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‘Roots’ Actor LeVar Burton Is Curating A Book Club Via Social Reading App Fable

Seasoned thespian LeVar Burton is expanding his brand in media by launching a book club with Fable.

08.26.21

Author Tour For Controversial Oprah Book Club Selection ‘American Dirt’ Is Cancelled

NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of Jeanine Cummins’ controversial novel “American Dirt” has canceled the remainder of her promotional…

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ATLANTA (AP) — America’s eighth graders are falling behind in math and reading, while fourth graders are doing slightly better…

10.30.19

Tony & Lauren Dungy Have Found A New Way To Coach

Coach Tony Dungy is still coaching! This time he and his wife Lauren are coaching kids through books. The Dungys,…

08.24.18

Teen Entrepreneur Empowers Black Youth To Read With Subscription Box

17-year-old Memphis-based entrepreneur Journi Prewitt created the Black Butterfly Beautiful box to inspire Black girls to read.

01.07.18

A 9-Year-Old Girl From Brooklyn Just Wrote Her First Book

What does a nine-year-old girl who loves to read and write do? Write her own book, of course.

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President Obama Interviews Author Just Because He’s A Fan

NEW YORK (AP) — For this interview, President Barack Obama was the one asking the questions. In a discussion held…

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How This Barber Is Helping Children In His Community [EXCLUSIVE AUDIO]

Courtney Holmes, a barber in Dubuque Park, Iowa, has been nurturing the fundamental gift of reading for the children in his community. When they…

09.09.15

Barber Rewards Children Who Read To Him With Free Haircuts

A Barber took part in Dubuque's Back to School Bash in Comiskey Park on Saturday to give free haircuts to…

08.13.15

How This Barbershop Is Helping Kids Read [EXCLUSIVE AUDIO]

A New York barbershop has an outreach program for their young customers called Barbershop Books. Instead of playing games or…

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Nikki Woods Chats with Author Deborah Johnson About ‘The Secret of Magic’

Do you know what makes me happy? The feeling of the sun on the back of my neck, lazy Sunday…

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Oprah Winfrey Selects Cynthia Bond’s ‘Ruby’ for Book Club

NEW YORK (AP) — From the very first sentence, Oprah Winfrey loved what became her latest book club pick. “I…

02.10.15
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