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Literary Canvas Edition
On Reading Slowly
A manifesto for deep reading
$19.00
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A short, practical manifesto for deep reading: marginalia, rereading, reading aloud. With a 30-day slow-reading plan.
- Format
- Hardcover, sewn binding
- Fulfilment
- Ships in 1–2 business days
- Returns
- 30 days, no questions
- Shelf
- Literary Canvas signatures
Description
Why this book earned its shelf
A short, practical manifesto for deep reading: marginalia, rereading, reading aloud. With a 30-day slow-reading plan.
Every Literary Canvas edition is read twice by our staff before it reaches you — once for pleasure, once with a pencil. We check the binding, the paper, and the all-important rereadability: will this book be better the second time? On Reading Slowly passed unanimously.
Your copy arrives wrapped in kraft and twine with a bookseller's note tucked inside — our three-sentence case for why this one, why now.
Shipping & delivery
Orders ship in 1–2 business days, plastic-free. Shipping is free on orders over $50; otherwise a flat $4.95 applies at checkout.
Returns
Changed your mind? Return any unread book within 30 days for a full refund — no questions, no restocking fees.
Gift wrapping
Every order already arrives in our signature kraft-and-twine wrap with a bookseller's note. Add a personal message at checkout and we'll hand-write it on the card.
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What readers say
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