And then I read Stephen Manes' essay about electronic books.

FORBES: Sidelines

First I read comic books, then adventure books, a few romantic novels, the Spanish literature she was studying at school, as well as the Catalan, Manelic and the wolf, and all that.

NEWYORKER: While the Women Are Sleeping

Besides, my mother had read to me all the time when I was young, and then when I was older she'd made me read all the important books and give detailed reports about why the books were so awfully important, and so I figured, at least, that I had the proper training and background to succeed.

NPR: Chapter 1