Austin Kleon, author of “Steal Like an Artist,” has an energy about him that I find utterly irresistible. Recently, he put together a short zine called “Read Like an Artist” that was distributed at bookstores across the country. Austin, being Austin, is also sharing it with everyone. You can download it and print it out to make your own zine or just read it.

It’s full of great advice, like number one: stop reading books you don’t like. And number six: visit the past, recommending you read old books all over again. I think my favorite is number four, but you’ll have to go download it to find out what that is.