The Olive Reader

"From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonley again, never miss the lack of intimate friends. Books became her friends and there was one for every mood..."

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April 19, 2009

you should check out: the second pass

Lately I’ve been enjoying The Second Pass, a cool new book site founded by former Harper editor John Williams (who edited one of my favorite books of all time, Grab Onto Me Tightly As If I Knew the Way). There’s a blog and articles and all the usual stuff you’d expect, but the best feature is one called The Shelf, where readers submit their short (75-125 words) book reviews. It’s perfect for when you don’t have time to read an entire review, or when you just want to know if a book is awesome or not in 30 seconds or less.