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Find a Christmas gift for all at The Reader
There’s no hiding from it anymore, Christmas is coming. But don’t panic, we’ve got bookish gifts all wrapped up! The trees are springing up, mince pies are back on the shelves and delicious food and...
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A Year of Books: Five of the Best from 2016
As Angela McMillan, co-editor of The Reader magazine, turns her attention to her reading list for the year ahead, we ask what she loved in 2016. Before I turn my full attention on another jam-packed...
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A Little, Aloud for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and it has us thinking about the literary mums celebrated in our A Little, Aloud anthologies so we thought we’d share our recommended reads for Mother’s Day. As...
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Guest Blog: Poetry and Human Connection
This Mental Health Awareness Week we’re delighted to have a guest blog from Jamie Jones: Jamie is a freelance writer now living in Swindon. Originally from Liverpool, she delivered writing workshops in...
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Kind but bold: Shared Reading Montana
At The Reader we’re constantly blown away by the personal stories our group members, volunteers and colleagues share with us. We’ve learned that you can never underestimate where your Shared Reading...
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Featured Poem: The Voice by Thomas Hardy
This week’s featured poem, The Voice by Thomas Hardy, has got thinking about reading aloud in Shared Reading groups, the importance of hearing the written word out loud in different voices. Reading...
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A Little, Aloud for Children Pack-ed into Schools
Some brilliant news in about A Little, Aloud for Children this World Book Day… We’re absolutely delighted to hear that the anthology has been included in this year’s BookTrust School Library Pack. The...
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4 things we learnt from A Little Aloud With Love
It’s been two months since the launch of our latest anthology A Little Aloud With Love but we’re still sharing the love because who says romance is just for Valentine’s Day? This April The Reader...
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Recommended Reads: Poetry and Dementia
Continuing on from yesterday’s focus on dementia for World Alzheimer’s Day, we look at some of the poems which work well in Shared Reading groups. Following yesterday’s closer look at how Shared...
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