Our favourite books of 2014
11 December 2014 • News
Looking for a book to get out from your library this Christmas - or one to buy for someone else? Here are some of the best books for adults that we've read this year.
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World Book Night: announcing our 20 titles for 2015
02 December 2014 • News
We're delighted to announce our 20 titles for World Book Night 2015 and open volunteer applications for this annual celebration of reading and books on 23 April.
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National Book Awards 2014 - Overall winner announced
27 November 2014 • News
The Specsavers National Book Awards showcase the best of British writing and publishing. They are the only national prizes that cover every category and genre of publishing, reflecting the books most loved by readers. The winners of the 2014 awards were revealed at a glamorous ceremony at the Foreign Office on 26 November.
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Russell Brand's recommended reads
26 November 2014 • News
Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2014
11 November 2014 • News
The Crime Thriller Awards 2014
27 October 2014 • News
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Our National Poetry Day competition winner
02 October 2014 • News
Martina Cole on tour to champion Six Book Challenge
01 October 2014 • News
Publishers and librarians network at Manchester roadshow
24 September 2014 • News
We set a new goal for the Six Book Challenge
19 September 2014 • News
World Book Night volunteers' Top 20 Books
05 September 2014 • News
Royal honour for Six Book Challenge supporter
29 August 2014 • News
Six Book Challenge makes awards to top performing organisations
18 August 2014 • News
Barrow Library at the Desmond Elliott Prize Awards 2014
14 July 2014 • News
Librarian meets her literary hero... we help make it happen
07 July 2014 • News
Six Book Challenge prizewinners celebrate success
04 July 2014 • News
Desmond Elliott Prize 2014
04 July 2014 • News
Reading Well Books on Prescription for dementia
03 July 2014 • News
National Reading Group Day 'Hidden Gem'
30 June 2014 • News
British Sports Book Awards 2014
19 June 2014 • News
Early launch of materials for Six Book Challenge 2015
18 June 2014 • News
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2014 - winner announced
05 June 2014 • News
Institutional giving on World Book Night
30 May 2014 • News
Top author champions workplace reading in the North West
06 May 2014 • News
Reading Well Books on Prescription film released by NHS Choices
29 April 2014 • News
World Book Night 2014
23 April 2014 • News
Writing futures for troubled young lives
12 March 2014 • News
Winner of the Folio Prize 2014 announced
11 March 2014 • News
Become a World Book Night Community Book Giver
27 February 2014 • News
Reading Well Books on Prescription profiled on French TV
26 February 2014 • News
Tea with Graeme Simison, author of The Rosie Project
18 February 2014 • News
Crime wave hits Scottish libraries
13 February 2014 • News
The Folio Prize announces inaugural shortlist
10 February 2014 • News
Yodel to be World Book Night logistics partner
06 February 2014 • News
Martina Cole champions reading on the high seas
06 February 2014 • News
Quick Reads 2014
02 February 2014 • News
Strong start for Six Book Challenge 2014
30 January 2014 • News
Selecting books for the Radio 2 Book Club
23 January 2014 • News
Winner of our England's 100 best views competition
13 December 2013 • News
Cumberbatch, Cave, Anderson and Gaiman join together in praise of letters
12 December 2013 • News
Specsavers National Book Awards 2013 winners announced
12 December 2013 • News
Six Book Challenge completers honoured at Rugby League World Cup final
02 December 2013 • News
Top authors at our Swiss Cottage Library road show
26 November 2013 • News
World Book Night 2014 titles announced
22 November 2013 • News
Specsavers National Book Awards 2013 shortlist
18 November 2013 • News
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2014 announces judging panel
13 November 2013 • News
Andy McNab champions workplace reading in Yorkshire
11 November 2013 • News
Army units achieve Six Book Challenge success
08 November 2013 • News • Reading Ahead
Samuel Johnson Prize 2013 winner announced
05 November 2013 • News
Susan Cooper event at Swiss Cottage Library
04 November 2013 • News
Reading Well on World Mental Health Day 2013
01 November 2013 • News
Winners of the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2013 announced
25 October 2013 • News
Teaming up with BBC Radio 2 Book Club
11 October 2013 • News
Top author John Connolly backs public libraries
02 October 2013 • News
The Samuel Johnson Prize 2013 shortlist
01 October 2013 • News
What's it like to judge the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books?
26 September 2013 • News
Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books shortlist announced
25 September 2013 • News
Quick Reads 2014 titles announced
06 September 2013 • News
Martina Cole leads Six Book Challenge into seventh year
02 September 2013 • News
The Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2013 shortlist announced
29 August 2013 • News
Free Save with Jamie for every library in the UK
29 August 2013 • News
Arabia Books celebrates its fifth birthday with library donation
12 August 2013 • News
Record figures and awards for Six Book Challenge 2013
22 July 2013 • News
Top prizes for Six Book Challenge 2013
22 July 2013 • News • Reading Ahead
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Full house for Zadie Smith library event
19 July 2013 • News
Inside-Outside prison project focuses on Hello Mum
05 July 2013 • News • Reading Ahead
Rugby league players and fans give reading a try
12 June 2013 • News • Reading Ahead
Colleges celebrate Six Book Challenge success
12 June 2013 • News • Reading Ahead
A.M. Homes wins the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction
06 June 2013 • News
Digital Skills Day
31 May 2013 • News
