I  enjoy learning new things, but I don’t have a lot of time to designate to this pursuit. That’s why I love TED Talks! I feel like I’m sitting down to watch TV so I get a little rest, I learn something, AND I’m not binging away my evening. (Okay, once or twice I’ve binged a little on TED Talks but it’s rare.)

These talks will make you laugh, think, and most importantly, they’ll make you want to grab a book and get in some reading time!

Chip Kidd: Designing books is no laughing matter. OK it is. 

Lisa Bu: How books can open your mind

Elif Shafak: The politics of fiction

Dawn Wacek: A librarian’s case against overdue book fines

Ann Morgan: My year reading a book from every country in the world