Road to Reading returns after helping 1 in 2 improve their reading focus last year
The Reading Agency today announced the return of its highly successful Road to Reading initiative as part of the annual…
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The Reading Agency announces Quick Reads will be gifted for World Book Night 2024
The Reading Agency has today announced that copies of the six upcoming Quick Reads 2024 titles will be gifted for World Book Night 2024. Taking place on 23 April 2024, World Book Night is aiming to create a nation of readers,…
World Book Night launches Road to Reading
World Book Night, the annual celebration of reading organised by The Reading Agency, is launching the Road to Reading. A 10-week initiative that challenges you to read for 30 minutes each week and see what a difference it makes to your life.
World Book Night announces Nadiya Hussain, Katie Piper and Fearne Cotton among lead ambassadors
• The annual celebration of reading for pleasure returns this spring, honouring books and the difference they make to our wellbeing • Books by Joe Wicks, Jay Blades, Jojo Moyes, Bernardine Evaristo, Peter James, Agatha Christie & more to be…
27 titles by Joe Wicks, Luan Goldie and the Quick Reads authors including Bernardine Evaristo to be gifted as part of World Book Night 2023
The Reading Agency has today announced the list of 27 titles that will feature as part of World Book Night 2023, the annual celebration which brings people from all over the country together to read more. World Book Night takes…
A quarter of UK adults started reading more during lockdowns and have continued to, finds new survey to mark World Book Night 2022
25.56% of people say they started reading more during the lockdowns and have kept this up A third of respondents (33.02%) say more time to themselves would enable them to read more 38.34% of respondents say reading helps them…
The Stories That Shape Us – World Book Night Event
This year World Book Night returns to The British Library to celebrate a night of reading. The event, hosted by Bobby Seagull, invites guests to watch a live discussion in person or online.
Dr Alex George, Ayisha Malik, Dreda Say Mitchell and Lemn Sissay to join host Bobby Seagull for hybrid World Book Night celebration on 23 April
84,000 books will be gifted to a range of organisations across the UK and Ireland including care homes, foodbanks, homeless hostels, hospitals and refugee charities as part of the World Book Night 2022 celebrations. Now in its 11th year, World…
Books by Dr Alex George, Aliya Ali-Afzal, John le Carré and the Quick Reads authors to be gifted as part of World Book Night 2022
The Reading Agency has today announced the titles that will feature on the booklist for World Book Night 2022, its annual celebration bringing people of all backgrounds together to read more.
Sandi Toksvig revealed as Lead Ambassador for World Book Night’s 10th Anniversary
The Reading Agency, in partnership with Specsavers, is delighted to announce that writer, comedian, TV personality and literacy advocate Sandi Toksvig will be the lead ambassador for World Book Night 2021, as the full plans for the campaign are also unveiled.
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