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Unread: A Memoir of Learning (and Loving) to Read on Tiktok

Unread: A Memoir of Learning (and Loving) to Read on Tiktok

James, Oliver

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralLiterary CriticismSelf-Help

Publisher Price: $28.00

ISBN10: 1454959401
ISBN13: 9781454959403
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Published: Feb 24 2026
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.80
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.60 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
As a result of childhood learning disabilities and educational neglect, Oliver James graduated from high school and became one of approximately 45 million functionally illiterate Americans. However, at age 32, with big dreams and few tools to actualize them, he dedicated himself to learning the key skill that had evaded him his entire life: reading.

Oliver has become a TikTok/BookTok sensation for the way he's candidly documented his decision to learn to read as an adult, and his struggles and triumphs along the way. Here, he tells the full story behind his journey for the first time through the 21 key books that shaped and informed his experience. His story reveals the ways in which reading can teach each of us how to be better, more empathetic people.

In just 365 days, Oliver went from barely being able to read a restaurant menu to closing in on his goal of finishing 100 books in a year. Unread is a moving reminder to all of us that words and stories have power, and that, no matter our past, it's never too late to grow.

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