A professor of mine, Bradford Keeney, offers the following advice:
EVERY TIME YOU READ <insert your book here>, INTERACT WITH THE BOOK IN A WAY THAT YOU HAVE NEVER INTERACTED WITH A BOOK:
Some possibilities:
*drill a hole through it
*drill other holes
*underline spaces rather than words
*talk to the book
*place book under pillow or bed or tv or stereo speaker
*place book on serving plate and place on dining table
*play catch with the book
*add wheels to the book
*create a more aesthetic cover for the book
*cover author’s name with your name… after all in a constructivist universe, the reader is an active participant in the interaction called “reading”
*add your name to the author’s book, making it a collaborative writing/reading
*glue a mirror to the front of the book (more…)