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Read of the Week: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Our latest Read of the Week comes from Associate Director of Operations, Zoe, who has chosen The Diving Bell and the…

Read of the Week: Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff
Our Read of the Week comes recommended by our Reading Resources Intern Drew, who shares her thoughts on Alan Duff's Once…

Bringing people together with Independent Liverpool
Ahead of The Reader's Courtyard Fair on Saturday 9 September, we caught up with Dave from our event partner Independent Liverpool to discuss independent…

Recommended Read: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The lovely Faith who has been with us on work experience for the past two weeks has a Recommended Read…

The Reader 66
My oh my have we got a cracking magazine for you this quarter! The summer edition is out now, jam-packed…

Kind but bold: Shared Reading Montana
At The Reader we're constantly blown away by the personal stories our group members, volunteers and colleagues share with…

Guest Blog: Poetry and Human Connection
This Mental Health Awareness Week we're delighted to have a guest blog from Jamie Jones: Jamie is a freelance writer…

The Spark Series: Shakespeare’s As You Like It
Ahead of his one-day literary workshop at Birkenhead Central Library, Tom tells us why he's chosen to explore Shakespeare's As You…

Lifesavers by Jane Davis
We're embracing 'Throwback Thursday' with a blog first published by our founder and director Dr Jane Davis in September 2013. …

The Reader 65
Our first edition of 2017 and a special Anniversary Issue to mark 20 years of The Reader magazine. Between the…

A Little, Aloud for Mother’s Day
Mother's Day is just around the corner and it has us thinking about the literary mums celebrated in our A Little,…

Read of the Week: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
There's been a lot of romance in the air of late, but now for something completely different. Our Read of…