Everyone needs to watch this 8-year-old’s speech about books
“The world needs books. We… need books.”
On Nov 30, 2014 by EJ Dickson
Why Readergate is the Gamergate takedown we’ve all been waiting for
What started out as satire turned in to something darker as the #ReaderGate hashtag swirled across Twitter.
On Nov 10, 2014 by Caitlin White
Internet-obsessed teens collectively mourn their bad SAT scores
Shouldn’t have used that No. 3 pencil.
On Oct 28, 2014 by Miles Klee
Why the Internet thinks Philip Roth was robbed
Americans clamoring to know why Philip Roth hasn’t won a Nobel seem to have missed a key fact: Maybe he’s just not good enough.
On Oct 10, 2014 by S.E. Smith
Remember Pizza Hut’s Book It program? It’s back—for adults
Reading is even better with pizza.
On Oct 2, 2014 by Lisa Granshaw
Reading comprehension study ranks books over Kindles
The Kindle readers performed significantly worse in a plot reconstruction test.
On Aug 26, 2014 by Elizabeth Robinson
The team behind ‘Thug Notes’ has more OG education up its sleeve
The Wisecrack team can’t erase the memories of your horrible high school English teacher, but they can make you passionate about education again.
On Aug 22, 2014 by Carly Lanning
4 simple tips to help you read more—and read better
Dear readers, social media is your friend.
On Aug 6, 2014 by [email protected]
Cory Doctorow’s ‘Little Brother’ gets Florida summer reading program shut down
Undaunted, Doctorow and his publisher, Tor, responded by donating 200 copies of the book to the school.
On Jun 11, 2014 by Aja Romano
‘The Fault in Our Stars’ is now the most-liked trailer on YouTube
The fault is definitely not in our marketing department.
On May 14, 2014 by Aja Romano
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is finally becoming an ebook
Coming soon to a Kindle near you.
On Apr 28, 2014 by Miles Klee
Parent calls cops on teen for giving books away at a book giveaway
Trying to give away award-winning novels got this girl a chat with the cops in Idaho.
On Apr 25, 2014 by Aja Romano
‘Captain Underpants,’ ‘Hunger Games’ top library association’s complaint list
Once again, Young Adult and children’s literature top the list of the books that scare us most.
On Apr 15, 2014 by Aja Romano
Young Adult publishing and the John Green effect
Is that John Green on the NYT bestseller list? Yes, along with a crop of “realistic” Young Adult fiction that some think is just a way of marginalizing women from the field.
On Feb 20, 2014 by Aja Romano
How one New Jersey principal treated snowed-in students to storytime
Proof that reading makes you more creative.
On Feb 14, 2014 by Aja Romano
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