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Kitchen Table Lingo
You're not going to get far just thingying your wotsit, madam, and, sir, I'm afraid the door policy means your…
The Reader Abroad Part 1: The Summer Residence
In the first of series of short films for summer, Jane and Phil Davis welcome us to The Reader's summer…
New Reader-in-Residence Sets Sail
The Reader Organisation's 'Reading Revolution' is in full force: we have just assigned a Reader-in-Residence to Bibby Line Group, one of one…
Recommended Reads: The Poetry of Edward Thomas
Sue Garner-Jones did her post-graduate research at the University of Liverpool where she now teaches English in the Continuing Education…
Featured Poem: Amy Lowell, ‘Carrefour’
This week's poem is selected by poet Rebecca Goss. The word 'carrefour' means crossroads, a heady, allegorical title, but we have…
Review: Solaris, by Stanislaw Lem
Chris Pak was born and grew up in Hong Kong and is currently completing an MA in Science Fiction Studies…
Links We Liked for 18 June, 2008
Some links from way back when. I apologise for these being so old, but I've been too busy reading philosopher…
Recommended Reads: The Russian Jerusalem by Elaine Feinstein
Known as one of our greatest living poets, Elaine Feinstein is also a novelist, translator, screenwriter, playwright and biographer. It…
Featured Poem: George Herbert, ‘The Flower’
Issue 30 of The Reader magazine has rejuvenation as its theme and takes its title "I live and write" from…
Reader Poll: Classics on Richard and Judy
Before I start let’s just get something out of the way: The Richard and Judy Book Club is on the…
The Reader, Issue 30, “I live and write” now available
Readers will recognise more than a few names on the contents page in The Reader No. 30. By coincidence, they…
Event: The impact of German-language culture in the UK
How receptive is the British public to the history and culture of its close neighbours in German-speaking Europe? Come and…
