I performed a web search on slow reading. I found studies on dyslexia and eye disorders, advertising for speed reading courses, and complaints about the scanning rates of I/O devices. At the time I was doing a Master of Library and Information Science, and undertook a broad search on the benefits of slow reading. The results were published in a little book aptly called, Slow Reading.
I was delighted at the level of interest. Many people share a quiet conviction that to read slowly is preferable at times. It is a pleasure when reading for recreation and an aid to comprehension when studying a complex text. I was invited to speak at the Salt Lake City Public Library and the Library of Congress. I was interviewed for articles in international publications. Some academics complained that my work is too short, and it is, but it inspired other longer works.
I presented at TEDxLibrariansTO.
I wrote a ten-year follow-up article for The Guardian.
The work was translated into Portuguese.
