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Rhyming For A Reason

Apr 24, 2021

HER earliest childhood memory is lying on her dad's chest with her sister, listening to stories as he read to them. That’s Durban author Shareez Bagaria, 42, who has just launched her first children’s book, Luna Learns About Viruses, and will talk ab

The Millions

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Requiem for a Reader

Jul 28, 2017

My first memory of my father as a reader was him telling me to hurry up; it was almost time to silflay. The post Requiem for a Reader appeared first on The Millions.

Cottage Life

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If She Reads It, They Will Come

Nov 5, 2020

Melissa Thomson was teaching English in Japan when she got the call from her mom. “The bookstore is for sale.” And so in 2007, at age 32, she changed her plans to travel the world and returned home to Parry Sound, Ont., to buy Bearly Used Books, wher

The Christian Science Monitor

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For Indian Teen Who Launched Village Library, It’s About More Than Books

Jan 8, 2021

Sadiya Shaikh realized her family’s ancestral village in Bihar, India, had no library. So the 18-year-old set one up herself: Maulana Azad Library.

The Millions

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Shelf Life: On the Stories Our Books Tell About Us

Jun 22, 2022

My bookshelves remind me of where I’ve been, who I am, and what it’s taken to get here. The post Shelf Life: On the Stories Our Books Tell About Us appeared first on The Millions.

Angels on Earth magazine

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He Makes Winds His Messengers

Aug 25, 2018

PSALM 104:4 IT HAD ONLY BEEN a few weeks since my mom died and I needed some air. The weather was warm for autumn so I sat on a bench at the shady part of the yard with my family Bible. I wanted to read a favorite psalm in memory of Mom—but found mys

The Big Issue

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Robin Ince Is On The Road

Mar 27, 2023

This year continues to be one spent mainly touring bookshops and libraries, so it is time spent with the best people. We live in a world of anxiety with a low hum of panic around us, so each act of kindness becomes increasingly powerful. I was recent

Mornings with Jesus

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Monday, March 16

Feb 14, 2020

I WAS EXCITED WHEN THE newspaper reported that a famous author would visit our city to give a lecture. I bought seven copies of her book and gifted them to a variety of friends and family members. My loved ones were delighted to receive the books, an

Sparkle Buds Magazine

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Treasure Hunt

Dec 31, 2023

Danny and Susie were walking to school when Susie noticed something under the bushes. “What is that?” Susie asked as she pointed to the bush. “Hmmm, I’m not sure.” Danny reached down to grab it. It was a book, and it looked old. The title was Buried

Writer's Digest

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For The Love Of Libraries

Jun 19, 2019

In the spring of 2018, I had the great fortune to go to Cincinnati’s beautiful Mercantile Library and hear Susan Orlean speak about a nonfiction book she wrote that had not yet been published. It was going to be called The Library Book (it’s since be

Sparkle Buds Magazine

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Treasure Hunt

Dec 25, 2022

Danny and Susie were walking to school when Susie noticed something under the bushes.“What is that?” Susie asked as she pointed to the bush. “Hmmm, I'm not sure.” Danny reached down to grab it. It was a book, and it looked old. The title was Buried t

Saturday Star

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Teaching Kids Hinduism In English

May 15, 2021

ACTUARY Sarika Besesar-Ramdhani grew up knowing Bible stories, but none of the stories of her own religion, Hinduism. And how was she to pass this knowledge on to her 3-year-old son? Lockdown made her change all that, with the recent publication of h