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Hollowed out. That’s how I frequently described West Virginia University during the nine years I worked there before leaving this summer. There was a library, but it bought fewer and fewer books. The ...

Close reading is more than just paying attention to words on a page—it’s a deliberate, skillful way of unpacking a text’s meaning. By slowing down and examining language, form, and detail, you can ...