Mikita Brottman

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The Solitary Vice: Has Reading Really Made You a Better Person?

By Mikita Brottman

In this third excerpt of PopMatters' first book, The Solitary Vice: Against Reading, by Mikita Brottman, Brottman tells us about the dark, pathological side of reading. [20 June 2008]

The Solitary Vice: You Can Always Watch the Movie, Instead

By Mikita Brottman

In this second excerpt of PopMatters' first book, The Solitary Vice: Against Reading, Mikita Brottman suggests an easy out when you don’t want to read the book. [14 May 2008]

The Solitary Vice: Remove the ‘Guilt’ from ‘Guilty Pleasures’

By Mikita Brottman

PopMatters unveils its first book, The Solitary Vice: Against Reading, by Mikita Brottman, in this first excerpt and author interview. Brottman wonders, Just what's so great about reading, anyway? [7 April 2008]