2023-01-29 10:04
On an island a 30-minute ferry ride from the main island of Taiwan He is reading Hell Yeah or No: What's Worth Doing, by Derek Sivers. It's his friend's book. Lately he hasn't had much… Read More
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2023-01-18 13:35
It has been so long since I've posted a reader. At work I'm giving final exams and not teaching lessons and Lunar New Year's break is coming up and suddenly my mind is open and free.In Taipe… Read More
2022-07-29 01:54
In Rockridge, a neighborhood in Oakland, enjoying a coffee on a sidewalk He is reading Existentialism: A Beginner's Guide, by Thomas E. Wartenberg. He started reading it a few week… Read More
2022-07-07 03:07
Walking towards Daly City BART StationHe is reading Alkaline Plant Based Diet: Reversing Disease and Saving the Planet with an Alkaline Plant Based Diet. He recently became a pescatarian aft… Read More
2022-06-30 00:58
At my aunt and uncle's house after a delicious lunch, my mom is reading Inside the String: A Sam the Seeker Novel, by J. Leigh Brown, which was written by our neighbor's sister. I am vi… Read More
2022-05-06 18:37
On a calm, warmish evening in Oakland, California She is reading Fierce Self-Compassion, by Kristin Neff, Ph.D. She had read the author's previous book and liked it better. When I… Read More
2021-11-17 10:03
I spotted this reader on my way to the university and was thrilled that not only did I have enough time to talk to her and not be late for class, but also that she said yes! In the past few… Read More
2021-10-30 03:59
In Da'an Forest Park, a stone's throw from a pond, on a pleasantly cloudy day, reading a publication about the social responsibilities of a university that is not far from the Taipei zoo.&nb&hell…Read More
2021-10-16 09:31
They picked books that had ocean themes to take to the beach. Hers is set in Japan around a fish market and his is set in Scottland...different seas, but the water they look out upon when th… Read More
2021-10-10 14:24
In New Taipei City, TaiwanAt the 7-11 en route to the canal I like to walk along, I spotted this reader. A few days ago my Taiwanese friend, whose name is also Sonia !!!, helped me make… Read More
2021-10-10 14:06
In Taichung on the grounds of the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. I photographed these readers months ago and, because I was busy with work and other things. They were so nice and spoke… Read More
2021-01-18 03:04
New Taipei City, TaiwanI have been in Taiwan since the end of August. I see lots of people reading books everywhere. On my walk to school I saw this reader and kept walking because I don't s… Read More
2020-08-10 17:00
At the edge of the parkHe is reading Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling with D. H. Lawrence, by Geoff Dyer. The book makes him happy. It's funny and it cheers him up. This is not his first t… Read More
2020-08-03 17:01
In a park I had never been to before (Covid lockdown has opened up so many new things in my world -- my friends and I were looking for a park that wouldn't be too busy to eat takeout in)He i… Read More
2020-08-03 17:00
On a warm afternoonHe is reading by Paolo Bacigulupi. It was recommended by a friend.Something good he read recently was Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson Read More
2020-07-13 17:00
On a beautiful afternoonShe is reading Becoming, by Michelle Obama. She's really enjoying it. Recently she read Beach Read (the actual title) and said it was the opposite of good.I am a litt… Read More
2020-06-29 17:00
At a Mexican restaurant in the Mission District - chips and salsa al fresco, and a book!She is reading Voices of Time: A Life in Stories, by Eduardo Galeano, a Uruguayan writer.Some of… Read More
2020-06-08 17:00
Standing in a socially distanced line for the grocery storeHe is reading Her Body and Other Parties, by Carmen Maria Machado. Off the top of his head his favorite author is Tom Rob… Read More
2020-06-01 17:00
Sitting outside a cafeHe is reading Los Renglones Torcidos de Dios, by Torcuato Luca De Tena. The title translates into God's Crooked Lines. It's about a detective in a mental hospital.His f… Read More
2020-03-30 17:08
I won't be interviewing readers while we are socially distancing.I have taken a lot of pleasure in books during this time. Right now I am listening to the audio book The Water Dancer, by Ta… Read More
