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Celebrating Global Dignity Day with shared reading
Wednesday 16th October marked the 6th Annual Global Dignity Day, highlighting the importance and fundamental right of every human being…

Featured Poem: From The Duino Elegies (7th Elegy) by Rainer Maria Rilke
This week's Featured Poem comes from Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke, regarded as one of the German's language's greatest poets…

Recommended Read: The Sweetest Dream by Doris Lessing
We're on the cusp of the weekend, and no ordinary weekend as British Summertime ends and the clocks go back…

Making a Social Impact: The Reader Organisation and the Smarta100 Awards
The Reader Organisation has been shortlisted as one of the 10 finalists in the Biggest Social Impact category at the…

Coming up in Literary Learning
As the days get shorter, we're definitely not short of opportunities to develop your literary thinking and enjoy some enriching…

Featured Poem: The Glory of Autumn by Isaac McLellan
I don't know about you, but I think Autumn is the best time of the year. Yesterday, I went on…

The Unforgotten Coat wins again!
Congratulations to award-winning author, patron and great friend of The Reader Organisation, Frank Cottrell Boyce, for winning the award for…

Celebrating Global Dignity Day!
This week we're bringing the concept of Dignity to the forefront of our reading sessions in order to participate in…

Half-Term Hijinks at Calderstones Mansion House
We're extremely excited for our first October half term at Calderstones - and to celebrate, we've planned a full schedule…

Lord Mayor calls on Liverpool to help bring Mansion House back to life
The people of Liverpool are being asked to volunteer their time, skills, and support to help The Reader transform…

Enjoying a ‘Book at Breakfast’ and more at Calderstones Mansion House
From Susie Crampton, Calderstones Intern It's The Reader Organisation's mission to build a reading revolution and here at Calderstones Mansion…

Featured Poem: I Am by John Clare
From Sophie Johnson, Literary Learning Coordinator The sixth annual Global Dignity Day is taking place on Wednesday 16th October and…