With the elected philistines (Labour and Conservative) planning to close down at least 10% of libraries in Britain as part of spending cuts, the book/manifesto ‘Stop What You’re Doing And Read This’ published by Vintage Books can be regarded either as timely or too late.
It is not directly linked to the proposed closures but it is implicitly linked to the issue.
The book serves as an antidote to the general apathy towards books and reading as studies suggest the levels of literacy are falling at an alarming rate.
While I’m sure the texting skills of teenagers are far superior to mine, the ability to write coherent sentences in plain English is plunging. Continue reading
