I finished what I regarded as the best book of my life in 2013, right before I met my husband (in person). I wrote this book with all the passion of a woman in love, a woman who in a way, invented the man she loved and — indeed. Bruce is Broos.
I’ve always believed that the majority of humans share common feelings and experiences. I believe that the things we think separate us, are in reality, common experiences. When I rail against elitists, I am railing at that part of myself, the part that wanted to be “elite.” I may never have valued things or masses of money much but for years, I aspired to “be a famous writer.” Like many things we believe to be so important, such feelings are ephemeral and when they leave us, they have no more impact than an old coat, old couch, or old bicycle.
At the same time, my instinct has always told me there was something more to writing, that it was a basic human activity and that it helped to make things real. It helped us to touch each other across gaps of years and thousands of miles. Across generations and between sworn combatants.
So, 20% of U.S. residents regularly buy and read books. 80% do not.
The traditional answer is that those who do not read are stupid.
This isn’t true. The truth is, those who do not regularly buy and read books are not presented with…
