reading Archives - Empoword Journalism https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/tag/reading/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:59:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Your Ultimate Summer TBR: Diving into this Season’s Hottest Reads https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/your-ultimate-summer-tbr-diving-into-this-seasons-hottest-reads/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/your-ultimate-summer-tbr-diving-into-this-seasons-hottest-reads/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:59:11 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=68725 Katie Barr This year, as temperatures rise and the scent of possibility hangs in the air, let’s talk about crafting the ultimate Summer TBR for 2025 – a list designed to transport, thrill, and delight. For book lovers, summer isn’t just a time for holidays; it’s an annual invitation to

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/your-ultimate-summer-tbr-diving-into-this-seasons-hottest-reads/feed/ 0 Books about journalism for literary “it girls” https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/books-about-journalism-for-literary-it-girls/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/books-about-journalism-for-literary-it-girls/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:17:01 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=65322 Francesca Sylph From Joan Didion to Bridget Jones, these books about journalism will inspire you to get writing (and reading). There is something so chic about journalism. As a little girl flicking through the glossy pages of Teen Vogue, I dreamed of growing up into a career-driven, cosmopolitan woman. I

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/books-about-journalism-for-literary-it-girls/feed/ 0 Books that should be on your 2025 TBR pile https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/books-that-should-be-on-your-2025-tbr-pile/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/books-that-should-be-on-your-2025-tbr-pile/#respond Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:01:27 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=64048     Ava Hicks New year, new reads. 2025 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for new releases, the continuation of much-loved series and catching up on the showstoppers you missed over the past few years. Here’s the books that should be on your TBR pile in 2025.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/books-that-should-be-on-your-2025-tbr-pile/feed/ 0 Re-learning How to Read for Leisure https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/re-learning-how-to-read-for-leisure/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/re-learning-how-to-read-for-leisure/#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 22:38:10 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=37866 Reading for leisure is something I’ve always struggled with. From such a young age we go through literature lessons with a strict TBR list containing the ‘classics', which are really just a running stream of aged novels with authors writing, mostly, from a place of privileged whiteness.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/re-learning-how-to-read-for-leisure/feed/ 0 What even is “reading around your subject?” https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/what-even-is-reading-around-your-subject/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/what-even-is-reading-around-your-subject/#respond Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:22:24 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=29678 The key advice to anyone applying to Oxbridge is to “read around your subject” and to “read into your interests”. Yet, what does this even mean? Where on Earth do you start? Unfortunately, there is no reading recipe that, if followed, will bake the cake of success.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/what-even-is-reading-around-your-subject/feed/ 0 Stick To Your Social Media Platforms Influencers, Leave The Bookshelves For The Writers https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/stick-to-your-social-media-platforms-influencers-leave-the-bookshelves-for-the-writers/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/stick-to-your-social-media-platforms-influencers-leave-the-bookshelves-for-the-writers/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2022 22:14:29 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=28506 With the proliferation of social media, there’s no denying that influencer culture is taking over many creative industries, including marketing and advertising, fashion, photography, design, and even publishing

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/stick-to-your-social-media-platforms-influencers-leave-the-bookshelves-for-the-writers/feed/ 0 The Emerging Competitiveness of Reading https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/the-emerging-competitiveness-of-reading/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/the-emerging-competitiveness-of-reading/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2022 23:10:43 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=23539 Reading has always been a great escape for those who love it, it offers people the chance to be a part of enchanting stories about lives we aren’t currently living. But is the ever-emerging popularity of competitive reading on book Twitter and booktok turning a peaceful activity into a stressful sport?

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/the-emerging-competitiveness-of-reading/feed/ 1 Celebrating World Poetry Day https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/celebrating-world-poetry-day/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/celebrating-world-poetry-day/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:59:47 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=23061 A tale as old as time, or rather a literary phenomenon as old as time, World Poetry Day on 21st of March celebrates the power of words. Often downcast as romantic spiel, poetry is one of the most misunderstood forms of art, neglected by those who view it as the least intellectual version of written word.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/celebrating-world-poetry-day/feed/ 1 In Celebration of World Book Day 2022 https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/in-celebration-of-world-book-day-2022/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/in-celebration-of-world-book-day-2022/#respond Sun, 06 Mar 2022 16:49:07 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=22744 To mark World Book Day 2022, which was on Thursday 3rd March, Isabelle Osborne reflects on the importance of nurturing a love of reading for pleasure across all generations, and where to start if you are looking for a book.

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