Eating Locally . . . Reading Locally

Over the past decade or so, a movement has arisen in this
country to “eat locally”—to choose food (fruits, vegetables, cheeses, and meat)
grown, raised, or made within a 50-mile radius of our homes. The food is fresher,
we use less energy to get it, and we support our neighbors who produce the
food.




I’d like to propose a similar movement to “read locally”—to
seek out novels, poetry, plays,