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The Cultural Tutor, on Writing Every Day, Growing a Twitter Audience, and Reading Old Books

How I Write

CHAPTER

The Value of Reading Older Books

This chapter explores the importance of reading older books to develop a unique perspective and voice, contrasting it with the challenge of choosing from numerous options in the digital age. It also highlights the shift from a space bias to a time bias in our relationship to information and the unprecedented availability of historical books through the internet.

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