2020-03-16 17:00
At a cafe in the financial districtShe is reading Kingdom Under Glass: A Tale of Obsession, Adventure, and One Man's Quest to Preserve the World's Great Animals, by Jay Kirk. The book is res… Read More
2020-03-09 17:00
In the window of a caféHe is reading Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover. It was recommended by his family and he borrowed it from his roommate. He said it's good, and he's almost fi… Read More
March 1, 2020, Sunday Afternoon --Reading Alice Bag And A Report From The Congressional Budge Office
2020-03-02 18:00
At Dolores Park on a beautiful sunny day, still no rain the day after the driest February since 1864....I guess we really need the moisture, but it was really nice to have a sunny day in the… Read More
2020-03-02 17:59
At Dolores Park on an amazingly sunny dayHe is reading Two-Spirit People: Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Spirituality, edited by Sue-Ellen Jacobs, Wesley Tho… Read More
2020-02-24 18:00
In Japantown Center, where he just bought this bookHe is reading Battle Royale, by Koushun Takami. He was supposed to have finished reading it in the 8th grade for a project, but only got ha… Read More
2020-02-17 18:00
In the Castro neighborhoodShe is reading Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic, by David Quammen. She started reading it even before the Coronavirus hit the news. She's a… Read More
2020-02-10 18:00
At a coffee shop in the Financial DistrictReading Dare to Lead, by Brené Brown. She saw it at a friend's house and is borrowing it for a week. She said that the author says… Read More
2020-02-03 18:00
At a pizza place in the Mission DistrictHe is reading Death of a Dude, by Rex Stout, which is part of the Nero Wolfe series, which he's addicted to. It's about a big, grouchy, housebound det… Read More
2020-01-27 18:00
At a picnic table outside a grocery store on a day that is arguably too cold to be reading outside...unless you have the right book.She is reading Shrill, by Lindy West. She saw her show on… Read More
2020-01-20 18:00
At a cafe in the Mission DistrictHe is reading Money Rules, by Jean Chatzky. He got it from his credit union.He enjoys reading fantasy and science fiction. He likes Tolkien, Lovecraft, Steph… Read More
2020-01-13 18:00
At a laundromat in the Mission DistrictHe is reading Melancholy, by Jon Fosse. It was such a long time ago that I took this picture that I can no longer find my notes about our conversation Read More
2019-11-18 18:00
At a coffee shopHe is reading Memories, Dreams, Reflections, by C. G. Jung.His favorite authors are Conrad, Hawthorne, and Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi Read More
2019-11-12 01:12
In the Mission DistrictShe is reading The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, by Elizabeth Kolbert. She's reading it for her book club at work. Coincidentally, I also recently read this… Read More
2019-11-04 18:00
At a park on Potrero Hill overlooking the city and the hills on the other side of the valleyHe is reading The Guns of August and The Proud Tower, by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman. The Guns o… Read More
2019-10-28 17:00
In Potrero Hill before the Halloween pet parade at Farley'sHe is reading Beloved, by Toni Morrison. He'd been meaning to read this since she passed away in August.His favorite author is Gabr… Read More
2019-10-21 17:00
On the trainShe is reading Classical Drawing Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice, by Juliette Aristides. She is studying art and this book was recommended by a class… Read More
2019-10-14 17:00
In the Financial DistrictHe is reading A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson. It was recommended by a friend. Something else good he's read recently is I am a Strange Loop, a… Read More
2019-10-07 17:00
In the Mission District, on an amazingly warm and beautiful morningHe is reading Dope, a comic book adopted and illustrated by Trina Robbins, based on a pulpy "drug panic" novel from the 194… Read More
2019-09-23 17:28
In the Mission District, waiting for a bus He is reading Let's Go: Greece & Turkey. He found the book at the bus stop and was looking at the maps. He said he really only picked up t… Read More
2019-09-16 17:00
In the Mission District, on a warm and sunny dayHe is reading a collection of short stories called Your Duck is My Duck, by Deborah Eisenberg. He was drawn to it by the sticker that sa… Read More
