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While the news in the link below doesn’t effect the business here at Story Institute, it is an interesting sign into where the book industry is heading. With the many options for publishing and reading these days, paper book sales seem to be moving beyond the store and into the online arena. Traditional books also [...]

Well, after much research and trials, we have decided on a new version of the Story Institute store. This updated version provides us with more ways to share stories and provide for a greater use of story resources members of our team have used. Our FEATURED section includes the books from Story Institute authors and [...]

Welcome back to another year at Story Institute. Coming up this year, will be the next series of podcasts. We will be looking for new creativity and new inspirations. If you have something to share and your writing is your passion, send us an email to ramblingverser@storyinstitute.com, give us a call at 615-431-WRIT, or post [...]

“Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.” Louisa May Alcott

“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.” Maya Angelou

“Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business.” Henry David Thoreau

“Everyone has been remarkably influenced by a book…The right time for reading a story or an article or a book is important. By trying too hard to read a book that, for our age and understanding, is beyond us, we may tire of it. Then, even after, we’ll avoid it and deny ourselves the delights [...]