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Today's Featured Poem is ‘The Sun Rising' by John Donne, read by Julie who is on The Reader's Volunteer and…

To celebrate the launch of the new Reader Bookshelf we've asked members of our Children & Young People Team to talk about…

Summer is not too far away, and with June’s Stories and Poems we get the chance to take an early…

The Reader is delighted to be working with Cheltenham Festivals in delivering the Festivals’ network of teacher book groups in…

Today’s Featured Poem is 'Sea to the West' by Norman Nicholson read by The Reader's Head of Publications, Frances. Sea…

This Loneliness Awareness Week (13 – 17 June), we’re publishing new survey data which shows the extent of the issue…

Today’s Featured Poem is 'I thought that my voyage had come to its end' by Rabindranath Tagore read by The…

To celebrate the launch of the new Reader Bookshelf we've asked members of our Children & Young People Team to talk…

As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…

Find out all you need to know ahead of The Globe on tour's performance of Julius Caesar this weekend (3 & 4…

Today’s Featured Poem is "i thank You God for most this amazing" by E. E. Cummings read by The Reader's…

Today’s Featured Poem is 'After Dark Vapours' by John Keats read by The Reader's Teaching and Learning Lead/CJ Group Lead,…