"Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.", Dr. Seuss said, when explaining why he preferred writing for children. For anyone who loves reading
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St. Louis boasts a variety of professional and amateur theater, proving our city agrees with Ethel Merman's claim that there is no business like show business.
The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree
We inherit a lot from our parents: like height and hair color, but in the case of many of our favorite authors they also inherited...talent.
Home is Where the Story Is
Many of us are spending more (or even all) of our time at home these days; one of the consequences of this extended home-time is that, for better or worse, we a
Encourage a Young Writer Day
Each year on April 10th "National Encourage a Young Writer Day" is celebrated! Take the day to consider the young creatives in your life...
All-Time Bestsellers!
Even if you're not an avid reader it's hard to get by without at least hearing about the books topping the bestseller lists...
The Bechdel-Wallace Test
In 1985 Alison Bechdel was writing and illustrating a comic strip. In one particular strip titled “The Rule” she memorialized a conversation with her friend Liz Wallace
Lights! Camera! Fiction!
Did you know that at least two of this year’s Oscars presenters (Steve Martin and Tom Hanks) are published authors of fiction? Or that actor Sidney Poitier wrot
Send a Valentine to Your Favorite Book
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and in Center for the Reader we aren't celebrating with flowers or chocolate. Instead we are taking a moment this Febru
Much to Read You Still Have
If you’re a Star Wars fan, you’ve probably already seen The Rise of Skywalker, out in theaters now. If you’re a big fan, you probably know that it is the last m
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