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A Christmas Conversation
Overheard by Zoe in the Raspberry Room this week as preparations get underway for Christmas lunch at The Friary Centre on…
The Evening Read-In: Hearing is believing
It's probably not stretching things too far to say that A Christmas Carol is the story that is the most often adapted…
The Penny Readings are coming to London!
2pm, Sunday 22nd January 2012, British Library The Reader Organisation is teaming up with Vintage Classics and the British Library…
Featured Poem: Memory by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
If you’re a regular visitor to The Reader Online then you’ll already know – and indeed, share – our belief…
Reading Dickens Aloud
If the Penny Readings and Evening Read-In have whetted your appetite for hearing Dickens read aloud, then be sure to…
Recommended Reads: What Becomes
This week’s Recommended Read comes from Christine Johnson, our Volunteer Manager, who has been discovering the fortunes of the broken-hearted…
The Evening Read-In: A Christmas Carol Part 3
It's time once more for our weekly read-in treat; who could possibly want to venture outside in the dark, cold…
The Evening Read-In: Getting into the Christmas Spirit (in more ways than one)
We're almost a week into December, lights are twinkling all around and now that the Penny Readings has taken place…
1 in 3 UK children don’t own a book – what can we do?
Yesterday, a newly-published report by The Literacy Trust revealed a particularly astounding statistic: that 3.8 million children in the UK…
“A Merry Christmas to us all”: Penny Readings 2011
The festive season has officially begun! Last night saw The Reader Organisation once again take over the small concert room…
Featured Poem: To Flush, My Dog by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
We’re continuing to show our appreciation for animals; in particular, those ones that we know best – owing largely to…
The Evening Read-In: A Christmas Carol Part 2
Are you cosy, comfortable, stocked with snacks and biscuits? We sincerely hope so, as now it's time for Part 2…