2019-09-02 17:00
At a laundromat in the Mission DistrictHe is reading Greek Women Poets, published by Thelphini Press. He said he loves reading for the flow of the words. He was just at Community Thrift, dow… Read More
2019-08-26 17:00
At the laundromatShe is reading The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple, by Jeff Guinn. She heard about it from a podcast called Last Podcast on the Left. It's been on her readin… Read More
2019-08-19 17:00
In Taichung, Taiwan, before a presentation at the World Congress on Extensive Reading He is reading Spy School, by Stuart Gibbs. He usually reads detective or mystery stories… Read More
2019-08-12 17:00
In Taichung, Taiwan, taking a reading break between presentations at the World Congress on Extensive Reading, a conference on how language learners can improve their language skills by exten… Read More
2019-08-05 17:00
In Taipei, where I'm visiting, somewhere between my hotel in the Ximending District and the yoga studio (that does bilingual Mandarin / English classes!) in the Daan DistrictHe is reading Gr… Read More
2019-07-29 17:00
Working at Adobe bookstore She is reading Mostly Dead Things, a novel by Kristen Arnett, who is "Twitter famous."One of her favorite authors is Octavia Butler. She just finished reading… Read More
2019-07-22 17:00
In the Financial DistrictShe is reading The Parisian, by Isabella Hammad. She's reading it because she wants to become more knowledgable about what she missed out on in high school beca… Read More
2019-07-15 17:00
In the Financial DistrictHe is reading The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology that Fuel Success and Performance at Work. Believe it or not, it was recommended b… Read More
2019-07-08 17:00
At a cafe in the Mission DistrictHe is reading Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide, by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. He's a fan of the authors' podcas… Read More
2019-07-01 17:00
In the Financial DistrictHe is reading Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor E. Frankl. It was recommended by a friend.If he had to pick a favorite book, it might be the Harry Potter series. I… Read More
2019-06-24 17:00
In the sculpture garden at the SFMOMAShe is reading A Sport and a Pastime, by James Salter. She found it at McNally Jackson bookstore in New York City and and bought it based on the descript… Read More
2019-06-17 17:00
At the rock climbing gymShe is reading The Necklace, published in 1884 by the French author, Guy Maupassant, translated into Korean. She read it when she was about 10 or 12 years old and is… Read More
2019-06-03 08:10
Waiting for the bus in the Mission DistrictHe is reading Winds of Fury, by Mercedes Lackey. He received it as a gift from his friends Nancy and Matt when he was 12 years old and has read it… Read More
2019-05-27 17:00
At the laundromatHe is reading Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut.I photographed him earlier this year, in January, sitting in this exact same spot. He had said that he had a resolution to read… Read More
2019-05-20 17:00
On a lovely evening, before the days of out-of-season rain hit usShe is reading The Escape Artist, by Brad Meltzer. When I explained my blog and asked if I could take her photo she expressed… Read More
2019-05-06 17:00
In North BeachShe is reading Escrito En El Agua, by Paula Hawkins. Her sister loaned it to her when she was visiting her back home in Colombia two months ago and she just remembered she had… Read More
2019-04-29 17:00
At Gibson's, downtownShe is reading Kudos, by Rachel Cusk. She heard the author read in Berkeley not too long ago and really enjoys her writing.Something else good she read recently was Drey… Read More
2019-04-15 17:00
At Adobe Bookstore in the Mission DistrictHe is reading The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide, by Robert Pinsky. It was sitting next to the register, a place where the book store features book… Read More
2019-04-08 17:00
In the Mission DistrictShe is reading The Twentieth Wife, by Indu Sundaresan. It's the first book of a historical fiction trilogy. She was originally drawn to the book for its cover and now… Read More
2019-04-01 17:00
