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Featured Poem: The Waterfall by Henry Vaughan
So, we’ve had the wildness and wonder of the sea; the full force of its rushing waves and soaring swells,…

Fact of the Week #1
Since starting at The Reader Organisation in March as a Research Intern I have had an ever-changing and expanding list…

HEROES books aim to rescue reading for boys
The suggestion has long been made that there is a distinct gender divide when it comes to reading, most significantly…

Reading for Wellbeing: what a Conference!
Well, another year, another brilliant TRO conference... 250 people joined us from across the UK and beyond for a full…

Featured Poem: The Sea and The Hills by Rudyard Kipling
A week ago, we were taken on a rather emotionally unsettling voyage across the seas courtesy of Paul Laurence Dunbar.…

Jane’s new reading blog
Being a reader is a lot like being a permanent traveller on a never-ending long haul trip. Some have clocked up…

Dinner and Reading with Marilynne Robinson – SOLD OUT
Dinner and Reading with acclaimed author Marilynne Robinson on Monday 16th May is now SOLD OUT. If you would like…

Marilynne Robinson: Guest Speaker at TRO Reading for Wellbeing Conference
Everyone at The Reader Organisation is looking forward to Marilynne Robinson's appearance at our Reading for Wellbeing Conference next Tuesday…

Featured Poem: Ships That Pass in the Night by Paul Laurence Dunbar
While coming up with ideas for and compiling last week’s Featured Poem, which greeted the month of May with a…

Recommended Reads: A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness A Monster Calls is written by Patrick Ness, from an idea sprung from the…

That Summer in Ischia book launch
Penny Feeny’s debut novel, That Summer in Ischia, will be published by the prestigious Tindal St Press on May 5th…

Featured Poem: Thoughts In A Garden by Andrew Marvell
I’m sure the majority of us have been enjoying the sunshine and unseasonal warmth that has made up most of…