Chuck Leddy discusses reading in the digital age
In the February issue of The Writer, contributing editor Chuck Leddy reviews a book by David L. Ulin called The Lost Art of Reading: why Books are so Important in a Distracted Time (Sasquatch Books, 2010)
Ulin, and his reviewer Leddy, discuss how we read in the digital age. Distraction, currently a much-discussed feature of our time, is a topic I've tackled some recent posts, as well as an ironic essay I posted yesterday.
I was reassured to see that along with my 23-year-old daughter, Leddy and Ulin are optimistic about the long-term survival of paper books. According to Leddy, Ulin believes books will survive "because we need them, and the speed and ease of digital technology are no substitute for the life lessons great literature teaches." (42)