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Most Stolen Books
We're used to seeing lists of bestsellers, lists of most borrowed, most read by priests who ride motorbikes (ok, I…
Featured Poem: Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, Lord Byron
"I awoke one morning and found myself famous", said Byron. That morning was 3rd March 1812, the morning that Cantos…
Liverpool Poetry Cafe
The launch of Liverpool Poetry Café – at the Costa café on Bold Street – celebrated City Poems with 15…
Featured Poem: London Snow by Robert Bridges
Selected by Angela Macmillan 'London Snow' by Robert Bridges was much enjoyed by reading groups in care homes for the…
Stairway to Heaven
Addiction is a big problem for a lot of people. It starts at a vulnerable age with a copy of…
Something in the Air: Perfume
Kimberley Long is a former Reader volunteer currently teaching English in Japan. In the second of her series of posts…
Featured Poem: Winter, A Poem. By James Thomson
For some reason the weather seems to to have a strong bearing on the poetry featured here. I have no…
Recommended Reads: In Search of Adam
Caroline Smailes' debut novel In Search of Adam is a triumph of stylistic originality and a read that will remain…
Find the Poet
Angela Macmillan puts out a request to all poetry sleuths. Can anyone help track down any information about the poem and…
Recommended Reads: The Earthsea Series
Harry Potterites look away now. In this post Reader magazine deputy editor Sarah Coley explains why she thinks Ursula LeGuin's…
Featured Poem: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thursday this week is of course Valentine's Day, so our featured poem really had to be a love poem. So…
Philosophy and Sport
I am in the final stages of co-editing a book about linguistics and the philosophy of language, the second of…
