We’re featured in the
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’
Quarterly Newsletter!

The article highlights our unique approach to motivating young people to read, with adorable pictures of our students and authors!

Read the article!

The Young Executive Board invites you to Behind the Book's Backyard Brooklyn BBQ
Saturday, June 22, 1pm - 6pm

at Freebird Books and Goods
123 Columbia St. in Brooklyn

$35 includes access to the festivities, beer, wine and food.
An afternoon of food, games, and fun!
Rain or shine!

Click here to buy tickets

The Behind the Book Reading Series at KGB Bar takes place the second Thursday of every month. Learn more.
NOTE: The June Reading is cancelled.

Behind the Book celebrates its 10th anniversary of bringing authors and artists into the New York City schools. Watch our latest video:

Thank you to everyone who attended our
10th Anniversary Celebration and Benefit!

If you couldn't make it or you want to relive the night, pick up a copy of the Wall Street Journal.

Or read it online.

Behind The Book's mission is to motivate young people to become engaged readers by connecting them to contemporary writers and illustrators. We bring authors and their books into individual classrooms to build literacy skills and create a community of life-long readers and writers. Our programs take place in underserved K-12 public schools, are part of the class curricula and meet the Common Core Standards.

Join our Young Executive Board.  Learn More.

If you are interested in VOLUNTEERING, please visit: I'd like to volunteer.

The Korein Foundation

The Grodzins Fund

Random House, Inc.

Check out what our students are saying about our programs:

Learn more about this program here.

To view our 2010 Elementary School Initiative evaluation, click here.

To view the results of our 2008 program-wide evaluation, conducted by Dr. Horowitz of Columbia University, click here.

To view our 2010 - 2011 Yearbook, click here.

To view our 2009 Annual Report, click here.

To read more Buzz, click here.