Education Aug 22 Rapper Noname’s Brief But Spectacular take on community learning and solidarity By Melissa Williams, Elizabeth Burton
Arts Feb 26 Watch 4:47 Author Charles Yu on using satire to point out Asian American stereotypes The February pick for our ‘Now Read This’ book club was “Interior Chinatown," winner of the 2020 National Book Award. It’s a funny and biting satire of stereotypes of Asian Americans in popular culture. The book's author, Charles Yu, also… By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal
Arts Dec 29 Watch 8:08 Booksellers look back at the best titles of 2020 In a year of isolation and pain, book sales are up as many turn to reading for a distraction, understanding and pleasure. Jeffrey Brown talks to two booksellers for our look at the year in books. By Jeffrey Brown, Rhana Natour
Arts Jul 02 Watch 4:10 Drag Queen Story Hour offers a different kind of page-turner Children’s story hours are intended to instill a love of reading in young kids. But one reading program also seeks to spread messages about self-love, acceptance of others and appreciation of diversity: Drag Queen Story Hour, a national organization that… By Julia Griffin
Education Apr 30 Watch 8:36 What parents of dyslexic children are teaching schools about literacy Fewer than 40 percent of fourth and eighth grade students nationwide are proficient readers. Now, led by parents of children with dyslexia, a learning disability that makes reading and spelling difficult, some states are trying to change how reading is… By Lisa Stark, Education Week
Mar 01 How a Jordanian scientist spreads the love of reading around the world By Maea Lenei Buhre To help kids in her neighborhood fall in love with reading, Rana Dajani sought to replicate her own experience. A decade later, her nonprofit has expanded to more than 40 countries globally. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 3:06 Kate DiCamillo on the magic of reading aloud We tend to reserve reading aloud for kids or others who can't read on their own. But beloved children's book author Kate DiCamillo thinks the practice offers a special opportunity for people to connect. She offers her humble opinion on… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch 4:11 Getting books from the U.S. feeds these students’ love of reading By Fred de Sam Lazaro Books For Africa has sent more than 41 million books over the last 30 years to 53 different countries, where students say the variety of titles have made them enthusiastic readers. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports. Continue watching
Apr 21 WATCH: Jeffrey Brown interviews authors at the LA Times Festival of Books By News Desk The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is bringing more than 500 authors and thousands of fans together for a weekend-long celebration of reading. Continue reading
Mar 27 The best weapon against ‘summer slide’ is parents reading, nonprofit says By Larisa Epatko Parents and teachers are committed to the same goal of helping a child become a successful reader, but the classroom isn’t structured in a way where a child gets consistent individual attention. That’s where a parent can step in. Continue reading