About 少读书
Each issue focuses on one public question, finding answers in a few books that outlast their era. Read the headlines — and the timeless questions behind them.
Headlines come and go, but behind them often lie timeless questions: the tension between technology and humanity, attention and depth, power and trust, growth and its costs. We believe the books that outlasted their era already hold answers to today's questions.
What we do
Each issue focuses on one public question: a cover story opens the topic, hot-topic discussions respond to present reality, and a few books on the same theme that withstood the test of time bring their own responses — letting past thought illuminate today's questions.
How we work
- Each issue focuses on one public question, where today's headlines meet timeless concerns
- First share our commentary and views on the topic
- Find books from the past on the same theme that stood the test of time, and see how they respond to today's questions
- Put each book back in its era and read the response it gave then
- Open each issue with a cover story, weaving hot-topic discussions and the books' responses into one whole
Our principles
Our commentary is independent of commercial interests. Any buy links in our posts are affiliate links that may earn a small commission — they never affect our views. We'd rather publish less than publish hollow content.