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Featured Poem: The Wise by Countee Cullen
This week's Featured Poem, 'The Wise by Countee Cullen, was chosen and read by Isobel. The Wise (For Alain Loch)…
The Storybarn selects… from The Reader Bookshelf
As we continue to explore the Reader Bookshelf we've asked members of our Children & Young People Team to talk about their…
Books by Post for the Reading Heroes
“My child only gets post from Social Workers, which remind her of why she is here. Books by Post makes…
Amanda’s Reader Story – “Running the group has improved my mental health”
Amanda is a Reader Leader at a peer support group in Doncaster. Here she tells us about her experience of…
January’s Stories and Poems
The start of a new year can often feel like a time to reset, refocus and begin again, so it’s…
Featured Poem: Let Evening Come by Jane Kenyon
This week's Featured Poem is read by Julie, and she has chosen to read 'Let Evening Come' by Jane Kenyon.…
From the Bookshelf: Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…
Featured Poem: My God, It’s Full of Stars by Tracy K. Smith
This week's Featured Poem is read to you by Jamie, and she has chosen to read an extract from 'My…
The Reader announces new leadership
The Reader’s founder and director, Dr Jane Davis, is retiring in December 2022 after 25 years as the head of…
2022 Highlights from the Reading Revolution
As 2022 is rapidly coming to a close, we’re taking a few moments to pause, reflect and look back on…
‘Why, who makes much of a miracle?’ Shared Reading in Skelmersdale
How one Shared Reading group is making a difference for asylum seekers in the North West Tucked away in the…
Featured Poem: Fragments of the Dark by Elizabeth Jennings
This week's Featured Poem is brought to you by Sam, and she reads 'Fragments of the Dark' by Elizabeth Jennings. …
