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Let me start off with a confession.

I’ve always been an avid reader. There was a time when I was constantly plowing through novels – Updike, Irving, Roth, Malamud, Atwood – plus occasional non-fiction, including all of Bob Woodward’s books.

And as the author of six books, I love the feel of a bound volume . It’s always a rush to get that first copy in your hands, a great feeling of accomplishment.

But all that was before smartphones – or more precisely, the kind of phones and apps that bombard us with Instagram and TikTok hot takes, endless images and AI summaries.

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And now I’m not reading anywhere near as much. Too busy glued to the screen.

My attention span has shrunk. Harder to sit thro

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