Stop Being Boring

A GUIDE TO GIVING GOOD READINGS

I hate readings, I really do.

Well, maybe I should say "I hate the traditional idea of readings." The concept of a writer standing before a silent audience reading from a book or manuscript fills me with dread only equitable to high school math – "how the hell am I going to stay awake for this?"

When writers have public appearances they frequently choose to read from something they already have published or will be published. The idea is that it is what the...