Santa Ana la Real, in Huelva, has a forest where you can lose yourself in literature. The Forest of Letters. The small town has put in place a pioneering initiative. A simple hiking route, which starts and ends in the town, where the trees are improvised reading points which are home to undiscovered treasures: the […]
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The press and schools join forces to promote reading and build a critical thinking society
For some time now Diario Jaén has been fostering an initiative to promote reading and writing among students. To do this, they go to the education centers in the small towns and explain to them what a newspaper is and how it works. In addition, every year they organize a writing contest.
Reading aloud to bring the magic of books to places like hospitals or prisons
Using the voice as a means to connect people with books. This is the philosophy of the Entrelibros Association, an organisation in Granada which, with the help of volunteers, gives a voice to books in places like hospitals or prisons, so that the stories are brought to adults and children alike.
La Palabrería, books sold by weight in a market hall to promote reading
How much for this kilo of books? This is the most common question people ask Miguel Marzo, manager of La Palabrería. It’s a bookshop that sells by weight, located in La Corredera Market in Cordova. The initiative came from a young man in Cordova who decided to set up his own business. He was pretty […]