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A Mug of Insights is the brainchild of Robin Waldun, AKA the internet's substitute English Teacher. Stories and practical tips are dispatched to your inbox every Saturday to help you rediscover the pleasure of reading over your morning coffee.

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Welcome to A Mug of Insights' New Home!

What's New, Where We're Going And How To Access Your Paid Content Welcome to AMugofInsights.org! This will be our new home for your beloved weekly dispatch of ideas, tips and exercises to help you rediscover the pleasure of reading. Reaching this point wasn't

Welcome to A Mug of Insights' New Home!
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The Theory That Shook Literary Studies To The Core

Part 2: Three Thinkers That Tipped Literary Studies Upside-Down

The Theory That Shook Literary Studies To The Core

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What I Learned From A Punch To The Stomach

Welcome to the first weekly letter from A Mug of Insights' new home! From now on, I'll dispatch these letters on Saturdays, and paid subscribers will receive their 1-2-Read letters on Mondays. If you like what you're reading, consider upgrading to the Grande tier for

What I Learned From A Punch To The Stomach
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When Did Reading Become a Chore?

Six Moments That Changed How We See English Literature

When Did Reading Become a Chore?
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The Curse of Knowledge

Why Intelligent People Make Unintelligible Teachers

The Curse of Knowledge