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The formulas for raising a lifelong reader

Posted on 09/20/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Atlantic recently took a look at what factors set the stage for someone to become a lifelong reader. Unsurprisingly,...

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Posted on 09/10/2019 at 12:12 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A mattress and sleep-product review site may not be the most scientific source of a survey, but we love its...

Tagged As: Just for fun, Reading, Survey

Posted on 09/07/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Mental Floss offers two different answers to the question of which book readers most frequently abandon. First, it cited Goodreads’...

Tagged As: Just for fun, Reading

Posted on 08/31/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

School’s back in session, and that means Tucked-In Tuesdays have returned. If you missed earlier coverage of them, Tucked-In Tuesdays...

Tagged As: Children's literature, Just for fun, Reading

Posted on 08/29/2019 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Bookseller shared the results of a new survey done in Britain that we hope isn’t reflective of other countries’...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Reading, Survey, The Book Designer

Posted on 08/27/2019 at 09:17 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re not declaring the end of summer yet, but let’s face it: It’s clearly back-to-school season. Which isn’t necessarily a...

Tagged As: Literary Hub, Reading

Posted on 08/26/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Unless you love to debate, Discover has wonderful news to share. The magazine reports that a study originally published in...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Audiobook, Reading

Posted on 08/14/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

People picture bookworms as reclusive, sedentary creatures. And for some avid readers, that’s an accurate portrait — but it’s hardly...

Tagged As: Fantasy, Literary tourism, Reading

Posted on 07/24/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We stumbled upon a beautiful quote recently from actress Helen Hayes: “From your parents you learn love and laughter and...

Tagged As: Just for fun, Libraries, Reader stories, Reading

Posted on 07/19/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We posted a cartoon on Facebook last week about a kid sneaking a book — with his mother fully aware...

Tagged As: Just for fun, Reader stories, Reading