Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

Good morning.

This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is to read through a book flight.

Reading a handful of books on a topic in a row

can be a fun way to explore different perspectives and keep life interesting.

If you've ever done a wine tasting, you might have tried what's called a tasting flight,

a handful of different wines presented together for

tasting and comparison. By trying something like three to eight types of wine in a row, you can

appreciate the differences and similarities in a

way that you might not if the experience were more spread out.

In general, the wines are related in some way,

like a handful of cayanties for instance, or wines from South Australia.

So you are in the mindset of appreciating these particular aspects of the wine.

It turns out you can do something similar with books. As you're

thinking about what to read next, try to consciously read through a selection of

related titles.

The most obvious way to do this is to read books by the same author.

Let's say you read one book by Wendell Berry and enjoy it.

Great. He's written others. Go buy a handful or check them out from the

library and read those right after the first rather than some other title.

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