The National Year of Reading should be extended into a National Decade of Reading, an Education Committee inquiry into reading for pleasure has concluded. The committee argues that the government should also commit to a national reading guarantee that would ensure that all children have regular opportunities to enjoy reading. The Reading for Pleasure Inquiry
Author and poet Rebecca Perry has won the 2026 Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize for May We Feed the King, which has been praised as a “delicious and dreamlike story”. Selected from a shortlist of six novellas, May We Feed the King is the story of a present-day curator whose job it is to decorate rooms
lAbout a week after his wife’s sudden death, a grieving man opens his front door to a giant crow which pulls him into its wing and tells him: “I’m not leaving until you need me.” She is still in shock and faces the problem of raising her two young sons alone. Bird, who has been
TeaRomance novelist Emily Henry’s star has risen so fast that it’s hard to remember when her breakout book—the sparky literary love-fest read the beach-Recently released in 2020. Since then, new Emily Henry romance novels have come out at a shocking rate, and film adaptation rights have been snapped up almost as quickly. The success of
TeaThat Odyssey was once completely Greek to me. I struggled to keep up with the cast of characters, the multitude of heroes and villains, the bevy of sons and daughters. I found the Homeric formula – the stock phrase repeated over and over again from oral tradition – confusing and tiresome. In my 1946 prose
One of the great joys of being human is discovering what things make us happy, and pursuing those things. For example, perhaps you love reading, but you haven’t learned anything in the science fiction or fantasy genres yet. If so then welcome! Come in, the water is fine. For readers looking to get started in
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July is Disability Pride Month! Every year, we celebrate the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was passed in the summer of 1990. This month celebrates the resilience of people with disabilities, removes shame and embraces the joy of being disabled. There’s no one way to be disabled—just check out our stories!
A confession: Until three or four months ago, I had never heard of Emma M. Lion. But oh, does that ever change. From the moment I read the first book, aptly titled The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1I was stuck. Emma is a delightful character—she’s funny, charming, and strong-willed. Of course, the
On Amazon’s list of best-selling books of all time (where “all time” = since 1995) women are at the top, claiming nine of the top 10 spots and 27 of the top 50 spots. #1 ranked hunger gamesAnd indeed, Suzanne Collins’ dystopian YA series dominates the top 10. catch fire And mockingjay Grab slots 5