue with condition we kindly ask you to provide a photo in order for us to best advise a suitable resolution.
To start a return, you can contact us at shop@chaptersbookstore.com. If your return is accepted, we’ll send you a return shipping label, as well as instructions on how and where to send your package. Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted.
You can always contact us for any return question at shop@chaptersbookstore.com.
Damages and issues
Please inspect your order upon reception and contact us immediately if the item is defective, damaged or if you receive the wrong item, so that we can evaluate the issue and make it right.
Exceptions / non-returnable items
Certain types of items cannot be returned, like custom products or special orders. Unfortunately, we cannot accept returns on sale items or gift cards.
Exchanges
The fastest way to ensure you get what you want is to return the item you have, and once the return is accepted, make a separate purchase for the new item.
Refunds
We will notify you once we’ve received and inspected your return, and let you know if the refund was approved or not. If approved, you’ll be automatically refunded on your original payment method. Please remember it can take some time for your bank or credit card company to process and post the refund too.
