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Places to Go: extract from Amy Foster by Joseph Conrad
The Reader's Head of Teaching and Learning, Dr. Clare Ellis, takes us on today's audio adventure and reads from Amy…

My Inner Anthology: The Color of Water by James McBride
Today's reading comes from The Reader's National Hub Leader, Esther Harsh. Esther recommends a piece from her 'inner anthology' and…

Live Stream: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
In today's Shared Reading live stream we are reading A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett with The Reader's Teaching…

Lines by Heart: My Star by Robert Browning
Today's Lines by Heart reading is brought to us by Head of Teaching and Learning at The Reader, Dr. Clare…

Places to Go: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
The Reader's National Shared Reading Projects Manager, Andrew Forster, takes us on today's audio adventure and reads from Chapter X1…

My Inner Anthology: A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin
Today's reading comes from The Reader's Head of Publishing, Frances Macmillan. Frances recommends a piece from her 'inner anthology' and…

Live Steam: The World Is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth
In today's Shared Reading live stream we are reading The World Is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth with…

Featured Poem: extract from Beachy Head by Charlotte Smith
This week's Featured Poem is an extract from Beachy Head by Charlotte Smith and is brought to us by The…

Bread and Roses: serving the community
Whilst the Mansion House, Ice Cream Parlour and Reader Café remain closed to protect the safety and wellbeing of our…

Places to Go: Anna Karenina (extract from Chapter 31) by Leo Tolstoy
West London Hub Leader at The Reader, Erin Carlstrom, takes us on today's audio adventure and reads from Anna Karenina…

My Inner Anthology: “Hope” is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson
Today's reading comes from The Reader's Somerset Hub Leader, Laura Merritt. Larua recommends a piece from her 'inner anthology' and…

February’s Stories and Poems
February’s selection of Stories and Poems feature choices that span from the 13th century to the present day, with themes…