Contemplative Reading Project

Read Slowly.

Live Deliberately.

One book at a time.

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  • Jane Austen & Jesmyn Ward

    On today’s post: Thoughts on Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, plus September’s two project reads: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen and Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward! Check it out: https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/jane-austen-and-jesmyn-ward

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  • Color, Pain, and Touch

    Dear Friend, First, I’m pleased to share that our “recommend a book” form is live and ready for your input! If you want to suggest…

  • A Responsibility to this Immense World?

    Dear Friend, Today, we begin our second week of reading Ed Yong’s An Immense World. Last week, if you followed the pace I set for…

  • New Beginnings: An Immense World

    Dear Friend, Today, we begin reading our first selection for this new contemplative reading project, Ed Yong’s An Immense World. Why Contemplative Reading? Contemplative reading…

  • The Contemplative Reading Project: Season One

    Hello Friend. I’m pleased to be introducing myself and this new project. My name is Adam Burgess. I’m a Professor of English, a writer, a…

● About Me

The Contemplative Reading Project, hosted by Dr. Adam Burgess, is a quest to read slowly & live deliberately. I invite you to join me in this journey!

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