"You have to read the cloth, like reading a book, " she tells me.

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The Kobo Touch by FNAC uses infrared touch technology to make the experience of reading on Kobo, just like that of reading a real book.

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The novelist, critic, and essayist has a new book out called Reading Like a Writer, and joins us to answer the question that haunts every frustrated genius: can creative writing be taught?

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Orlean writes sentences that make you ache with longing for moments in the past, those by which each person individually defines happiness, whether it be the comforts of a beloved pet or the joy of reading a great book like this one.

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Reading Heart of Darkness is more like using a book as a mirror to see more clearly who you are.

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Her new book is called Reading Like a Writer: a Guide for People Who Love Books and For Those Who Want to Write Them.

NPR: Could You Be the Great American Novelist?

Her new book is called Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them, and she joins us from our bureau in New York.

NPR: Could You Be the Great American Novelist?

Reading the book is like being an eavesdropper as two companions take a long country walk.

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