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How do children learn to read? This literacy expert says ‘there are as many ways as there are students’

Not all children learn to read in the same way, but schools tend to adopt a single approach to literacy.

US schools are going all in on phonics, but research shows that approach won’t work for every child. A blended literacy strategy can get more students reading.

The Science of Reading—What Parents Should Know

While learning to speak is an innate process, neuroscience research tells us that learning to read is not.

(NAPSI)—Parents and teachers generally agree: Literacy is one of the cornerstones of educational fairness and crucial for lifelong success. Yet, according to the National Assessment of …

Classic Tales Make Great Easter Gifts For Little Ones

(NAPSI)—This Easter parents, grandparents and friends can hop to it and give kids great books about bunnies, such as these sweet stories. Ten Little Rabbits by Maurice Sendak This magical …

BookTrib’s Bites: Four Charming Spring Reads

(NewsUSA) - “Onward, Ye Heroes” by C.S. BrownIn this exciting conclusion to the “Smoke Without Ash” fantasy series, three heroes must stand on the front line to defend the world from the …

A Moving New Book About Moving And Much More

A charming new book about getting to know a new environment could be inspirational to a child you love.

(NAPSI)—Here’s a sweet idea: Treat a child you care about to a new book, such as “Harlem Honey: The Adventures of a Curious Kid.” Written by Emmy Award–winning talk show host Tamron Hall …

BookTrib’s Bites: Spring Into These Four Spellbinding Reads

When a wedding is tragically averted by the death of the bridesmaid, Theodosia is determined to prove that it was murder in the latest entry to this New York Times bestselling Tea Shop Mystery series.

Emmy award–winning host, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and “America’s Mom,” Tabitha Brown, shares personal and inspiring childhood story in her first-ever picture book, Hello There, Sunshine.

New Book Helps Kids Find The Sunshine Within Themselves

(NAPSI)—A great way to cheer up a child on a gray or otherwise down day is with a new book by Tabitha Brown, the Emmy Award–winning host of the children’s show “Tab Time” and multiple NAACP …

BookTrib’s Bites: Enjoy a Variety of Fascinating Reads This Spring

(NewsUSA) - "Conviction Overturned" by Willard BakemanA must-read for evangelicals and skeptics alike. “Conviction Overturned” is a forensic review of the Bible’s credibility based on legal …

Furniture in fiction: Iconic pieces that shaped stories

House of Leon explains how signature pieces of fictional furniture have left a lasting impact on literature, film, and television.

BookTrib’s Bites: Curl Up with Four Captivating Reads

(NewsUSA) - Every Fall by Angela DouglasA chilling thriller, perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Lisa Gardner, exploring the dark side of police culture and family trauma.Bree knew life married …

BookTrib’s Bites: From Thrillers and Mysteries to Memoirs and More

(NewsUSA) - We're All Mad Here: An (In)Elegant Memoir by Marie KuipersPeer behind the curtain of one fiercely opinionated and unapologetically peculiar woman’s unhinged life. If her upbringing …

BookTrib’s Bites: Four Reads That Will Capture Your Heart

(NewsUSA) - The Forgotten Man: A Journey Through the Ashes by Stanley S. SeidnerA powerful epic that chronicles the adventurous life of David Wdowinski, a tragic and brilliant psychiatrist, …

A new memoir from acclaimed author and journalist Carolyn Dawn Flynn

Carolyn thought she had the answers. As an author, journalist, and single mother of twins, she was sure of her path. But with her twins moving into adulthood, and the newspaper industry in a death spiral, her life was on a collision course with an uncertain future.

Flynn takes a media job two thousand miles away, dismantles the twins’ childhood home and bids farewell to the mom-van. Within weeks, the dream unravels, leaving Flynn, in her 60s, searching for a new path.

In BOUNDLESS, Flynn reimagines the empty nest, turning her keen insight and signature poetic voice to the deeper questions about the “third stage” of women’s lives.

BookTrib’s Bites: Four Captivating Winter Reads

(NewsUSA) - A Mysterious Night at the Library by Kim ChesneyA delightful tale about the magic of books, the fun of learning, and the joy of new friendships.It's the night before Halloween, and twins …

A single page from a book lies on the charred remains of a home that burned down in the 2025 Palisades fire in Los Angeles.

How the literature of fire can help readers find hope among the ashes

Reading and maintaining a human connection have a vital role to play as extreme events that have long served as the stuff of dystopian fiction simply become a part of everyday life.

The mystery of human choices, even when circumstances are known, occupied writers like Henry James.

The Gilded Age novel that helps explain our fascination with Luigi Mangione

Henry James’ ‘The Princess Casamassima’ tells a story of political radicalism in a time of economic inequality. But even James ran up against the limits of putting himself in the mind of a killer.

