Colombia’s “Lord of the Books” hopes to eradicate his country’s book deserts
The United States—its actual topography notwithstanding—is full of book deserts. That term refers to areas (skewing heavily toward lower-income communities) underserved by both libraries and bookstores, places where books have a… Read more »
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library sends out its hundred millionth book
Dolly Parton — singer, songwriter, actress, legend, icon, humanitarian — started the Imagination Library in 1995, a literacy program that mails children a free book every month from the time… Read more »
Sean Spicer and Margaret Atwood at the Emmys
Television is a pretty big deal in America. Lots of people watch it. Lots of people get paid too much money to write about it. Some people imagine political figures… Read more »
A Knoxville company’s business is booming thanks to Dolly Parton’s brilliant books initiative
Way way back in 2012 we wrote about the international impact of Dolly Parton’s child literacy initiative, Imagination Library. We offered this bit of background on the project: Launched by singer/actress… Read more »
Brewery starts literary mag for those who “like to think and drink”
The founder of Delaware-based brewing company Dogfish Head, Sam Calagione, has a habit of describing his product as “analog beer for the digital age.” Now, according to the company’s website, the former English major… Read more »
UK town adopts Dolly Parton model for child literacy
The BBC reported this week that the town of Bradford, England, will start an Imagination Library, following the lead of Rotherham and other towns in England and Scotland. Launched by… Read more »