A ccess to diverse books is not only essential to a strong education and a free mind, it’s critical to a healthy democracy. Reading... Read More.

D escribing The Color Purple as a womanist work is like saying the Iliad is a heroic poem. It isn’t merely an example –... Read More.

. oday is World Read Aloud Day! Silent reading is the norm these days. But, that wasn’t always the case. Reading used to be noisy... Read More.

F or our 2024 celebration we're shining a spotlight on Phillis Wheatley (the first African-American to publish a book of poetry) and William Wells... Read More.

T his piece from guest essayist Dr. Allen Schwab reflects thoughts and memories evoked by our previous post I Took the Road Less Traveled... Read More.

T he phrase "I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference," is typically seen as an anthem of... Read More.

W hy is it important to know about these literary devices? Like symbolic language, literary devices are techniques that authors use to take their... Read More.

I t’s National Family Literacy Day, so carve out some time to read with your young ones today, or perhaps read to them. Families have... Read More.

T he Crucible is a notable example of how literature is like a layer cake. Arthur Miller’s account of why he came to write... Read More.

The 2023 Library of Congress National Book Festival takes place in Washington D.C. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, August 12,... Read More.

W hy study literature? Why read fiction? Why spend one’s life teaching it? What’s the point? This piece from guest essayist Abram Van Engen... Read More.

A lbert Einstein is literally the face of the STEM education so highly regarded in society today.  A lot of us would be shocked... Read More.