For me, institutional reading rooms—the old and new reading rooms at the Folger or the Rare Books & Music Reading Room at the British Library, for example—are the best places to work, and not only because they minimize the distractions that come with working at home or in my department office. I thrive on the energy of those quietly working around me and, I'll admit, the thought of others catching a glimpse of Twitter or email open on my screen. Whether they know it or not, others sharing the space hold me accountable to my research agenda and, more importantly, writing goals. That's the reason why I installed myself in the special collections reading room of my PhD-granting university to write the last two chapters and introduction of my dissertation, and it's why I've been finding ways to replicate the sense of shared endeavor virtually for the past few months.