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Shannon Reed is the author of Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries and Just One More Page Before Lights Out (2/6/24) and Why Did I Get a B? And Other Mysteries We're Discussing in the Faculty Lounge (6/30/20). A frequent contributor of humor to The New Yorker and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, her "If People Talked to Other Professionals the Way They Talked to Teachers" was the most-read piece at McSweeney's in 2018. She has also written for The Paris Review, The Washington Post, Slate, Buzzfeed, and many other venues.

Since 2012, Shannon has taught at the University of Pittsburgh in the Creative Writing and Composition programs, part of the English Department. She is currently the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Writing Program an ...more

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	Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out 3.69 avg rating — 4,125 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Did I Get a B?: And Other Mysteries We're Discussing in the Faculty Lounge 3.64 avg rating — 568 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“The act of reading makes me feel safe. Not the book itself--but the exercise of running my eyes over the words. The translation from symbol into meaning. The direct, pleasant diction of the voice inside my head. The influx of information. The transport to other lives, other worlds.”
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“Reading a book is quiet, clear, and organized. It's not hard. It waits until I am ready, pauses when I need a break, and is still happy to repeat. Reading absolutely never says "Just forget it" when I need clarification. It doesn't care how I pronounce the words in my head (or aloud, for that matter). It never makes me feel worse and rarely makes me feel lonely. Reading gives me the world. And that, friends, is why I read.”
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