Some book clubs and reading groups are offering students an escape from their dorms during winter. English Prof. William West leads a weekly reading group. West noted that while a traditional book ...

Even for people who love books, finding the opportunity to read can be a challenge. Many, then, rely on audiobooks, a ...

In Chapter One, Tolle discusses the reasons for reading A New Earth and what leads people toward awakening. He writes: "For some, it may have begun through loss or suffering; for others, through ...

This post was updated Nov. 17 at 8:52 p.m. With elves, giants and magic, the Medieval Texts Reading Group builds community one whimsical text at a time. Revived this quarter after a hiatus due to the ...

Keep up with everything happening in The Commons by signing up for our Philanthropy Today newsletter and joining our Commons LinkedIn group. Marcy Mager hadn’t expected the visceral response to the ...

In the Sept. 26, 2025, opinion essay, “Small-Group Reading Instruction Is Not as Effective as You Think,” authors Mike Schmoker and Timothy Shanahan list shortcomings of small-group reading ...

The thought of the so-called Frankfurt School—of Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer and their colleagues—can be considered one of the most significant innovations in 20th-century philosophy. Concepts ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Book clubs are growing across the country, and a local Jonesboro establishment is capitalizing on the trend with its own reading group. Shelf Care Book Club, which meets at ...