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Blake Morrison on Get Into Reading
In today's Guardian Blake Morrison writes about Jane Davis's Get Into Reading initiative, which aims to promote reading as a…
Words Without Borders January 2008
The January 2008 issue of Words Without Borders, the (free) 'Online Magazine for International Literature' features the seven deadly sins…
Merry Christmas
I'm sitting here all alone like Bob Cratchit with his flickering candle but it won't be long before I close…
Small Presses, Big Ideas
This afternoon The Reader editor Philip Davis featured on BBC Radio 4's show about small presses, 'Small Presses, Big Ideas'.…
Reader event: Penny Readings
Penny Readings St. George's Hall, Liverpool December 9th, 2007 By Chris High In the annual Penny Readings, now in its…
Reading and Dementia
This week, the Alzheimer’s Society called for all care staff to receive mandatory training in dementia care. The call came…
Chekhov’s Three Sisters in January 2008
January seems like a long way off but William Rossiter has been in touch to remind me about his one…
Mersey Care Reads Update
In posts during October we introduced Mersey Care Reads, a joint project between The Reader and Mersey Care NHS Trust,…
Reader event: The Penny Readings
On the evening of Sunday 9th December, at St George's Hall in Liverpool, The Reader is hosting its fourth annual Penny Readings…
Thoughts on the Kindle
Being in the UK I haven't yet managed to get my hands on one of Amazon's new Kindle ebook devices.…
BBC Free Thinking Festival: Going Sane
Hands up... are you sane? (A few hands hover in the air)... Insane? (A similar number of hands are thrusted…
Book Group at FACT Liverpool
Ella Jolly has been in touch to mention the book group she runs at FACT in Liverpool. The group reads…
