The State of the Nation’s Adult Reading: 2024 Report
Half of all adults in the UK don’t read regularly, and 1 in 6 – that’s 8.5 million – struggles…
News and Stories
Earth Day: Environmental anxiety – what it is and what can we do
Children and young people across the world are worried about climate change. What can we do to support their wellbeing and foster their passions?
2023 International Booker Prize ‘subversive and sensual’ shortlist announced
The judges of the 2023 International Booker Prize have revealed the six shortlisted books representing the finest translated fiction from around the world.
Laycock School of Rhyme
Poet Paul Lyalls has been delivering workshops with Year 4 and 5 at Laycock Primary School, to learn about poetry and create some of their very own. Focussing on reading and writing, the work they created in their workshops has been published as a book of poetry.
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.
Big Eurovision Read Booklist Announced
Booklist announced for the Big Eurovision Read! Find out more about the reading-for-pleasure campaign celebrating music and reading to mark the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
The Booker Prizes Announce the International Booker Prize 2023 longlist and Book of the Month
The International Booker Prize – the most significant award for a single work of translated fiction – is awarded annually for a novel or short story collection written originally in any language, translated into English and published in the UK…
Women’s Prize for Fiction Announces 2023 Longlist and Offer Reading Groups the Opportunity to Shadow the Shortlist
The Women’s Prize for Fiction – the greatest international celebration of women’s creativity – announces the 2023 longlist. Now in its 28th year, the Prize shines a spotlight on outstanding, ambitious original fiction written in English by women from anywhere…
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…
The Summer Reading Challenge theme is… Ready, Set, Read! with Youth Sport Trust
We’re teaming up with children’s charity, the Youth Sport Trust, for ‘Ready, Set, Read!’, a Summer Reading Challenge focused on reading, sport and play.
Reading during the school holidays really does make a difference!
Over 12 million books borrowed as part of Summer Reading Challenge 2022 As part of World Book Day, The Reading Agency has published findings from an Arts Council England-funded independent evaluation of the 2022 science-themed, Summer Reading Challenge. The Summer…
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