Middle-schoolers at Gary Comer College Prep spent Friday joining activities focusing on literacy and storytelling with educators that look like them.

The best children’s books of all time Choosing the best children’s books of all time is no easy feat. After all, there are ...

Schools are working now to overhaul literacy teaching to comply with a new state law, the Read Act. A visit to one Minnesota ...

Whether you’ve joined the 2025 reading challenge on Goodreads or you ... that stayed with us after we’d reached the end. From books for history lovers to romance novels, witty romantic ...

Your imaginary audience has a note taped to them: “I can’t read. I can’t talk. I don’t care about stories, plots or characters. What do you have for me?” By Jon Klassen Our reviewer ...

If you're looking for a new book to dive into, then Red's literary editor, Sarra Manning, has you covered with her pick of the best new books to read this month. Sarra says: "Hang on to your hats and ...

The following are 44 books you can look forward to in 2025 ... If you’re in the mood to read a literary zombie novel (with an excellent cover), look no further than Leigh Radford’s new ...

Whether you're a fan of heartwarming memoirs, thought-provoking non-fiction, or thrilling fiction, these 16 books are perfect additions to your 2025 reading list. Curated based on recommendations ...

The 2025 Reading Challenge is here! This will be the 8th reading challenge since Jackie and I started Beyond the Bookends. We love seeing how much the challenge has grown and how much all of you have ...

Another year, another stack of great books to read. Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review ...

by Val McDermid is out now It has been a golden year for books about the Middle Ages. The best – indeed, one of the finest historical biographies I have read – was this book about Richard II ...

Each year, I read a stack of books to help me understand the world. As 2024 wraps up, I’m happy to share a few of the real treasures, and hopefully to hear from readers with their own picks.