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Launching A Little, Aloud with Love
A Little, Aloud with Love may have been on sale for over a week, but we decided we'd wait a…

Linking the arts and Shared Reading with good mental health
The link between the arts and improved mental well-being is one which more professionals and volunteers are experiencing firsthand in…

The Reader 60
The first issue of The Reader in 2016 is here and it's a very special one indeed as it heralds…

Featured Poem: The Tree of My Life by Edward Rowland Sill
This week's Featured Poem comes from Edward Rowland Sill, who combined his career as a poet - which began in…

Introducing: A Little, Aloud with Love!
We're delighted to have a new addition to the A Little, Aloud series, as A Little, Aloud with Love is…

‘O tell me the truth about love…’: A Little, Aloud with Love hits the shelves
Good news for lovers everywhere - the latest addition to our A Little, Aloud series is published today, with a…

Connecting to the stress-relieving power of poetry
It's great news to hear that the connection between poetry and mental wellbeing is being highlighted, thanks to the launch…

A Family Affair
2016 is here and we're back up and running at the Mansion with our regular weekly Shared Reading groups from…

The Reader Review of 2015
“If this life of ours Be a good glad thing, why should we make us merry Because a year of…

Volunteer with The Reader in Merseyside
Looking for something new to do in the New Year? Want to use your love of reading to help make…

Shared Reading in Libraries
‘Well I just love coming. It's something to look forward to. It makes you think...when I'm here I don't think…

Penny Readings 2015: Northern powerhouses, Astounding Broccoli Boys and Dickensian cheer
Last night, St George's Hall in Liverpool was full to the brim with festive spirit as the Penny Readings 2015…