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DescriptionA stunningly important piece of criticism that asks us not to look away when our shared culture proves so appallingly limited but instead to look harder. To think smarter. To read better. Castillo illuminates-and insists upon-our potential to become better readers, readers who will wield the power of reading ruthlessly, effectively, and to startling result to enact equity, kindle authentic connection, and clear space for voices to be heard. As Castillo interrogates and reflects on the stale questions and uncritical proclamations that so often sub in for vital discussion, she takes readers on deep dives through everything from anime to the overlooked novels of Peter Handke to the art of the mix tape, all while mapping the paths toward more lively, more urgent, more inclusive reading. 'Castillo's How To Read Now took my breath away. Energetically brilliant, warmly humane, incisively funny' - Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less 'I gasped, shouted, and holler-laughed while reading these essays... Phenomenal' - R.O. Kwon, author of The Incendiaries |