Reading While Moving

February 3, 2010

The folks over at The Millions have got some suggestions on what to read while traveling. They’re also asking for reader suggestions, so post yours in the comments or via Twitter using the hashtag #roadbooks.

I spend a lot of time on Amtrak and I have to agree with Sonya that the Russians are the way to go with trains. I read most of There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor’s Baby on a trip to New York, and the stark hopelessness and gritty poverty in many of the stories fit perfectly with the bleak New Jersey wasteland outside my window. For my day to day Metro or bus commute, I like to read short stories. I read Kelly Link’s Magic for Beginners story by story over a couple of weeks that way.

What about you? What do you like to read while on the go?