Want to read more books? Follow these tips

I read at least 52 books each year and I blog about it. Although my semi-annual “books” column is always one of my most popular (you can see last six years’ worth if you go to this page and scroll down to the header “Books I’ve read”), the post inevitably leads to a stream of emails from others. “How do you read so much?” they ask me. “Where on earth do you find the time?”

Glibly, I could say that I manage it because my standards of housework are exceedingly low. But I know that won’t help you very much, so let me be more specific. We all have limited time on this earth. Here’s how to fit more reading into your schedule, no matter how busy:

1. Choose your material carefully.