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Reading has often been a filler word in the ‘hobbies’ section of a resume to make yourself seem smarter. My own experience with reading has been quite a journey. The...

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The Peoria Public Library system is taking submissions for the Peoria StoryWalks story writing contest. Kids can submit original picture books to be featured in all three StoryWalks locations in...

From left Iris Lee, incoming Johns Hopkins University graduate student, Janice Chen, professor of psychological and brain sciences, and Sammy Tavassoli, PhD student, are running a short story contest, the...

I can’t seem to contain my cookbook collection. Cake tomes are fighting with my coats for closet space, ramen manuals are hiding out under my bed, and the latest releases...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Summer is when teachers take their break too, except this teacher. Amy Brewer cares about her students so much that she created a summer book club...

The humble book club has come a long way from stale crackers and presidential memoirs. Now #BookTok is moving sales numbers, reading is trendy again, and celebrities are getting in...

Every five years, the international Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) provides an assessment of how well grade 4 learners around the world read for meaning. And every time...

The Blunt Instrument is a monthly advice column for writers. If you need tough advice for a writing problem, send your question to blunt@electricliterature.com. Dear Blunt Instrument, I finished my...

Featured photo: María Perdomo started the Greensboro chapter of the Silent Book Club in 2023 with her friend. (courtesy photo) Tucked into the back half of Scuppernong Books in downtown...