Tag Archives: Reading

Have a summer reading adventure

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

To celebrate 75 years of the National Book Awards, the National Book Foundation has launched the Summer Reading Adventure for adults 18 and older “to lean into the nostalgic, prize-filled fun of summer reading.” Reading activities include visiting a local bookstore … Continue reading →

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Literacy for Life

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

The Literacy Pen by The World Literacy Foundation and the Dutch firm Media.Monks is an amazing educational device designed to enable illiterate individuals to start writing and learning to read, instantly. Open source and compatible with all standard pens on … Continue reading →

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Stages

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Reader in Residence

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Perelandra Bookshop, Fort Collins, Colo., is offering a reader-in-residence program that, unlike more traditional artist-in-residence or writer-in-residence programs, does not require anything “except show up to the bookstore a couple of times per week and read,” the Coloradoan reported. “I think the residence paralleled … Continue reading →

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“The book itself is a curious artifact”

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Regular visitors to Travel Between the Pages will have noted that I am a life-long fan of the late, great American author Ursala K. Le Guin. Although she is best remembered for her groundbreaking speculative fiction, Le Guin was a … Continue reading →

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Bibliophile Furniture

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

 

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What do you call a book nerd ?

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Book lovers the world over have their own special nicknames. In English speaking countries, folks who are especially fond of reading are of often called “bookworms”.  The term bookworm comes from the holes in printed materials caused by larvae of … Continue reading →

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Recommending A Book

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Reading Immersion

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

The new Sol Reader is a clever device that looks like a VR headset, but instead of immersion in virtual reality it offers the user the opportunity to get lost in a good book. The digital device streams e-books from … Continue reading →

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Beach Reads

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Brian D. Butler
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