At the SFMOMAShe is reading The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway. She's never read anything by Ernest Hemingway and found this at the library.Her favorite author is Toni Morrison. Sh… Read More
2019-03-25 17:00
At Union SquareHe is reading All About Love, by bell hooks. His girlfriend gave him the book for Valentine's Day. They both heard the author, who is a well known feminist and activist, read… Read More
2019-03-18 17:00
At the BART StationHe is walking to work and reading Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol S. Dweck Read More
2019-03-11 17:00
At a cafe in the Mission DistrictShe is reading Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance, by Alex Hutchinson. She is a distance runner and while she's do… Read More
2019-03-04 18:00
On the BART platformHe is reading Pigs in Heaven, by Barbara Kingsolver, which he found in one of those Little Free Library houses in Berkeley. He is a teacher and he teaches his students Th… Read More
2019-02-25 18:00
In the Mission DistrictHe is reading Terri: The Truth, by Michael Schiavo. He doesn't have a favorite author, but instead just reads books when they come his way Read More
2019-02-18 18:00
At a cafe in the Mission DistrictShe is reading Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides. It was a gift from her sister-in-law, who got everyone books for Christmas. She got lucky that she got a book… Read More
2019-02-11 18:00
At a cafe in the Mission DistrictShe is just getting started reading The Witch Elm, by Tana French. It's a murder mystery. She loves this author and is happy to have time to read. It's… Read More
2019-02-04 18:00
At a cafe in the Mission District(The black square on picture of the cover is just to cover up a sticker with library hold information)She is reading You and I Eat the Same: On the Countless… Read More
2019-01-28 18:00
Near Union Square, walking while reading. Some people have mad skills like that.She is reading Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, by John Carreyrou. She said the book i… Read More
2019-01-21 18:00
At a laundromat in the Mission DistrictHe is reading White Fang, by Jack London. He had the book when he was a kid. He has a resolution this year to read more books and from different genres… Read More
2019-01-14 18:00
On (or next to) the Thai island, Koh LipeShe is reading The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead. She picked it up because of the subject matter, it won a Pulitzer Prize, and Bara… Read More
2019-01-07 18:00
At Adobe Bookstore in the Mission District, looking at Meditation for Beginners, by Jack Kornfield, a book that he just purchased for the store.What he is actually reading right now is The F… Read More
2018-12-31 18:01
In the Financial DistrictShe is reading The Intermission, by Elyssa Friedland. Someone left it next to her while she was sleeping. Recently she read You Will Pay, by Lisa Jackson and Th… Read More
2018-12-24 18:01
Reading aloud a segment of the book that is set in Paris while accompanied by a cellistHe is reading Portraits, a gay love story and novel by N.A. Diaman, who was also at the party and is ac… Read More
2018-12-17 18:00
Enjoying the sunshineShe is reading Turtles All the Way Down, by John Green on her public library Libby app. She just started it and she's not sure if she'll continue with it or not. It was… Read More
2018-12-10 18:00
Waiting for the trainShe is reading Jem and the Holograms: Infinite, written by Kelly Thompson, and illustrated by Stacey Lee, Jenn St-Onge, and Jen Hickman. She's an 80's kid, she said… Read More
2018-12-03 18:00
I walked through Potrero Hill and the Mission District today, looking for a reader but didn't find one. Through a coffee shop's windows I saw a woman studying a text book, but that's not rea… Read More
2018-11-26 18:00
In the Mission DistrictHe is reading Lethal White, by Robert Galbraith. The author is British and he enjoys reading British authors. He said they use words that he doesn't usually encounter… Read More
2018-11-19 18:00
Working at the door, in the Mission DistrictShe is reading Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, an autobiography by Trevor Noah, the host of the Daily Show. She gave it to a… Read More
2018-11-12 18:00
At PianFrancisco, my new favorite San Francisco thing -- a view of the city, a piano, and people singing (the pianist was amazing)She is reading Edinburgh, a novel by Alexander Chee. She sai… Read More
2018-11-05 18:00
