Readin’ Outside
what to look forward to
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7th - Devil of the Deep pub date
19–25th - Library Week commences
25th - Indie Bookstore Day: We’ll be featuring local indies on our Instagram
24th - SHHH 🤫I’M READIN’ @ Resist Booksellers in Petersburgh, VA
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28th - SHHH 🤫I’M READIN’ @ Resist Booksellers in Petersburgh, VA
30th - Readin’ From the Heart Workshop @ Greater Pittsburgh Book Festival
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1st - Summer Readin’ Program launches
28th - SHHH 🤫I’M READIN’ @ Resist Booksellers in Petersburgh, VA
HAPPY SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH AND LIBRARY WEEK!
HAPPY SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH AND LIBRARY WEEK!
HAPPY SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH AND LIBRARY WEEK TO LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY WORKERS ALIKE!
April is a HUGE month in the library world!
School Library Month is the American Association of School Librarians' celebration of school librarians and school libraries. Every April school librarians are encouraged to host activities to help their school and local community celebrate the essential role that strong school libraries play in transforming learning.
April 12th is D.E.A.R. Day, or "Drop Everything and Read” day, a national month-long celebration of reading designed to remind folks of all ages to make reading a priority activity in their lives. April 12th was chosen as the “day” to D.E.A.R. because author Beverly Cleary wrote about D.E.A.R. in Ramona Quimby, Age 8, so what better way to celebrate this day by hosting it on Beverly Cleary’s birthday!
April 19th marks the first day of National Library Week, a national observance dedicated to celebrating the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support.
We’ll be hosting a social media campaign to celebrate library week. Make sure to follow us on IG at @readin.magazine to be in the know!
Readerhood of the Traveling ARC
We’ve partnered with Bindery Books to bring you the latest Traveling ARC Program. Devil of the Deep by Falencia Jean-Francois, published through Michael Laborn’s imprint Left Unread Books, is currently making its way across the United States.
Pub date: April 7th, 2026
Preorder here!
Follow us on Instagram to stay in the know!
![If you didn’t watch the Oscars a few weekends ago, you’re not the only one. 😮‍💨
Readin’ Writer, Bobbie Wright, asks, “[Since] the Oscars are moving to YouTube, what does that mean for the future of awards shows?”](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67538b898128e62b39d08061/1774709629585-HXNTEGB2LWKBDMJHJRI9/image-asset.jpeg)
FESTIVALS AND WORKSHOPS
Readin’ Goes Outside! We love to attend festivals and bookish events in any capacity. Here’s a few snapshots of the festivals we went to and/or presented at in 2025!
You can find more events highlighted on our Instagram page (@readin.magazine)
Readin’ from the Heart
Readin’ Magazine put on a workshop at the 2025 Pittsburgh Book Festival called ‘Readin’ from the Heart: Ethically Reading in these Unethical Times’ which was a conversation about books, community, and how to read with intention.
The workshop sold out in the first week of registration and that just melts our little hearts! That was proof that reading is powerful and people aren’t gonna take book bans, library defunding, and harmful themes in books lightly. We, the Readin’ community, will fight back and we are so happy that y’all are with us!