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Local Literary Events
There are some really fantastic literature events coming up over the next few weeks in the North West, including author readings,…
Favourite Poems Read by Animals
If there is one thing the Web has taught us it is that a lot of people have too much…
Japanese Diary: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Flier
Kimberley Long is a former Reader volunteer currently teaching English in Japan. For my Christmas visit home I chose a…
Featured Poems: An Easter collection
We realise that we can't bring you chocolates, or bunnies, or bunches of flowers, but we can bring together many aspects of…
So Spirited A Town–Nicholas Murray Interview
Over at The Book Depository Mark Thwaite has been interviewing Nicholas Murray about his next book, So Spirited A Town:…
William Faulkner and Barack Obama
C. Max Magee at The Millions has an interesting post about the recent speech made by Barack Obama addressing the…
Sentimental Old Fool
Deadlines have left me a little out of touch in the last few days but I wanted to share this…
Featured Poem: The Prelude, William Wordsworth
by Sarah Coley, The Reader magazine's deputy editor. If you want the company of a great soul, read The Prelude…
Featured poem: After Rain, Stephen Phillips
I am not one to get down about the weather. Actually that is a complete mistruth. I worship sunshine: the…
Recommended Reads: The Wycherley Woman
by Steven Powell Ross Macdonald was one of the many pseudonyms of Kenneth Millar, creator of the fictional private detective…
Recommended Reads: In Celebration of World Book Day 2008
No, the book is not called In Celebration of World Book Day (if there are any aspiring concept novelists out…
Most Stolen Books
We're used to seeing lists of bestsellers, lists of most borrowed, most read by priests who ride motorbikes (ok, I…
