What do you mean, “Reading that's bad for you?”
What else is "bad" for you? A wild night on the town? A decadent meal? Casual sex? Yes, these are all bad for you. But imagine the boredom of a life lived exactly by the rules. More than just pleasures, these experiences open you up to the possibilities of life—the way literature can. We want you to crave a good story like a bad habit.
I once worked a cubicle job. One day I picked up a copy of Dylan Thomas’ Adventures in the Skin Trade on my lunch break, and read as I ate. The stories reflected truth in life which was stifled in mine. Afterward, I found it impossible to return to work.
Lady Chatterley's Lover, Ulysses, Madam Bovary... these books were banned because they could subvert society. How? Again, by revealing life's possibilities, expanding consciousness, and exploding social norms. We want to re-introduce the idea that reading can be dangerous.