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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  • What Would You Ask If You Had Just One Question?

    Dear Friend, Friendship. Freedom. The quest for knowledge. These are the primary themes in this very short section of seven chapters, in which the priestess…

  • The Morning Song and Silence

    Dear Friend, As I write this response, it’s a quiet Saturday morning, early before everyone wakes. As I sit by myself listening to Sufjan Stevens’s…

  • Tender Seeds, Joyful Harvest

    Dear Friend, How often do you avoid reading a book because you know you’re going to enjoy it? I guess that sounds like a strange…

  • Introducing The Prophet

    Dear Friend, We close out our third season of The Contemplative Reading Project, and this year’s spring reads, with a book I’ve had on my…

● 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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