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May 10, 2022
100. #100 Where it All Began: Michael Bungay Stanier [reads] ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’
Reading from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring and discussing how falling in love with reading influenced his life.
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com.
If you’re a listener of this podcast, I believe that you love reading. My question is, do you remember where and when that seed got planted? I do, and that’s what I’m here to celebrate in today’s special 100th episode. Get book links and resources at https://www.mbs.works/2-pages-podcast/
Michael reads two pages from ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ by J. R. R. Tolkien. [reading begins at 7:30]
Hear him discuss:
His relationship with reading, growing up. [1:13] | “This book gave me permission to imagine.” [14:50] | How reading helps you become a better writer: “The way to become a good writer is to be a bad writer.” [16:12]