Read more reading stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5261/reading.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:33:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68114/kids-pick-their-own-books-in-classroom-revolution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo Kill a Mockingbird or Captain Underpants ? The choice, for most middle school students, is a no-brainer—and an increasingly prevalent one now that schools from New York to Seattle hope to revolutionize English classes by letting students choose their own books, the New York Times reports. The approach,...http://www.newser.com/story/68114/kids-pick-their-own-books-in-classroom-revolution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Aug 2009 16:11:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67943/americans-read-over-presidents-shoulder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s poll numbers are faltering, but his summer reading choices are getting rave reviews, Politico reports. A survey of the Amazon.com standings of the five books the White House announced he would take with him on his Martha’s Vineyard vacation show a drastic improvement in sales. If you’re...http://www.newser.com/story/67943/americans-read-over-presidents-shoulder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 13:46:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67902/a-supermodels-summer-reads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPaulina Porizkova “quit school at 15 to live off of my looks,” but she’s also a lifelong bookworm, she writes for Modelinia. Because she feels “the need to constantly prove I’m not some dumb model,” she offers up her “summer reading for folks who want to seem kinda smart”: A...http://www.newser.com/story/67902/a-supermodels-summer-reads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 13:10:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67729/the-true-meaning-of-obamas-reading-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama is on vacation, and that means it’s the media’s sacred duty to overanalyze his summer reading plans. John Dickerson of Slate delves into the meaning behind what Obama’s packing: The Way Home by George Pelecanos Lush Life by Richard Price Hot Flat and Crowded by Thomas Friedman John...http://www.newser.com/story/67729/the-true-meaning-of-obamas-reading-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 11:27:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67339/lets-make-health-insurance-policies-readable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere’s one important health care issue that’s generated little chatter: the oft-inscrutable language of insurance policies, writes Rhode Island health official John Cogan in the New York Times . Policies are penned at a grad-school level, which led his state to require, as of next year, that they be written at...http://www.newser.com/story/67339/lets-make-health-insurance-policies-readable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 8:31:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66506/has-tweeting-ruined-reading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe digital world has become so engrossing that David L Ulin finds it difficult to focus and read a book—not a good sign when you're the editor of the Los Angeles Times book review. "The encroachment of the buzz," from hours of emails to inane rumors across the Web,...http://www.newser.com/story/66506/has-tweeting-ruined-reading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 7:50:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66018/15-letter-phrase-for-memory-boost-crossword-puzzle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoing crossword puzzles may delay the slide into forgetfulness associated with dementia, a study shows. Researchers monitored the frequency with which a group of elderly subjects engaged in reading, writing, group discussions, playing music, playing cards, and doing crossword puzzles, and found that those who developed dementia took part in...http://www.newser.com/story/66018/15-letter-phrase-for-memory-boost-crossword-puzzle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 12:05:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61651/simon-schuster-to-sell-ebooks-on-scribdcom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSimon & Schuster is going to put about 4,500 book titles for sale on a relatively new website that caters to e-readers, reports BusinessWeek . The publisher, which handles authors such as Stephen King, Mary Higgins Clark, and Dan Brown, said the ebooks will be available starting tomorrow on Scribd....http://www.newser.com/story/61651/simon-schuster-to-sell-ebooks-on-scribdcom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 18:20:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60564/common-tie-for-women-of-supreme-court-nancy-drew.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe women of the Supreme Court—Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and now likely Sonia Sotomayor—may come from wildly different backgrounds, but they all shared a common childhood pastime: curling up with a Nancy Drew novel. What was it about that wholesome teenage detective? wonders Mary Jo Murphy...http://www.newser.com/story/60564/common-tie-for-women-of-supreme-court-nancy-drew.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 31 May 2009 8:19:00 CDT