A different way to
see the question.
Drawing on cognitive neuroscience, literacy research and fifteen years inside publishing, Taryn asks why children are turning away from reading for pleasure, what that means for their futures, and what every person in the room can do before the week is out.
About Taryn
Meet the speaker.
Taryn Lee Johnston is the founder of FCM Publishing, Independent Publisher of the Year in 2024, 2025 and 2026, and Chronos Publishing. She is also a writing partner, literacy advocate and Online Marketer of the Year 2024.
Working at the intersection of story, strategy and the business of books, Taryn brings the professional authority of fifteen years inside the publishing industry and the personal conviction of someone who owes everything to the people who first lit the spark in her.