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Maureen Corrigan is an accomplished American journalist recognized for her role as a book and cultural critic. Born on July 30, 1955, she has made significant contributions to publications such as The Washington Post and The New York Times. Corrigan's reviews are celebrated for their insightful and humorous analysis.

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“All of the disparate books on my list contain characters, scenes or voices that linger long past the last page of their stories.”

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“Prolonged travel in the alternate world of books can also make a reader more prone to fantasy thinking and estranged from his or her “real” life.”

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Book:Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books

Source: Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books

“It's not that I don't like people. It's just that when I'm in the company of others - even my nearest and dearest - there always comes a moment when I'd rather be reading a book.”

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Book:Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books

Source: Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books

“According to a Wall Street Journal article some 59 percent of Americans don t own a single book. Not a cookbook or even the Bible.”

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“I think, consciously or not, what we readers do each time we open a book is to set off a search for authenticity. We want to get closer to the heart of things, and sometimes even a few good sentences contained in an otherwise unexceptional book can crystallize vague feelings, fleeting physical sensations, or, sometimes, profound epiphanies." pg. xvi”

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Book:Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books

Source: Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books

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Born: July 30, 1955
Known for: Journalist
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