What was your favorite book as a kid? That question makes for a surprisingly effective icebreaker. You can tell a lot about someone from the books they read as a child. Case in point: I’m a journalist ...

The #OwnVoices hashtag movement started in 2015 on Twitter to give readers a chance to share books about diverse groups that were written by authors that belong in the same group. For instance, a book ...

Esther Yi shows ciLiving contributing host, Tommy Bickham picture books that are fun to read for kids from Urbana Free Library Explore the joy of reading with some of the most fun and engaging picture ...

Reading is a fun and magical experience for kids, but the pull of their screens—whether computers, phones, tablets or video games—can mean less time for reading. Enter: audiobooks. They’re not just ...