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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…

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Literature

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…

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Calderstones

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…

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Literature

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…

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Calderstones

The Reader 66

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

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Calderstones

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…

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Literature

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…

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Calderstones

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…

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Literature

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. …

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Calderstones

The Reader 65

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

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Children and Young People

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,…

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Literature

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…

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