Bridget Malicki – Raising A Reader MA

Dr. Ron Furguson and Tatsha Robertson: LIVE! With An Author

Parents everywhere have something to learn from co-authors of The Formula: Unlocking the Secrets to Raising Highly Successful Children. See below for some unanswered questions from the live show. So what is more important? Nature or nurture? For one of the most famous scientific studies on twins raised apart, see: Bernard Devlin, Michael Daniels, and…

Marianne Leone and Chirstopher Castellani: LIVE! With An Author

As you may recall from a blog post before last year’s Dinner with an Author gala, the RAR-MA mission greatly resonates with both Marianne Leone and Christopher Castellani – both of whom are first-generation Italian-Americans. In an essay for the Oprah Magazine, Castellani also tells the touching story of how his mother discovered a love…

Thanks to everyone at Raising A Reader MA for asking me to be part of such an amazing program. Keeping up with you guys makes me feel connected to the city of Boston and Massachusetts from afar. I’ve gotten to meet so many wonderful people that give their time to Raising A Reader MA and kids…

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The events of recent months and weeks have had a cumulative effect that has impacted all individuals, families, and communities. Our hearts go out…

James: As a critic, is it difficult to read criticism of your own work? Does it in any way inform your own approach to criticism? Yes, it’s made me gentler and kinder over the years — I’m always aware that I have the power to ruin not just someone’s day but potentially their entire publication experience, and faith in…

World renowned social psychologist Amy Cuddy, PhD joined us on May 19, 2020 on our LIVE! with an Author series. So many incredible insights were gleaned, we decided to share some of our favorites! On the pandemic: It’s unprecedented for most of us to go through something so dramatic…But my experience has been that we…

“There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.” Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis A reflection. We are energized by the spirit of our team, board, authors and partners who have come together in a crisis. We are finding ways to support our constituents, who live in some of…

Thank you all for joining Heidi and me for the special Raising A Reader MA night. It was so much fun and the team at RAR-MA is simply amazing. Please continue to support them – reading is what gives kids a leg up for the rest of their life. David Sinclair on RAR-MA We had…

“I know viscerally how important this program is. I see how engaged my daughter has become with books and it’s as if when you show a book to a child, they have a molecular connection to it, and to rob them of that it’s such a tragedy. And so the work you are doing is so important…

What better way to pass the time with young ones then to share a good book? When we’re not allowed to travel, we can look to books as a source of adventure. Read what some of our families think! We are in the process to read five minutes of fairy tales…Reading helps us to navigate…

Posts by Bridget Malicki

Hear More from Dr. Ron Ferguson & Tatsha Robertson: LIVE! with an Author

Hear More from Marianne Leone and Christopher Castellani: LIVE! with an Author

Hear More from Ace Atkins: LIVE! with an Author

Note of Solidarity & Resources in a Time of Racial Injustice

Hear More from Claire Messud & James Wood: LIVE! with an Author

Our Favorite Quotes from Amy Cuddy: LIVE! with an Author

An Update from the Executive Director

Hear More from David Sinclair: LIVE! with an Author

Hear More from Rob Cocuzzo: LIVE! with an Author

Finding Moments of Joy in a Difficult Time