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Featured Poem: Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth
This week in our special series of poems to help us through the testing times ahead, Charlotte Weber, Wirral Hub…
Sunday Reading Challenge: The Jumblies by Edward Lear
We are introducing this new post with the hope of injecting a bit of fun into our Sunday readings. We…
Places to Go: Little Ida’s Flowers by Hans Christian Andersen
Amusing stories & pretty pictures I am currently rereading a collection of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. They are all…
The Reader relaunches ‘the magazine of the Reading Revolution’
Biannual magazine inspires a deeper connection between literature and life The Reader magazine, which started life in 1997, has relaunched…
Keep Reading, Stay Connected
Now, more than ever, we need the connection that Shared Reading brings. And while the current circumstances may have prompted a…
Featured Poem: Outlook by Archibald Lampman
This week in our special series of poems to help us through the testing times ahead, Natalie Kaas-Pontoppidan, Learning and…
Places to Go: The Lumber Room by Saki
Places to Go, People to See Literature provides us with one of the most powerful experiences of travel, all from…
Featured Poem: The Hummingbird by D. H. Lawrence
Dear Readers, We are introducing a special focus to our Featured Poem over the coming weeks in order to help…
Poems from Home on World Poetry Day
As most of us are relocating to home for the time being, we’re sharing some Poems From Home with you.…
The Reader at Calderstones – important site update
After careful consideration, we have made the decision to close some of our operations at Calderstones until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic. We believe this is…
Coronavirus – pressing pause
In response to the ongoing spread of coronavirus, The Reader has decided to suspend its activities in communities across the…
Featured Poem: The Land of Story Books by Robert Louis Stevenson
This week's Featured Poem is The Land of Story Books by Robert Louis Stevenson, chosen by The Reader's Learning and…
