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Summer Reading with Friends & Lovers
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Summer Reading with Friends & Lovers

by Meagan Frank

Books Make a Difference wants to know all about our readers’ affairs. Ahem, namely the intimate connections forged with and through books. So this month we asked: Are you reading a book with someone this summer? What’s the book? Who’s reading it with you? Is reading the same book with your best friend or spouse good for your relationship? What books have you read together in the past? How did you choose which book to read? What was your experience like? […]


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Best of What Dads Are Reading 2013
Readers Write

Best of What Dads Are Reading 2013

by Meagan Frank

In our May 2013 issue, we celebrated the power of mom blogs. We started to wonder about whether dads engage with books and blogs in the same way as moms. We found, just like parenthood, dads do things a little differently, but what they do is not better or worse. We […]


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In his memoir, Stitches, David is a child drawing on a piece of paper on the floor. He burrows his head through his art into the world he drew to escape the world he lived in. David says, “I think we all need escapes from reality. My escape has been through drawing.”
Readers Write

What Book Has Saved You? Pay It Forward.

by Meagan Frank

This month, we asked our subscribers: Is there a book that saved your marriage, your finances, your kids, your life… What was the book and how did it make a difference for you? Books saved my marriage. They were my ladder out of a low point and, as I clung […]


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