At Slate, Maia Kobabe discusses writing Gender Queer, a memoir about self-acceptance and understanding, which has been challenged in schools and libraries across the country in recent months. “What I’m learning is that a book challenge is like a community attacking itself,” Kobabe says. “The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2022-03-30 20:30:51 UTC ]
The Reading Agency has presented a report to Downing Street showing that 92% of participants in its Reading Ahead challenge felt more confident about reading after taking part. The charity presented its findings into the impact of Reading Ahead, which was known as the Six Book Challenge from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
On January 2, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced he would be challenging himself to read a new book every other week in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Politicians have backed the Reading Agency's Six Book Challenge in an attempt to improve... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thriller writer Andy McNab is to spearhead the Reading Agency’s 2013 Six Book Challenge,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]