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Readers Write In #1153: How I Became A Reader

By RK My 10-year old daughter could not believe me when I said that I did not have a single book while growing up during the 1980s and I did not even know that books could be read...

10 Great Reader Comments on Books

As the sun sets earlier and I find myself snuggling under my bedsheets before 9 p.m., I’ve been trying to ignore the siren call of doomscrolling and instead make my way through thi...

Open Thread for Readers for October 2026

Got a book you want to talk about? Frustrated with a book or series? In love with a new one? Found a buried treasure? An issue that keeps popping up in the books you are reading? J...

Readers Write In #1152: My English Book Reading Journey: The Art of Not Reading The Art of War

By Premkumar Ethirajulu A few days ago, my wife and I visited the Madras archive exhibition conducted by The Hindu on Mount Road, and we were thrilled to see those old newspaper ar...

Ann Patchett’s Bookstore Staff Shares 5 Captivating Fall Reads—Including One 'Riveting' Pick from Ann!

The crunch of fall leaves, the crisp air, the burst of colorful foliage outside the window, warm apple cider…fall paints a picture-perfect backdrop for browsing your local bookstor...

Open Thread for Readers for September 2026

Got a book you want to talk about? Frustrated with a book or series? In love with a new one? Found a buried treasure? An issue that keeps popping up in the books you are reading? J...

рџ“љ We have some stories

We're 15 years in the game

Letters from Our Readers

Readers respond to Becca Rothfeld’s review of Rachel Cusk’s latest novel, Alexandra Schwartz’s piece about death doulas, and Zach Helfand’s Talk story about the Old News Newsstand.

Check It Out: Don’t startle me; I’m reading

Some books you read with the lights on -—and preferably, when there are other people around.

What Are You Reading Right Now?

Read any good books?

Arcalia: still a page turner, I like the smell and feel of books. I get them second hand from Awesome Books, who send up to 5 at a time to France for about €5. Totally. I have s...

Adventures in Reading

Val and I are members of a reading circle in St-Rémy.

How reading groups are rebuilding community in a digital age

One of the most common sights in cities today is coffee shops. There are so many of them now that they have to innovate to give visitors more than coffee in various forms. So now w...

Prison Censorship, Dolly Tributes, and More Library News

Welcome back, library friends.

A squishy recollection

Readers Write In #1138: Literature and Cinema

By Aman Basha Ruminations on three films and their respective relationships with popular works of literature. It seems the second week of August 2026 would forever exist in my memo...

A moviegoer’s odyssey

SBC Reads Banned Books

Welcome to SBC Reads Banned Books. All month long, we’re highlighting banned titles, sharing author favorites, and giving you resources to get active in the fight against book bans...

рџ“љ A 24/7/365 gig

60+ ways to fight for the freedom to read

Through reading, we connect with our communities. Through words, let’s find the courage to care.

My great-grandma Nonna Bailey, my grandma’s mother, had to quit school in the eighth grade to help her family so they could survive. She knew how to cook like no one else, she coul...

New Readers for a New School Year

Finding books that excite new and early readers is a wonderful way to help them discover the joy of reading. Here are some fun and engaging new-reader and early chapter books to sp...

рџ“љ Anyone for tea?

A lot went down in 15 years

When There Was Time for Novels

Geoffrey Archer’s death revives memories of a lifelong love for fiction and reading