Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston and Nella Larsen are on this short list of enduring must-read writers.
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Children from minority groups rarely see themselves reflected in the books they read. This can negatively impact their sense of identity and their literacy levels.
Generating new entertainment data.
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For decades, advertisers and marketers struggled to predict the consumption of leisure products such as movies and books. Now, big data reveals how people really spend their leisure time.
The thousand and one lives of the paper book.
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Are the stacks of books in your library still alive? Why keep them if they are not? Why does our attachment to the printed word not waver in the face of its digital counterpart?
Librarians are qualified to help struggling readers enjoy and improve at reading.
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While tourism campaigns often portray the beach as an idyllic, isolated haven, many of our beach stories depict it as a darker, more complex place. Here are ten worth reading.
Reading a treasured gift.
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Parents often see reading as "school business" - something that teachers are responsible for.
Factors ranging from the timing of a book’s release to its subject matter can determine whether it will crack the vaunted list.
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Many harsh things are said in Summers' book. It’s difficult to decide whether to praise its “breathtaking honesty” – as critics undoubtedly will – or draw back like a witness to some gruesome accident.
Children with access to books reach higher levels of education.
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Girls are encouraged more often to read, despite performing better in reading assessments nationally and internationally. Here's how parents and educators can help connect boys with books.
In her new book, Ford examines how boys are inducted into ‘toxic masculinity’ – and argues we need to raise boys better.
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Ford works toward dismantling the idea that feminism is harming men. Instead, she proposes that a patriarchal society can be as harmful and destructive for individual men as it can be for women.