Reaching Readers is a practical workshop for the public library sector on how to pitch for authors and host successful events. Our Reading Partners scheme is a partnership consortium transforming the way publishers and libraries work together.

The Specsavers National Book Awards 2012 will take place on 4 December. You can order materials to promote the Awards through The Reading Agency's shop.

The shortlist for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction has been announced. For the first time, the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction is working with The Reading Agency to get six library-linked reading groups from across the UK to read and review the shortlisted books. The reviews will be posted on Reading Groups for Everyone and on the Samuel Johnson Prize website