Reading In Uncertain Times

#booktube When the world feels unstable, most of us reach for our phones. We scroll for updates, for reassurance, for something that makes sense of what's happening. It doesn't help. It never really does. This video is about what does help — and why fiction specifically does something that news, social media, and even conversation can't. Reading isn't escapism. It's a way of processing the world at a pace your brain can actually handle. It always has been. In this video I talk about why I read more when things get difficult, what fiction gives you that nonfiction can't, and why the books you reach for in uncertain times say something important about what you're actually looking for. 📚 Please Read Your Book is a channel about reading seriously — books, ideas, and what it means to build a reading life worth having. 🔔 Subscribe if you want more: book essays, reading philosophy, and the occasional view from life lived abroad. substack: https://pleasereadyourbook.substack.com/ Let's chat on discord:   / discord