A significant update to Slow Reading will be published by Snail Books in 2026.
The print edition can be purchased from Litwin Books.
As a student in the Master of Library and Information Science program in 2008, I undertook an independent study on the benefits of reading at a voluntary and reflective pace. The results were published the following year in a small book titled Slow Reading. I was delighted by the level of interest it received. Many people share a quiet conviction that reading slowly is sometimes preferable — a pleasure when reading for recreation and an aid to comprehension when studying complex texts. The book led to numerous interviews and speaking engagements, including one at the Library of Congress.
I presented at TEDxLibrariansTO. I wrote an article for the Guardian ten years later.