How to Read Well: A Two-Hour Masterclass
Yes, you know how to read. But do you know how to read well?
This two-hour masterclass is for anyone—avid or novice—who wants to get more out of what they read. More meaning, more connections, more understanding, more value. The best literature isn’t always easy, but it’s always rewarding—if you know how to approach it. Together, we’ll build a reading practice that makes every book richer and more resonant.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
Frameworks for Reading Well—We’ll establish key approaches, including reader response theory, affect theory, and free indirect speech, to help you read actively and insightfully.
How Stories Work—We’ll break down foundational structures of stories and novels, then apply these concepts to select passages, analyzing narration, point of view, temporality, inference, and co-constitution. Expect examples from Cormac McCarthy, Amy Hempel, and Don DeLillo.
The Alchemy of Reading—A book is only half complete when it’s written. The reader finishes it. We’ll explore how you bring your experiences, subjectivities, and interpretations to a text—transforming the generic into the personal, the mundane into the magical.
Your Personal Source Material—Developed by So Textual, this list-making method helps you retain and applywhat you read, ensuring a book stays with you long after you turn the last page. No more finishing a novel and forgetting it a week later—your Source Material will capture the insights, ideas, and inspiration you take from every book.
If you want to read smarter, retain more, and make books a lifelong resource, this masterclass is for you.
SATURDAY, MARCH 29 at 1pm EST.
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This course will be recorded, and the video will be shared with all participants.
This course is FREE for current book club members.
Yes, you know how to read. But do you know how to read well?
This two-hour masterclass is for anyone—avid or novice—who wants to get more out of what they read. More meaning, more connections, more understanding, more value. The best literature isn’t always easy, but it’s always rewarding—if you know how to approach it. Together, we’ll build a reading practice that makes every book richer and more resonant.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
Frameworks for Reading Well—We’ll establish key approaches, including reader response theory, affect theory, and free indirect speech, to help you read actively and insightfully.
How Stories Work—We’ll break down foundational structures of stories and novels, then apply these concepts to select passages, analyzing narration, point of view, temporality, inference, and co-constitution. Expect examples from Cormac McCarthy, Amy Hempel, and Don DeLillo.
The Alchemy of Reading—A book is only half complete when it’s written. The reader finishes it. We’ll explore how you bring your experiences, subjectivities, and interpretations to a text—transforming the generic into the personal, the mundane into the magical.
Your Personal Source Material—Developed by So Textual, this list-making method helps you retain and applywhat you read, ensuring a book stays with you long after you turn the last page. No more finishing a novel and forgetting it a week later—your Source Material will capture the insights, ideas, and inspiration you take from every book.
If you want to read smarter, retain more, and make books a lifelong resource, this masterclass is for you.
SATURDAY, MARCH 29 at 1pm EST.
—
This course will be recorded, and the video will be shared with all participants.
This course is FREE for current book club members.
Yes, you know how to read. But do you know how to read well?
This two-hour masterclass is for anyone—avid or novice—who wants to get more out of what they read. More meaning, more connections, more understanding, more value. The best literature isn’t always easy, but it’s always rewarding—if you know how to approach it. Together, we’ll build a reading practice that makes every book richer and more resonant.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
Frameworks for Reading Well—We’ll establish key approaches, including reader response theory, affect theory, and free indirect speech, to help you read actively and insightfully.
How Stories Work—We’ll break down foundational structures of stories and novels, then apply these concepts to select passages, analyzing narration, point of view, temporality, inference, and co-constitution. Expect examples from Cormac McCarthy, Amy Hempel, and Don DeLillo.
The Alchemy of Reading—A book is only half complete when it’s written. The reader finishes it. We’ll explore how you bring your experiences, subjectivities, and interpretations to a text—transforming the generic into the personal, the mundane into the magical.
Your Personal Source Material—Developed by So Textual, this list-making method helps you retain and applywhat you read, ensuring a book stays with you long after you turn the last page. No more finishing a novel and forgetting it a week later—your Source Material will capture the insights, ideas, and inspiration you take from every book.
If you want to read smarter, retain more, and make books a lifelong resource, this masterclass is for you.
SATURDAY, MARCH 29 at 1pm EST.
—
This course will be recorded, and the video will be shared with all participants.
This course is FREE for current book club members.