Forged by Reading: The Power of a Literate Life

In Forged by Reading, Beers and Probst

reflect on the role of reading in a democratic society. It is a book

that helps us to understand why creating independent readers

and writers is critical to the health of our world.

Beers and Probst argue that reading and writing are the tools

of literacy. This is critical because the history of literacy has

largely been about the suppression of that power and privilege.

Written in 2020 against

the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the death of George Floyd

and the ensuing emergence of the anti-racism protests, this is

a book about literacy and the opportunity for change it offers

to our society. This book examines the inequalities of our world

through the lens of literacy.

Rachel Clarke, Independent

Reading Consultant