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Featured Poem: Worldly Place by Matthew Arnold
This week we feature a poem from Matthew Arnold called Worldly Place. Born on Christmas Eve in 1822, Matthew Arnold was a…
Reading, Sharing, Planning: Think Day at The Reader
Putting our collective Reader brains together on another big Think Day get-together at our Reader HQ at Calderstones Park. "Believe…
Read of the Week: Seńor Vivo and the Coca Lord by Louis de Berniéres
This week's Read comes courtesy of Miranda, our Reading Resources Intern who suggests Seńor Vivo and the Coco Lord by Louis de Berniéres.…
Featured Poem: If All The Skies by Henry Van Dyke
Our poetic offering this week comes from American poet Henry Van Dyke with the poem If All The Skies. The poet Henry…
“What is your idea of perfect happiness?’ : David Bowie’s Reading List
Inspired by Frank Cottrell-Boyce's lecture on David Bowie's Reading List, Lauren reflects on the joy to be found in books, music…
Read of the Week:Twisted Tree by Kent Meyers
Our Read this week comes with a story of its own, Reader Leader Charlie recommends Twisted Tree by Kent Meyers. Every month, graduates…
Featured Poem: Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen
Two years on from the launch of our anthology, we find ourselves returning to On Active Service to mark Remembrance Day with a…
Recommended Reads: Five Frightful Stories this Halloween
On this Hallowed Eve we thought we'd get into the spooky spirits with a few frightful recommended reads... The Haunting…
Featured Poem: Meeting at Night by Robert Browning
Our Featured Poem this week may not be as spooky or eerie as one might expect for Halloween but Robert…
Valuing Workplace Well-being
Inspired by her fellow speakers at the Wellbeing at Work conference in London last week, our founder and director Jane Davis has been…
The Reader’s Penny Readings to take a well-earned break.
An update on The Reader's Penny Readings... The Penny Readings, a Victorian tradition popularised by Charles Dickens, were public performances of…
The Hidden Treasure within Liverpool Central Library
With Liverpool Literary Festival soon approaching, our Intern Lauren thought she'd get herself into the bibliophile festive spirit and take…
