'Fantastic event. Chris was very friendly, amusing, interesting. The event was really well organised.'

'A personal experience from someone who has lived/survived to tell the tale. Very instructive'

'I was on the edge of my seat. It was enthralling.'

150 people packed the newly opened Orford Park Jubilee Hub recently to attend an event organised by Warrington Libraries supported by our publisher partnership. They'd come along to listen to bestselling author and ex-S.A.S. soldier Chris Ryan.

Chris enthralled his audience with a brilliant talk, which gave an insight into his own incredible experiences, how S.A.S soldiers are recruited and trained and about his new book Osama.

'I felt the talk by Chris Ryan was very well delivered and informative regards his life in the S.A.S.'

'Thank you for writing enjoyable books to help young male readers, as a teacher I appreciate it! I wouldn't have missed you in my class!'

'Thanks Chris. You're an inspiration to us all.'

Get involved

We like to connect readers to writers and writers to readers. We work with our publisher and library partners to develop audiences for writers by organising events, readers' days and reading group projects and offers.

Find out more about our reading group work by going to our Reading Groups for Everyone website.

If you'd like to know more about our work with publishers please contact sandeep.mahal@readingagency.org.uk