Gemma Literacy

09/04/2025

Did you know Gemma is powered entirely by YOU? 💙

Every HiLo book, audiobook, and teaching resource exists thanks to individual donations. We receive zero federal funding.

Your gift:
📚 Puts books directly into adult literacy libraries and classrooms
📝 Provides lesson plans and study guides for teachers and tutors
🎧 Gives emerging readers access to audiobooks

Join us on our mission to help adults with low literacy discover the joy and life-changing power of reading.

Donate today at www.gemmamedia.org.

09/02/2025

Every action matters! ✨

Together, we can create opportunities, open doors, and change lives through literacy.

Learn more and get involved at gemmamedia.org.

08/28/2025

Looking for a suspenseful HiLo read for your classroom? THE NIGHT TELEPHONE by Greta Gorsuch delivers.📞

Dr. Tarak Kapoor has just arrived in Texas as a telemedicine doctor. Jet-lagged and alone, he stumbles across a glowing payphone in the middle of the night.

The next day, it’s gone. The night after that—it’s back.

When a stranger stops and asks, “Is there someone you want to call?” the phone starts to ring…Will Tarak answer?

📚 Grab your copy of THE NIGHT TELEPHONE at gemmamedia.org.

🎧 Available in print, eBook, and audiobook—with a free lesson plan for educators!

08/26/2025

Trish O’Hare, our ED, was delighted to attend 2025 Massachusetts Nonprofit Network’s Excellence Awards ceremony at the New England Aquarium in June.

The awards recognized six individuals and organizations for their innovative work in the Commonwealth’s robust nonprofit sector. Such an inspiring event!

08/21/2025

Introducing our newest SnapRead!—adapted from Suzanne Kamata’s BAKE SALE. 📘✨

SnapReads! are short, serial excerpts adapted from popular titles. Written at approximately a first grade reading level, these five-part adaptations help new readers connect with characters, plot, and vocabulary—like on-ramps to the bigger book!

And the best part? They’re completely FREE! 🎉

BAKE SALE’s SnapReads! are the perfect introduction to a terrific book for emerging adult readers.

📥 Download your free copy at https://bit.ly/snapreads.

08/19/2025

Low literacy costs the US economy more than $300 billion in:
💸 lost earnings
🏢 lower workplace productivity
🚔 higher crime
🧾 increased government assistance

There’s no return on investment quite like full literacy. 💡📖

Help us spread the word.

👉 Share this post so everyone can understand the value of full literacy for all!

*Source: World Literacy Foundation

08/14/2025

One book can change everything. 📖✨

At Gemma, we believe every adult deserves to experience the joy of reading. That’s why our HiLo books are designed specifically for emerging adult readers—engaging, grown-up stories written at accessible reading levels.

Help us spread the word that literacy changes lives.

👉 Share this post to inspire a love of reading.

08/12/2025

Meet the very first author to join Gemma: Carol Miller ✨

An anthropologist, writer, and longtime friend to Gemma, Carol spent more than three decades living among the Machvaia Roma in California. Susan Sarandon called LOLA’S LUCK “A wild and bittersweet adventure into a world none but Machvaia Gypsies know.”

Carol continues to write with deep insight and tenderness from her home in Seattle. In her latest blog post, she reflects on sleep, dreams, and the pull of the past.

Read it now at gemmamedia.org.

08/09/2025

It’s National Book Lover’s Day—and we’re celebrating with a giveaway! 🎉📚

The first literacy organization to comment below with their top 2 favorite Gemma books will receive those exact books—shipped to you, free of charge!

This is our way of saying thank you for sharing the joy of reading. 💙

Due to shipping costs, this giveaway is limited to nonprofits within the U.S. and Canada.

08/06/2025

We love seeing Gemma authors share their HiLo books and teaching resources with the literacy community! 📚✨

Our friend, Gemma author, and applied linguist Greta Gorsuch attended the 2025 Iowa Literacy Summer Conference in July. Her presentations showed how Gemma’s HiLo books and other readers can support adult learners with fluency and comprehension.

Thank you, Greta, for sharing your expertise and passion…and for representing Gemma! 👏

👉 Check out our HiLo books and free teaching resources at www.gemmamedia.org.

08/05/2025

📚 An important part of learning a new language is reading texts that readers find enjoyable, relatable, and expose them to new vocabulary in an authentic way. Gemma Literacy’s Yellow House series uses a theme of chain migration in stories that adult English language learners can find familiarity in and read with ease. Read about author Alice Savage’s approach to using fictional stories to build language skills: https://hubs.la/Q03zZqmX0

07/08/2025

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Gemma author Elisabeth Felton discuss her new HiLo book KIDNAPPED!

Join us now for a live author interview and reading with Elisabeth Felten as she discusses her debut novel with Gemma Media, Kidnapped.Kidnapped tells the po...