V5R2: Andy Weir
Readathon 2025 Week 2, also featuring Alberto Manguel, Ella Berthoud, Prem Panicker and Ceridwen Dovey
Dear Reader,
Welcome back, or aboard if you're new here. Every Thursday in 2025, receive a curated list of stuff to read from the back-shelves of the Internet.
Off we go!
Read #1 - The Egg
Andy Weir wrote this short story way back in 2009, two years before he published The Martian.
Also watch this fascinating animation.
Read #2 - The Last Page
Next up, read the first essay from Alberto Manguel’s book The History of Reading.
Read #3 - Mindful Reading
In an excerpt of her book, bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud asks you what kind of reader you are…
Read #4 - A Reader's Origin Story
Read
’s essay on how his father introduced him to reading.Read #5 - An introduction to Bibliotherapy
Finally, the essay which introduced Nitin to the term ‘bibliotherapy’ three days before the first lockdown.
We would always owe Ceridwen Dovey one :)
That's all for this week on the recommendation front. But before we go, a request.
Building Project Bibliotherapy has been a journey of constant evolution since March 2020. We would love your feedback at this critical juncture.
Feel free to reply or comment with what's working for you and what's not.
Thank you!
- Nitin and Nandini
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