Author and educator Esme Codell talked about her latest book, How to Get Your Child to Love Reading: For Ravenous and Reluctant Readers Alike, published by Algonquin Books. The five-hundred-page volume provides ideas, projects, and activities that have been tested and proven effective with children from birth through eighth grade. The book also suggests appropriate books that reinforce knowledge in areas such as science, math, cooking, music, sports, history, biography, and fiction. Ms. Codell discussed her reasons for writing the book, detailed her philosophies about reading, demonstrated reading techniques, and recommended books on a variety of topics. She also responded to questions from the audience.