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The Reader Organisation presents… the Evening Read-In
Following on from the spookily themed Stories Before Bedtime event at The Criterion Theatre in London tonight, there will soon…
A Tale of Two Dickens
As we approach Dickens' bicentenary next year there will be plenty of discussion about his life and work, including several new books which promise…
Featured Poem: Art by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The American clergyman and social reformer Henry Ward Beecher said that “Books are not made for furniture, but there is…
Recommended Reads: The Glass Menagerie
Following on from Maura Kennedy's appreciation of Bruce Chatwin's The Songlines last week, today we hear from Ben Salmon who has been doing…
Man Booker Prize 2011: What’s Wrong With a Readable Book?
On Tuesday night the prestigious Man Booker Prize was awarded to Julian Barnes for his work The Sense of an…
The New International? Literature in an age of ‘globish’
The Institute of Ideas' seventh annual 'Battle of Ideas' takes place on 29-30 October, and there will be an exciting programme of…
Featured Poem: I Am a Parcel of Vain Strivings Tied by Henry David Thoreau
We’ve touched upon the somewhat strange and often perplexing but stimulating (and very pertinent, everything considered) subject of human nature…
Recommended Reads: The Songlines
In the first instalment of our new regular feature, in which The Reader Organisation's staff will share some of their reading recommendations,…
From Me, to You, to Someone Else: The Secret Life of Second Hand Books
Second hand book stores are a veritable treasure trove for literature lovers and, in these financially difficult times, come as…
Wirral Bookfest 2011
There's something for everyone at this year's Wirral Bookfest, with a great mix of events including comedy, poetry readings and local history.…
The Third Chapter
By Mary Weston, The Reader Organisation's Mental Health Project Manager As Lisa mentioned earlier, today is World Mental Health Day…
Featured Poem: We Wear The Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Today – 10th October – is a very significant date in the calendar. Every year on 10th October, World Mental…
