Want to Get Paid to Read? Do These 3 Things.

[image description: a young Black woman sits cross-legged on a black leather couch reading a book. A wall of bookshelves stacked with books is behind her.]

Every so often I see folks on book Twitter saying they wish they could get paid to read. I feel this because I used to say that often myself. Then it hit me… That’s basically what I do now.

Between editing books for clients, writing book reviews for magazines, and the occasional affiliate money from my book blog, Off the Beaten Shelf, I do essentially get paid to read. It’s not a…