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- Reversing the Reading Recession
- Building a Community Reading Tradition in Big Sky Country
- Booker prize launches new Quick Read in effort to boost adult reading rates
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Building a Community Reading Tradition in Big Sky Country
From free books to family events, Lewis & Clark Library brings joy, curiosity, and connection to the fore through 18 years with the NEA Big Read. The post Building a Community...
Booker prize launches new Quick Read in effort to boost adult reading rates
Short story collection All Around the World will be available for £1 in attempt to widen access to quality fictionAn initiative that aims to widen access to Booker prize-winning au...
National Year of Reading: How do you Go All In for reading?
In this National Year of Reading we’re asking colleagues and library members to join us as we Go All In for Reading! Here on the blog, we aim to highlight to people of all ages the...
Cultivating a New Generation of Readers and a Love of Books
Readers respond to “Make America Read Again,” an Opinion guest essay by Brian Bannon. Also: Choosing Graham Platner; fading bank tellers.
National Year of Reading: How do you Go All In for reading?
In this National Year of Reading we’re asking colleagues and library members to join us as we Go All In for Reading by sharing their love of reading. We’ve posed a series of questi...
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Announcing the First Zero to Well-Read Guided Read-Along
Get ready for Hot Greek Summer.
National Year of Reading: How do you Go All In for reading?
In this National Year of Reading we’re asking colleagues and library members to join us as we Go All In for Reading by sharing their love of reading. We’ve posed a series of questi...
‘Freddie’s Reading Challenge’ aims for swift page-turning this summer in Fairmont State community
FAIRMONT – Samantha Godbey’s shelves in her office and at home are heaping with books. And, like most people who enjoy turning pages, the Fairmont State University administrator...
Rome Reads Together: Thousands Gather at Sunset to Read Fedor Dostoevsky in Silence
La Tempesta Silenziosa Transforms Ancient Ruins, Piazzas and Neighbourhood Spaces Into a Single Hushed Literary Community.On the evening of June 17, 2026, at precisely 8:47 pm as t...
Future of Reading expands Cincinnati literacy program with Scripps Howard Fund grant
A Cincinnati nonprofit is expanding its reach to help more students build stronger reading skills after receiving a $15,000 grant from the Scripps Howard Fund.
How our list of the 100 best novels became a page turner
The Guardian’s landmark poll of the greatest novels published in English required collaboration and innovation across multiple desks. This is the story of how it came together Eve...
Ready. Set. Read! Story time with Toast for Charity
Ready. Set. Read! is story time with a purpose. Toast for Charity is hosting their event on Saturday, July 18th at the historic Pan African Connection in Oak Cliff. Their objec...
Read Lonesome Dove With Me This Summer
Last year, we launched our Substack newsletter, Dying Breed. Thanks to everyone who’s already joined us there. If you haven’t subscribed yet, now’s a great time. This summer, I’m i...
The Book News We Covered This Week
Spotify's successful audiobooks strategy, the most read books on Goodreads, our first ever ZtWR readalong, and more
In Washington are you reading Less? Here are some facts
With distractions pulling us in every direction, is reading becoming a lost art? There are some eye-opening stats to consider. Continue reading…
Silent reading clubs are giving like-minded bookworms a brain boost
By Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — On a recent Sunday afternoon, dozens of people explored the Margaret Mitchell House — the historic Atlanta property where the author wrote...
Prose before bros: Irish men's leabhar power readers not translating into book clubs
A shoutout for Irish author Claire Keegan from Dua Lipa is aspirational – young fellas, take note.
The Way to Read More Is to Read More
This isn't a "just do it" pep talk, I promise. The post The Way to Read More Is to Read More appeared first on Reactor.
How to Make Americans Read Again
The reading crisis is real, but the solution does not require new inventions.
The End of Reading Is Here
Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.
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