Reading Memories
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12 Authors on the Banned Books They’ll Never Forget
To celebrate Banned Books Week, we asked authors to share the banned or challenged book that made a lasting impact on them as young people. Here are the books that have stayed with them through the years.
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A Love Letter to Bookshops
Bookshops are a gateway to another world. There is nothing like the tingle of expectation as you step over the threshold.
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#TFW You Realize You're Raising a Little Book-Lover
From overflowing bookshelves at home to lugging your kid's books with you everywhere you go, you’ll surely relate to these everyday #TFW (that feeling when) moments if you're a parent to a voracious young reader.
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Reading in the Shadow of Sendak
When author Elisha Cooper was awarded a Sendak Fellowship, he had the rare opportunity to explore Maurice Sendak's summer home and his bookshelves.
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Victoria Justice's Favorite Books as a Kid — and What She's Reading Today
Brightly was thrilled to check in with Victoria to learn more about her passion for reading and find out what some of her all-time favorite books are.
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That Feeling When You Re-Read Books from Childhood as an Adult
In this comic, Siobhán Gallagher perfectly captures the joy that is re-reading a beloved story from childhood as an adult.
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Pooh and Me: The Warmth of A.A. Milne’s Poems in Childhood and Beyond
Author Francesca Segal shares her experience of turning to A.A. Milne, whose poetry had been embedded in her memory since childhood, when she became a parent.
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Yaa Gyasi’s 5 Favorite Books from Childhood
We were thrilled to ask Yaa Gyasi, author of the breathtaking Homegoing, about the books she loved most as a child and remembers fondly to this day.
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Grown-Up Reads
Four Truths About Reading I Learned from My Children
As author Susan Meissner's kids started picking out what they wanted to read, she found herself learning more about them, and about reading, by the books they chose.
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I’m Nearing the End of Bedtime Reading with My Daughter and It’s Breaking My Heart
I can feel time creeping up on us. And lately it’s been hitting me in an unexpected location. Bedtime reading.
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The Books Kids Say Are the Best to Read with Their Moms
The cozy combination of mom plus a book is a wonderful way to end any day — especially Mother’s Day. In honor of this special day, we asked kids and moms about their favorite books to read together. You'll find plenty of great ideas for storytime in their sweet and unique responses.
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Romancing the Library: The Place Where My Love for Books Began
In celebration of National Library Week, author Christine Feehan shares the story of her first big love affair: reading at the library.
