Ben Kassoy
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New York, United States
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Political Books to Read Before You Vote
Close your tabs and open one of these political books. Learn what the Mueller report couldn’t—or wouldn’t—say. Learn about the history of protest. Or how to fight racism everyday. Or about the threat from Russia, China and, yes, our own Supreme Court. You’re bound to find a candidate you actually love. → Read More
Best Nonfiction Books that Take Deep Dives into Fascinating Topics
Take a break from your scattered life and go on a deep dive into single-topic reads. From salt to sneakers, bananas to monster waves, these are the best nonfiction books around. → Read More
15 Things That Have Happened To Everyone Reading on the Train
Reading on the train adds entirely new possibilities for (mis)adventure and new scenarios of risk and reward. If you’ve read on the train, you've definitely experienced all of these things. → Read More
Books for the Literary Zaddy in Your Life
If you know what “zaddy” means, you’ve likely seen and, let’s be honest, used the phrase in thirsty posts and texts. We here at Read It Forward are biased, but shouldn’t zaddies also be ... well-read? → Read More
Let Go of Your Books
A lit lover wrestles with The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. → Read More
My Favorite Bookstore
For Ben Kassoy, a New York City-based book lover, the bookstore is a place of worship. Behold, all the reasons to love your bookstore. We know you'll find a few sensations familiar. → Read More
Gifts For Him: 2018's Must-Read Books For Men
A Marvel anthology, inside Black Mirror and Hotel Scarface, the latest Jack Ryan, an Anthony Bourdain-approved cookbook—we present the absolute best bookish gifts for him. → Read More
Best Books About Politics To Gift In 2018
For your favorite person who just can’t turn off the news, we present the best new books about politics, spanning the 1968 election to present-day Russia, and books that look into the future. → Read More
7 Things I've Done in a Bookstore (Besides Buying Books)
Sure, buying books is the best thing to do in a bookstore, but there's so much space for activities! A romantic meet-cute, for starters. No? Just me? → Read More
Reading as a Kid: 7 Reasons Why It Was the Absolute Best
We love reading as much as the next bookworm, but that doesn't stop us for being nostalgic for reading as a kid. Adult-free reading nooks, never-ending series, school book fairs. What could be better? → Read More
19 Kinds of Reading I’ve Done (that You’ve Done, Too)
From travel reading to resistance reading, there's a type of page-time for every occasion. → Read More
Tackled by a Neurologist: Redefining Male Touch
The basis of a healthy and communicative relationship, Ben Kassoy writes, is touch. → Read More
Every Page We Read This Year Was a Victory
In 2017, amid constant push notifications and fake news, the books we read were an act of self-care. → Read More
Every Page We Read This Year Was a Victory
In 2017, amid constant push notifications and fake news, the books we read were an act of self-care. → Read More
13 Artists Create Original Covers for Their Favorite Books
If a cover serves as an introduction to a book, allow these classic titles to reintroduce themselves. → Read More
6 Unspoken Rules of Casual Sex
Every type of casual sex—uncommitted, unemotional, purely carnal—is governed by the same rules. Here's how to fornicate properly. → Read More
6 Unspoken Rules of Casual Sex
Every type of casual sex—uncommitted, unemotional, purely carnal—is governed by the same rules. Here's how to fornicate properly. → Read More
My Favorite Bookstore
On a Tuesday around 12:30 PM, you might find me in what I call the “secret” Strand, a little bookstore nested like a Russian doll behind the Putnam & Putnam flower shop behind the Toby’s Estate Coffee inside the Club Monaco flagship store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. If the main Strand (12th and Broadway) boasts “18 miles of books,” this speakeasy of a branch offers about a hundred meters… → Read More
7 Weird Things I Do With Books
Maybe I’m the only one who’d consider exploiting my child and my pet for the sake of some literary cosplay. But I think that all bibliophiles go to great lengths incorporating books into our lives. That’s because books are central to our identities and to our relationships. Books help make us who we are—which, at times, is idiosyncratic, obsessive, or just plain weird. I’ll prove it to you: Here… → Read More
How "Catfish" Star Nev Schulman Is Using Emojis to Get Older Adults Connected This Thanksgiving
Nev Schulman is the face of Grandparents Gone Wired, a campaign from DoSomething.org and Mentor Up. This holiday season, Grandparents Gone Wired activates young people to teach their grandparents -- or other older adults -- how to text and how to use emojis. → Read More