“Several weeks ago I came across a blog [called Read All Day] written by a woman who read a book a day and wrote a review of each book read. After looking at her impressive list I wrote her and asked her to write something for Word Collage. I just posted her piece.

“She is now writing a column for a newspaper about books and Harper Collins contacted her about writing a book.”

Intrigued after reading the essay about her experiences, I visited the website site of Nina Sankovitch.

“In the past year I have read a book a day. Every day for 365 days. I didn’t just read, I also wrote and posted on my website my response to what I’d read, my personal and visceral reaction to the book.”

Ever wish you could read all day? Fascinating individual, and her book list and comments ought to ruin my resolve to buy fewer books this year. Check Read All Day. In addition, she has begun writing for one of my favorite online rags, Huffington Post.

And don’t forget to read Nina Sankovitch’s essay about reading all day titled Reading All Day that she wrote for Word Collage.

I discovered that I concentrate better and speed-read less when I read a book on my iPhone. Despite my love of the feel and look of paper, book cover designs, and joy in seeing books on a shelf or piled on a table, I just can’t seem to read without becoming distracted. My theory: the high resolution of an image and text on the iPhone screen, plus the light weight and close focus offers comfort and few distractions. The only distraction occurs when I stretch out on my side and the screen moves vertically or horizontally.

I’ll pay $5 for one of Chemin’s ebooks, since I like and own his paper books, to see how they compare. Meanwhile, I’ve downloaded the complete works of Shakespeare to my iPhone. There’s a reading challenge–and a contrast from the past. What would Shakespeare think of this?

“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” 

William Shakespeare / Hamlet Act 1. Scene V abt. 1601

As a side note, I’m also writing and adding this to the website using, you guessed it, an iPhone.

Perhaps Jefferson would have loved the sight of moose pruning our trees. I’m sure Thoreau would.