Bastien, dix ans, est un passionné de romans d'aventures. Un jour, il dérobe un ouvrage merveilleux peuplé d'extraordinaires créatures. Il s'enfonce fébrilement dans l'univers fantastique de ce livre qui le fascine.
Bastien doit à nouveau surmonter des difficultés à l'école et dans ses rapports avec son père. Une fois de plus il cherche refuge et consolation dans l'Histoire sans fin, un livre précieusement conservé par l'antiquaire Coreander. Bastien est transporté au pays fantastique où il retrouve ses vieux amis et la petite impératrice. Mais il y a aussi les méchants, la cruelle sorcière et ses séïdes qui veulent détruire le monde de l'imagination.
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance. He is prepared for the nostalgia of the dining halls and dorm rooms, the parties and poetry seminars; what he doesn’t see coming is Zibby – a beautiful, precocious, classical-music-loving sophomore. Zibby awakens scary, exciting, long-dormant feelings of possibility and connection that Jesse thought he had buried forever.
Deux adolescents sont invités pour le week-end dans une station balnéaire de Floride, dans le but avoué de rencontrer des filles...
Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale revolves around the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cantankerous old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book. After she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her match, nemesis, and unlikely mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a grumpy, loveless, old man who lives next door who happens to be an amazing horticulturalist.
Bernadette, une quinquagénaire six fois divorcée, a l'idée de fonder un club de lecture quand elle rencontre Prudie, une jeune enseignante de français très élégante et mariée, lors d'un festival de cinéma sur Jane Austen. Le concept est que chacun des six membres accueille à tour de rôle le groupe une fois par mois, pour discuter entre eux des six romans d'Austen. Les autres membres du club sont Sylvia, une femme au foyer quadragénaire récemment séparée de son mari Daniel, avocat et coureur, après plus de vingt ans de mariage ; sa fille lesbienne de 20 ans Allegra ; Jocelyn, une célibataire heureuse de l'être, obsédée par la maîtrise de soi et éleveuse de chiens de Rhodésie, qui est amie avec Sylvia depuis l'enfance ; et Grigg, un fan de science-fiction que Jocelyn a invité à les rejoindre dans l'espoir que Sylvia et lui formeront un couple assorti.
While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.
Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.
Victime d'un accident, une jeune célibataire s'éprend du mécanicien qui répare le véhicule.
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.
It's time to learn to read, Sesame Street style! Bert, Ernie, and friends are putting on a new play and some of your favorite words are the stars!
Thirty-four year old Ramsès has established himself as a clairvoyant in La Goutte d’Or, Paris. A shrewd manipulator and something of a poet, he built a sound business consoling people. Elusive and dangerous youths, freshly arrived from the streets of Tangier, disrupt his business and the whole neighbourhood. Until the day Ramses has an actual vision.
A political and poetic wondering/wandering about the relevance and context of re-reading Marx 150 years after the publication of The Communist Manifesto
A young girl learns the importance of reading, when she ends up in a dystopian future where reading is banned.
Robert Benchley offers a humorous lecture on how to avoid different types of strain during reading.
Could dyslexia be a gift? Or can it only ever be a disability? Documentary maker Richard Macer sets off on a road trip with his dyslexic son Arthur to find the answer. En route, they meet Richard Branson and Eddie Izzard, and many other successful dyslexic people. - BBC
The Truth About Reading looks at the illiteracy problem in America, highlighting people who learned to read as adults, and sharing proposed solutions for working towards a future where every child learns to read proficiently.
Figment is visited unexpectedly by Peter Pan who has lost his way back to Wendy's house and is in need of assistance. Apparently, he temporarily got pixie dust in his eyes. When Figment begins to write down directions for Peter, the boy who refused to grow up reminds him that he never learned to read. Figment agrees to bring Wendy to Figonia, but a miscalculation brings Amy instead. Through reading, Figment and his friend Amy vividly make the point that books can transport you to faraway lands, transform you into other characters, and open you up to innumerable adventures. By program's end, Peter agrees that being able to read is wonderful and magical. He may even learn to read himself!
Lucien is a high school student lost in a meaningless adolescence. One day, he comes across a book by Nietzsche. This literary encounter is an absolute love at first sight, which leads to their meeting - in real life. The philosopher will then help Lucien to open himself to the girl he has a crush on.