Few things are as beneficial to you as spending time on Twitter reading books. Here are a few links to excellent articles on why you should read them, how to review them and even some advice on how you could write one.

Reading Books

According to Matthew Mason we should read books for formation, information, inspiration and relaxation, four excellent reasons. Then when you start reading, you’ll invariably wonder how you can more and here are two articles to help. Brett McKay has some practical tips and then Tony Reinke adds 23 (!!) ways to read more. No excuses left. And yes listening to audiobooks counts as reading. And if you want to read for expertise then Tyler Cowen has some good advice.

Reviewing Books

This is a habit I’ve fallen out of, mostly because I’m very slow at it and yet when I do I find the discipline so helpful to me in both retaining what I’ve read, understanding what I’ve read, reflecting on what I’ve read and being able to use what I’ve read. So now I’ve persuaded myself to start reviewing again. Anyway you could see it as a ministry says Abigail Talbott. But how do I review a book, I hear you mumble? Well John Starke has four key points, and between this article and this article Tim Challies has 11 points but outdoing them both is Brad East with twelve rules for reviewers and twelve rules for the reviewed.

Writing Books

Just the one link here and it’s to a podcast where Chris Bailey shares his favourite writing tips and in particular the connection between wanting to write and procrastination is on the money.