STAFF OPINION: You owe yourself a children’s book
As a babysitter, and especially as a babysitter for parents who value reading, most of my job revolves…
This Simple Exercise Makes You the Author of Your Own Story
Elise Loehnen wrote her 2023 bestseller, On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women…
Arts Ahead: Calling all book lovers (and more!)
I go to the library every week and check out a huge stack of books. Admittedly, I don’t…
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READING IS FUNDAMENTAL LAUNCHES FIFTH ANNUAL NATIONWIDE READING ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE “RALLY TO READ 100”
READING IS FUNDAMENTAL LAUNCHES FIFTH ANNUAL NATIONWIDE READING ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE “RALLY TO READ 100” Six months of author…
READING IS FUNDAMENTAL LAUNCHES FIFTH ANNUAL NATIONWIDE READING ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE “RALLY TO READ 100”
Six months of author read-alouds, free literacy activities, book giveaways, and a nationwide challenge to read 100 books.…
Book bans, challenges rose over two-year period : NPR
These books top PEN America’s list of the books most often challenged and banned from school classrooms in…
While you wait for The Pumpkin Spice Cafe
The air is starting to cool, the leaves are turning to shades of yellow, orange and red and…
Free books for all children up to age 5 in San Joaquin County!
Early Literacy Alert! Every child in San Joaquin County from birth to age 5 can now receive a…
New chapter opens for winners of Irish language book awards
A celebration of publishers and writers of Irish-medium books was held in the National Irish Language Theatre, An…
In Memory of Ann Granger, 12 July 1939 – 7 September 2025 — Blake Friedmann
All of us at Blake Friedmann are deeply saddened by the death of Ann Granger, a much-loved client…
Abigail Hing Wen and Stephanie Lim
Abigail Hing Wen’s Loveboat, Taipei trilogy is now the movie Love in Taipei on Netflix, which she executive…
The Book Whisperer recommends Flynn Berry
Some books should be read in autumn, and the Tessa Daly books by Flynn Berry, set in Northern…