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Never Too Busy for Books
How Motherhood Changes Reading Habits
By Catherine K. Enders Carlton
When Hicks first moved to the Chicago area, she commuted an hour to work. "I listened constantly to books on tape," she says. "I mostly do in the car, not so much in the house, unless I'm at a really good point, and when I get home, I put the tape in." When asked if she listens to books while she does household chores or while she performs other tasks, she says no, but "it's a pretty good idea." Hicks has yet to commit to starting a book club because "time is of the essence," (and her family will move again in a year).
Like Schindler, Hicks says she has a "different attention span," tends to be selective in her reading and leans toward "at-a-glance" articles or stories. "Things like Reader's Digest
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