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‘The Gift of Trust’ – Sabine’s Story
Over 800 incredible volunteers help us bring weekly Shared Reading groups into communities across the UK. But what is it like, becoming…
Read of the Week: The Boy Who Fell Asleep by Mick Jackson
Over the summer we were delighted to welcome a few students along to our Calderstones HQ on work experience. While…
Featured Poem: Sweet Content by Thomas Dekker
The title of our Featured Poem this week may not strike you as familiar but it's likely that you've come…
Roald Dahl Day: What We’re Reading
It's going to be a busy Roald Dahl Day for us here at The Reader as we have quite…
History is unearthed as Neolithic Calder Stones begin conservation journey
The Neolithic Calder Stones, one of the region’s most important archaeological artefacts, are embarking on a vital conservation journey this week lovingly overseen by national charity, The…
Read of the Week: Principles by Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio has become a household name here at Reader HQ as we ponder the inner workings of our organisation.…
Treasure Island sets sail from Liverpool ONE
After an incredible five months berthed on Paradise Street, on Sunday 2 September, we wished the Hispaniola and its crew…
Featured Poem: Happy the Man by John Dryden
Another Monday, another Featured Poem to help you steal back a moment of thought and reflection while the working week…
The Reader 70
Have you been enjoying our latest issue of The Reader? If not, why ever not? Look at all the fantastic new…
Read of the Week: My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgaard
A new Read of the Week as recommended by our Danish colleague Natalie, who recommends the autobiographical My Struggle by Karl…
Featured Poem: An Old Man’s Thoughts of School by Walt Whitman
A fitting Featured Poem for the beginning of a new school year, we're starting this week afresh with Walt Whitman's An…
Pain Relief through Shared Reading
A Californian study has suggested that a trip to an art gallery can provide pain relief. The Reader's Kate McDonnell,…
