BY: DUSTIN BATTY It has been a difficult time for book readers these past few years. We have been combating the futurists, the technophiles, the acolytes of the digital revolution who have denounced the printed word and declared it obsolete.…
Inspired by Norway’s liberal prison island, Canadian prisons are using books to change inmates’ lives
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT When you think of prison, the first image that comes to mind probably isn’t a book club. But some Canadian prisons are doing just that, with the help of an organization called Book Clubs for Inmates. So…
A look inside the brilliant new feminist magazine that’s empowering girls ages 5 to 10
BY: KRUPA JOSEPH “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams,” Eleanor Roosevelt once rightly said. The meaning is quite apparent – success is for those who dream of it. But the world that we…
This new bookshop is providing customers with a digital detox by going technology-free
By: Adrian Smith Because so much of our lives exists online these days, it’s hard to find quiet time away from the web. For many, there are days when most communication takes place online. This has prompted Liberia, a…
This is why pixels on a screen will never exceed the eternality of a printed book
BY: CAROLINE ROLF I love books – printed books. I have been visiting my local library since I was old enough to read. I love how they smell and the rough texture of the dated pages. I make notes in…
Chicago is turning their busiest train into a rolling library for one very good reason
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Chicago also has a notoriously bad education system. It’s also a city plagued by gang violence. It’s a vicious circle that the Windy City desperately needs to break out of. Seventy nine percent of Chicago 8th graders…
A city is trying to shut down a children’s library that gives away free books
BY: DANIEL KORN In 2009, Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin built a wooden model of a schoolhouse— a deep red exterior with white trim and a mini bell tower perched on the roof. He built it in honour of his…