The Big Jubilee Read: 70 books are selected to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 year reign
This summer marks The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history, who has been on the throne for 70 years, since 1952. As part of the celebrations, The… Read more »
Rare sculptures by the ‘Bookish Banksy’ are up for auction
It all began back in March 2011 when staff at the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh noticed a stunning paper sculpture made from an old book had mysteriously appeared on a table. The… Read more »
Librarians Lobby Leaders on Infrastructure Initiative
If there is one thing we have learned over the years, it is that librarians are fierce! So it came as no surprise when the American Library Association (ALA) sent… Read more »
Prince of Pulp Patterson props up pedagogues; teachers thanked with timely donation
Regardless of what one thinks about super-best-selling novelist James Patterson’s books—our managing editor confesses to not having read one word of the Newburgh, New York, native’s one hundred-plus tomes —… Read more »
UK comedian and writer Andy Hamilton announces handwritten novel
Even if you don’t know who Andy Hamilton is, it’s almost certain you’ll have come across his work. Over nearly five decades of tireless contributions to UK arts he has… Read more »
Michigan legislators declare a literary crisis—call for more librarians
Following a 2018 report from the Michigan Department of Education showing the majority of third and fourth graders cannot read at grade level, some legislators have declared a literary crisis and… Read more »
14th century nun faked death to pursue “carnal lust”
If there’s one thing kids are desperate to get rid of, it’s their virginity. But one person from the middle ages just might’ve outdone every sex-obsessed teen on whichever Netflix… Read more »
A new publisher wants to give away one free book for every book sold
This past year has seen quite a few initiatives dedicated to promoting and celebrating the act of reading. Public schools have tested out book vending machines and PBS launched the Great American… Read more »
An innovative eight-year-old sets up Little Free Libraries in Indiana
Eight-year-old Adelyn Brazil loves to read and wants everyone else to love it just as much, too. While on a family vacation to New Orleans, she came across a number of Little… Read more »
The healing power of poetry
It’s no secret that literature is powerful. For many of us, there are times in our lives–a loved one’s passing, our first heartbreak–that we frankly could not have made it through… Read more »