BookTrib’s Bites: Four Fantastic Winter Reads

(NewsUSA) - Face the Storm by C.D. KregerThis is the author’s intimate and courageous memoir of growing up and surviving an environment of mental illness, religious zealotry, and sexual abuse. She …

New Book, MIND-BODY BIRTH, Provides Guide to Fearless Child Birth

(NewsUSA) - Birth can be scary. Prior to the global pandemic in 2020, it was estimated that 10 to 15 percent of women in the United States had a fear of childbirth so strong that it impacted their …

Your next favorite story won’t be written by AI – but it could be someday

Good storytelling relies on sound writing, believability, creativity and lived experience. AI has become skilled at the first two but still falls short on the second two.

5 books to help you better understand today’s campus protests

Every so often, a cause ignites a sustained fury on college campuses across the nation. In 2020, it was Black Lives Matter. In 2011, it was Occupy Wall Street. In the 1980s, it was apartheid in South Africa. Right now, it’s the Israeli military campaign in Gaza. …

How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement − and a rallying cry for the new science of ecology

“Dune,” widely considered one of the best sci-fi novels of all time, continues to influence how writers, artists and inventors envision the future. Of course, there are Denis Villeneuve’s visually stunning films, “Dune: Part One” (2021) and “Dune: Part Two” (2024). …

W.E.B. Du Bois’ study ‘The Philadelphia Negro’ at 125 still explains roots of the urban Black experience – sociologist Elijah Anderson tells why it should be on more reading lists

W.E.B. Du Bois is widely known for his civil rights activism, but many sociologists argue that he has yet to receive due recognition as the founding father of American sociology. His groundbreaking study, “The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study,” …

Betty Smith enchanted a generation of readers with ‘A Tree Grows in Brooklyn’ − even as she groused that she hoped Williamsburg would be flattened

Eighty years ago, in the winter and spring of 1944, Brooklyn-born author Betty Smith was entering a new chapter of life. A year earlier, she was an unknown writer, negotiating with her publisher about manuscript edits and the date of publication for her first book, “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” …

How We Have Fallen Short in Teaching Literacy -- And What To Do About It

(NewsUSA) - This may be difficult to read, but did you know:In the last 15 years, 15 million students graduated from high schools testing below the basic reading level.One in five college students …

Humorous, Poetic & Allegorical Tale Reminiscent of Dante’s Inferno

(NewsUSA) - Theatrical essence, we know, relies upon a shared experience of space and time. How else does one describe the crescendo between the stage and stalls during a curtain call?In Presence, …

Twin Sisters at the Core of Dark Coming-of-Age Psycho Thriller By Debut Author

(NewsUSA) - Most good thriller novels keep readers guessing until the end. Then there are some that cause jaws to drop.TKO Rogue has launched debut author Janet Porter’s intriguing, intricate and …

BookTrib’s Bites: True Crime Inspirations, Dystopian Gem, Making Great Factories

(NewsUSA) - Reef Road by Deborah Goodrich RoyceWhen a severed hand washes ashore in the wealthy enclave of Palm Beach, FL, the lives of two women—a lonely writer obsessed with the unsolved …

“Chicken Soup for the Soul” Man Provides Great Inspiration for Biographer

(NewsUSA) - If author Mitzi Perdue is using the example of Mark Victor Hansen for a little inspiration, well, she’s come to the right place. It’s hard to find somebody who hasn’t heard …

How do children learn to read? This literacy expert says ‘there are as many ways as there are students’

The Science of Reading—What Parents Should Know

Classic Tales Make Great Easter Gifts For Little Ones

BookTrib’s Bites: Four Charming Spring Reads

A Moving New Book About Moving And Much More

BookTrib’s Bites: Spring Into These Four Spellbinding Reads

New Book Helps Kids Find The Sunshine Within Themselves

BookTrib’s Bites: Enjoy a Variety of Fascinating Reads This Spring

Furniture in fiction: Iconic pieces that shaped stories

BookTrib’s Bites: Curl Up with Four Captivating Reads

BookTrib’s Bites: From Thrillers and Mysteries to Memoirs and More

BookTrib’s Bites: Four Reads That Will Capture Your Heart

A new memoir from acclaimed author and journalist Carolyn Dawn Flynn

“UN/Reconciled:” Passionate, Powerful Poems On a Delicate Love Gone Off

Stories for Kids with Wholesome Fun, Culture, Imagination and Learning

BookTrib’s Bites: Books to Intrigue and Make You Think

Stories about short stories

Interviews with authors

Revisit older books