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
Weekly Column
The Theory That Shook Literary Studies To The Core
Part 2: Three Thinkers That Tipped Literary Studies Upside-Down
When Did Reading Become a Chore?
Six Moments That Changed How We See English Literature
The Curse of Knowledge
Why Intelligent People Make Unintelligible Teachers
You Need More "Wet" Reading In Your Life
Or, why I ran out and got a Kindle
Taking a short medical leave!
But we'll be right back next Friday
The Best Books Will Disappear Into Your Life
On trusting your taste
Re-reading is ok, even if it takes you years
because time is always on your side
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[Celebration] 3 Writing Lessons From 2 Years On Substack
Celebrating our 20,000 subscribers milestone
Don't Compare What You’re Reading To What People Are Recommending
On building self-trust to find the right books
Embrace Superficial Reading
Because understanding a little is better than none at all
"I just woke up and wrote this..."
The Myth of Effortless Writing and Why Rhetoric Matters