The Radical Reader

Reading stories that reflect the Greatest Story.

Author: Chloe Ann

  • Get More Out of Your Reading: 9 Tricks for Success

    Get More Out of Your Reading: 9 Tricks for Success

    You’ve sat down with that book. You’ve skimmed the pages. You might have even finished reading it. But how do you get more out of your reading? Is it even possible? Does it require a college degree, hours of education, and the most advanced note taking system you can learn? Not at all. It just…

  • The Librarian’s Choice: March 2025

    The Librarian’s Choice: March 2025

    For people in the north (like me), spring is still a few months off and the snow will be staying around for a few more weeks. As we look forward to the exploits of the summer, the Librarian’s Choice books are centered around heroic adventures! From a favorite author like J. R. R. Tolkien, to…

  • The 3 Lost Pieces of a Good Romance

    The 3 Lost Pieces of a Good Romance

    With the romance genre coming out on top in many best-seller lists, readers are left wondering if romance can be helpful, wholesome, or even edifying. Can there be any benefit in reading a story where Prince Charming and Snow White fall in love at first sight and finally end up with their happily ever after…

  • Escape, Not Escapism: Books and the 3 Forgotten Powers They Hold

    Escape, Not Escapism: Books and the 3 Forgotten Powers They Hold

    I have loved reading for as long as I can remember. Minutes, hours, afternoons – all have been spent completely transfixed by little black and white letters arranged across a page. People who don’t enjoy reading will find themselves asking what makes a story so intoxicating. Is reading just another pastime to deter boredom? Is…

  • Fairy Tales: The 4 Hidden Truths Narnia Reveals

    Fairy Tales: The 4 Hidden Truths Narnia Reveals

    We all have heard or watched or listened to a fairy tale at some point in our lives. From Cinderella to Beauty and the Beast to Snow White (and pretty much anything else written by the Brothers Grimm) we have all experienced the feeling of being swept away into the story.  But is a fairy…

  • The Librarian’s Choice: February 2025

    The Librarian’s Choice: February 2025

    Already, the stores around my house are filling up with red and pink-themed items. Chocolates, candy, and anything even remotely heart-shaped adorns the shopping aisles as Valentines Day approaches. In light of that holiday, February’s The Librarian’s Choice are books that celebrate the beauty of relationships in fiction! Ages 8-11: The Sign of the Beaver…