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5 tips for parents to encourage a lasting love of reading

(BPT) - Reading opens the door to a lifelong love of learning, imagination and adventure. When parents instill a love of reading in their children from an early age, it increases their oral language …

- Amazon Collaborates with Emma Bunton to Narrate Uncle Jay’s Dream Team, a New Children’s Book About Teamwork that Celebrates Amazon Employees
  
  (BPT) - In celebration of National Reading Month, Amazon has collaborated with Emma Bunton, to release a children’s book entitled Uncle …
- A Journey Through Dante-esque Darkness to Easter Light
  
  (NewsUSA) - Presence, the Play by William Jefferson is an allegorical tale woven across multiple levels: Christian theology, media critique, the …
- BookTrib’s Bites: Personal Stories, Wealthy Secrets, STEM Solutions
  
  (NewsUSA) - We Are All Addicts by Carder StoutExpert therapist Dr. Carder Stout believes the soul's authentic voice can heal addictive cycles …

How We Have Fallen Short in Teaching Literacy -- And What To Do About It

(NewsUSA) - This may be difficult to read, but did you know:In the last 15 years, 15 million students graduated from high schools testing below the basic reading level.One in five college students …

BookTrib’s Bites: Diverse Voices Telling Their Stories - Both Fact and Fiction

(NewsUSA) - What We Never Say by Paulette Stout“A deftly crafted, memorably compulsive page turner.” --Midwest Book ReviewAfter a lifetime of lacking confidence, Rebecca has finally found her …

BookTrib’s Bites: Fact, Fiction and a Little in Between

(NewsUSA) - Every Other Weekend by Anthony MohrShuttling between two fathers and coming of age at a time when divorce is rare and viewed as shocking, the author writes of living at the edges of what …

BookTrib’s Bites: Four Diverse Titles for Your Reading Pleasure

(NewsUSA) - Murder Baby by G.J. Stoutimore: This is not a fairy tale. This is a nightmare. A young orphan seeks vengeance against the Yakuza man who killed her parents…A jaded Ronin seeks …

BookTrib’s Bites: A Black History Month Hero and Other Intriguing Stories

(NewsUSA) - If Someday Comes by David Calloway: A true story of the author’s great grandfather George Calloway, a slave in Cleveland, Tennessee, before and during the Civil War. It is …

Reading scores are on the decline—here's what the Nation's Report Card says

Study.com investigated the decline of reading scores across the country using data from the Nation's Report Card.

Unplug and March into Reading with Toys for Tots

(NewsUSA) - March is National Reading Month, and the Toys for Tots Literacy Program continues its commitment to helping children “Unplug and March into Reading” by placing books into the hands …

Historical Novel Captures the Smoke and Grit of Pittsburgh at Its Industrial Peak

(NewsUSA) - This is not a gilded age novel. It’s a novel of the smoke and grit that were the pride of a booming city. It takes readers to another time and another world that is distant but …

Grab your passport and go: 5 books to help you plan your next trip

(BPT) - Is your passport burning a hole in your pocket, but you don't know where to go? Travel planning can be challenging when there are so many places to see and experiences to be had but so little …

BookTrib’s Bites: More Books to Keep You Turning the Pages

(NewsUSA) - Lobster Wars by Mark E. Greene: A tight, fast-paced social satire about what happens when reality TV comes to a small fishing village in Maine. The locals think they’re going to get …

A Perspective On Race And Religion

(NAPSI)—Do you contribute to racial unity or disunity? That’s the focus of a new book, which offers a surprising perspective on race relations in America today, and offers suggestions to improve …

Stories for Kids with Wholesome Fun, Culture, Imagination and Learning

(NewsUSA) - Amanda Given, an author, speech language pathologist, yogi, mother, mental health advocate and child at heart, has given us a charming story with colorful and playful illustrations …

Humorous, Poetic & Allegorical Tale Reminiscent of Dante’s Inferno

(NewsUSA) - Theatrical essence, we know, relies upon a shared experience of space and time. How else does …
50 classics from (almost) everyone's high school reading list

Stacker looks at 50 classics from (almost) everyone's high school's required reading list.
5 books to celebrate and learn about Black history and culture year-round

(BPT) - Feb. 1 marks the start of Black History Month, which honors the great contributions the Black …
Twin Sisters at the Core of Dark Coming-of-Age Psycho Thriller By Debut Author

(NewsUSA) - Most good thriller novels keep readers guessing until the end. Then there are some that cause …

BookTrib’s Bites: Some Tasty Morsels in Assorted Genres

(NewsUSA) - The House at the End of the World by Dean KoontzSoon no one on Earth will have a …
BookTrib’s Bites: Diverse Titles Sure to Hold Your Interest

(NewsUSA) - The Violin Thief by Genie Higbee: A startling coming-of-age tale that twines magical …
The most popular book the year you were born

Stacker explores the most popular book the year you were born.
BookTrib’s Bites: True Crime Inspirations, Dystopian Gem, Making Great Factories

(NewsUSA) - Reef Road by Deborah Goodrich RoyceWhen a severed hand washes ashore in the …

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5 tips for parents to encourage a lasting love of reading

Amazon Collaborates with Emma Bunton to Narrate Uncle Jay’s Dream Team, a New Children’s Book About Teamwork that Celebrates Amazon Employees

A Journey Through Dante-esque Darkness to Easter Light

BookTrib’s Bites: Personal Stories, Wealthy Secrets, STEM Solutions

How We Have Fallen Short in Teaching Literacy -- And What To Do About It

Stories for Kids with Wholesome Fun, Culture, Imagination and Learning

Humorous, Poetic & Allegorical Tale Reminiscent of Dante’s Inferno

50 classics from (almost) everyone's high school reading list

5 books to celebrate and learn about Black history and culture year-round

Twin Sisters at the Core of Dark Coming-of-Age Psycho Thriller By Debut Author

BookTrib’s Bites: Some Tasty Morsels in Assorted Genres

BookTrib’s Bites: Diverse Titles Sure to Hold Your Interest

The most popular book the year you were born

BookTrib’s Bites: True Crime Inspirations, Dystopian Gem, Making Great Factories

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