At Vesuvio in North BeachHe is reading White Teeth, by Zadie Smith. He's been meaning to read it for ages, and has read the first 140 pages today. While he was carrying it around town (he's… Read More
2018-10-29 17:00
At a coffee shop in the Mission DistrictShe is reading Akata Witch, a fantasy young adult novel set in Nigeria, by Nnedi Okorafor, which she got at Borderlands books in the neighborhood. Mos… Read More
2018-10-22 17:00
At a Chinese food and donut shop in the Mission DistrictHe is reading Liderazgo EFICAZ: Cómo influir en los demás, (in English this translates into Effective Leadership: How to… Read More
2018-10-15 17:00
In the Mission DistrictHe is reading The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger. He reads it from time to time, to get away from his phone. His dad gave him this book five years ago and… Read More
2018-10-07 19:53
At the BART StationShe is reading Native Son, by Richard Wright. She didn't expect it to be so vulnerable, rough, and with sharp edges.One of her favorite authors is Sandra Cisneros. S… Read More
2018-10-01 17:00
At a coffee shop in the Mission DistrictHe is reading Herodotus' Histories, Book 1, by Herodotus, in the ancient Greek, with the help of a Greek - English dictionary. He's also read Sophocle… Read More
2018-09-24 17:00
At Precita ParkHe is reading, and thoroughly enjoying, even though the sun is just about gone for the day, The Chapo Guide to Revolution: A Manifesto Against Logic, Facts, and Rea… Read More
2018-09-17 17:00
At a cafe in the Mission DistrictHe is reading The Winter of Our Discontent, by John Steinbeck. He is on a Steinbeck kick. Before this he read Grapes of Wrath and then East of Eden. I told h… Read More
2018-09-10 17:00
At the movie theaterWhen I asked her if I could photograph her for my blog, she said that I had asked her that once before. Here's the post from a couple weeks shy of 4 years ago when I… Read More
2018-09-03 17:00
On a sunny evening near the Ferry BuildingShe is reading Star Woman, by Lynn V. Andrews. She got it at the library last night and is enjoying it. It's about Native American culture and mytho… Read More
2018-08-27 17:00
On the bus, rolling through Potrero HillI usually don't photograph people on the bus because if the reader isn't interested, I can't just walk away. But, this time the bus was so empty, I co… Read More
2018-08-20 17:00
At a coffee shop in the Mission DistrictHe is reading The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller. He picked it up because he has been fascinated by Greek mythology since childhood, and the boo… Read More
2018-08-13 17:00
In the Mission DistrictHe is reading, or actually revisiting, Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh. He read it about 6 or 7 years ago and recently saw it in a bookstore and wanted to r… Read More
2018-08-07 05:31
In the Mission DistrictEven though I was in a hurry I stopped to interview this reader, mostly because her book was making her laugh out loud. She is reading Calypso, by David Sedaris. Mostl… Read More
2018-07-30 17:00
At Sunday Streets, an event where the streets are closed off to cars and people do all sorts of stuff in the street, like hula hoop, show their art, roller skate, or readHe is reading F… Read More
2018-07-23 17:00
At Dolores Park, reading among San Franciscans, like Phillip Ruise, who was striking poses while dressed in silver and mirrors.She is reading Biomimicry, by Janine M. Benyus because her mino… Read More
2018-07-16 17:00
At Dolores ParkHe is reading the first volume from the manga series Dorohedoro, by Q. Hayashida. His friend gave him Prison Pit, by Johnny Ryan, in which there's an ongoing battle… Read More
2018-07-09 17:00
In the Mission DistrictHe is reading Anasi Boys, by Neil Gaiman. American Gods is his favorite Neil Gaiman book. His favorite authors right now are Neil Gaiman, Philip K. Dick, and authors o… Read More
2018-07-02 17:00
In Truckee, California (where I'm on vacation)She is taking a break from working at a bookstoreand reading an advance copy of Hope Never Dies, by Andrew Shaffer. It's an old school myst… Read More
2018-06-25 17:00
Having breakfast at the Point Montara Lighthouse Hostel, on the cliffs above the PacificHe is reading Why I Wake Early, a book of poetry by Mary Oliver. This is the third book he's read… Read More
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