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Nellibobs’ Friday Night no. 18 ‘A Dream’
Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow— You are not…
Li-berry pie and Sh-sh-sh-sherbet
Thousands of book lovers have signed a Facebook petition, which asks Ben & Jerry's to produce flavours such as Li-berry…
Reading Back #4: The Untold Truth (In Memory of Harry Patch)
Harry Patch, the last surviving soldier to have fought in the trenches of the Western Front in the First World…
NOW That’s What I Call READING
Following on from last week’s post about Mick Jones's Rock'n'Roll Library, you might be interested to know that there is…
Nellibobs’ Friday Night no. 17 ‘The Remains of the Dinner’
Yes, he's back. Sorry it's been a few weeks: the technical team took a well-earned holiday. (Which poses a deep…
Libraries Rock
Our public libraries have been under the spotlight somewhat in recent months. Although there are many very busy and thriving…
To Russia – With Love! #2
In this second instalment of To Russia – With Love! Kate McDonnell, Project Manager at The Reader Organisation, fills us…
Reading Back #3: Ask the Reader
Like all good magazines, The Reader has its own problem page. Ours is called Ask The Reader. In every issue…
The Junction by Mary Weston available to download
All three sections of Mary Weston’s short novel The Junction, as published in The Reader 31, 32 and 33, are…
Reading Back #2: An Unknown Masterpiece
For the second in our Reading Back series we go back to Issue 14. Spring 2004. Philip Davis, now editor…
The Reader No.33 available to download
Did you know that you can download previous issues of The Reader magazine from our website? Did you also know…
Feeding Body and Brain
Here I am, eating my lunch, at my desk, reading the news online (I know I should get outside but…