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Daniel J Klein's avatar

I LOVE Cutting for Stone. Why? Because of the beautiful language, the visual images, the arc of the story, and how it opened up a world, people, and time I could not otherwise relate to.

But I don’t read much anymore. I listen to audiobooks almost exclusively. It’s kind of not fair and probably doesn’t help me as much as a writer. But it’s only for enjoyment, which is one of the points of your post, Kate. When agents or publishers mention what they’re reading for enjoyment, I understand the difference between that and what they want to publish.

The only written word I read is probably confined to my own writing - a short story, chapter, or essay at a time. And now I will begin recording audio versions, see if I still like them 🤣

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Kate McKean's avatar

Listening to audiobooks IS reading!!!!!!!

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