As festivals bring books into public life, their true power lies in inclusiveness, oral storytelling, and regional diversity, if they overcome elitism and commercialisation.

May, the JLF is coming to Ireland – the first time that a version of the festival has been held across a border.

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Almost every state has overhauled elementary school reading programs. But one group of students is getting left behind.

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The rapid growth (and partial retreat) of “they” and “them” has gotten a lot of attention in recent years, but English is ...

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In this installment of NPR's "Word of the Week" series we trace the origins of the "cravat" (borrowed from the French ...

This is not comparable to word learning in children. By around age two, typical English-speaking children learn approximately ...