Planet Word Museum https://planetwordmuseum.org/ The museum where language comes to life Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:17:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://planetwordmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-PW_Logo_BLUE_circle-2-1-32x32.png Planet Word Museum https://planetwordmuseum.org/ 32 32 Is Listening to Audiobooks Reading? https://planetwordmuseum.org/from-the-founder-is-listening-to-audiobooks-reading/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:17:00 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=10526 In a guest essay in the Times (November 23, 2025), Brian Bannon, the chief librarian at the New York Public Library and its director of branch libraries and education, argues…

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]]> The State of Literacy in the Digital Age https://planetwordmuseum.org/the-state-of-literacy-in-the-digital-age/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:55:50 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=10401 Five years ago, Planet Word opened its doors with a bold mission: to spark a love of words, language, and reading in people of all ages — at a time…

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]]> The Swiftie Library: 12 Literary References in Taylor Swift’s Discography https://planetwordmuseum.org/the-swiftie-library-12-literary-references-in-taylor-swifts-discography/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:59:23 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=10372 Taylor Swift is known for her chart-topping pop hits and glittering performances, but did you know she’s a master of literary references? With her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl,…

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]]> Writer’s Block https://planetwordmuseum.org/from-the-founder-writers-block/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:34:17 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=10321 Wasn’t it fortunate and timely, I thought, that just when words started to be the news — as opposed to simply being used to record and report the news —…

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]]> Nine Everyday Sayings That Are a Total Home Run (Thanks to Baseball) https://planetwordmuseum.org/nine-everyday-sayings-that-are-a-total-home-run-thanks-to-baseball/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:30:05 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=10032 Baseball isn’t just America’s pastime — it’s also a linguistic MVP. Over the past 150 years, the sport has enriched our everyday conversations with phrases that most people use without…

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]]> Poetry for Uncertain Times https://planetwordmuseum.org/from-the-founder-poetry-for-uncertain-times/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:45:23 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=9783 Without intentionally searching for them, lines of poetry keep spinning around in my head, leading me to greater truths than I knew I was looking for. A few weeks ago,…

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