in those 18th- and 19th-century literary scenes where a book is being read aloud in mixed company.” Verlyn Klinkenborg, from 2009, on the pleasures of reading aloud. “Reading Aloud to My Daugh ...

The package uses an external text-to-speech engine (like flite) to pronounce the word at or near point, the selected region or a whole buffer. M-x read-aloud-this-- pronounce either the selection or a ...

The six books below capture just that—and each one is perfect to read by the fire while the days grow imperceptibly longer. Flight, by Lynn Steger Strong Family members are frequently the only ...

The bestselling author of “Presumed Innocent” has a new masterful legal thriller. A judge named Rusty finds his peaceful retirement disrupted when his troubled stepson and his girlfriend ...

by Jannese Torres talk about the FIRE movement. "Cashing Out" by Julien and Kiersten Saunders is another option people can read if they want to retire early. What book should I read for budgeting ...

Derek Lalonde was fired as coach of the Detroit Red Wings after two-plus seasons. He has been replaced by former Wings assistant coach Todd McLellan. The team announced the news Thursday ...

A 2023 National Book Award finalist, "Fire Weather: On the Front Lines of ... including the devastation brought by today's wildfires. Read an excerpt below, about a horrendous 2016 wildfire ...

READING, Pa. – A fire ripped through a rowhome in Reading Monday afternoon. The flames sent smoke spewing through the neighborhood and left one person dead. One neighbor saw smoke moments ...

Five ASOIAF characters that should have made it into Game of Thrones ...

Why should a teenager bother to read a book, when there are so many other demands on their time? In this episode of Radio Atlantic: a dispatch from a teenager’s future. We hear from Atlantic ...

With a ban looming, publishers are hoping to pivot to new platforms, but readers fear their community of book lovers will never be the same. By Alexandra Alter In H.M. Bouwman’s wise and ...

The Berks County Coroner’s Office has identified the man killed in a house fire Monday in east Reading. James Sauer, 92, died in the blaze at a row home in the 500 block of S. 15 1/2 Street that ...