Tag Archives: reader response

Better Living through Lit–the Book

By Robin Bates | Published: November 6, 2023

In which I talk about my book, which a publisher has just accepted.

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Lit Classics, Our Most Valuable Friends

By Robin Bates | Published: September 22, 2015

Wayne Booth compares our relationship with books to our relationships with friends. Just as we can judge whether a friendship is good for us, so can we do so with a literary work.

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Why It’s Good To Offend Students

By Robin Bates | Published: September 1, 2015

An entering Duke student has refused to read Alison Bechdel’s “Fun House.” A professor comes partially to his defense.

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How Is Lit Useful? Let Me Count the Ways

By Robin Bates | Published: January 30, 2014

A recent issue of “New Literary History” explores a number of ways that literature is useful.

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England’s Most Humane Novel

By Robin Bates | Published: January 27, 2014

A new bibliomemoir on “Middlemarch” shows a book shaping a life.

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