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
We’ve extended the Winter Mini Challenge!
The Reading Agency are so pleased to see so many young readers getting involved in the Winter Mini Challenge that we have decided to extend the challenge until Sunday 20 February 2022.
A good book ushers in the winter of wellbeing in public libraries
Public libraries are joining Wales’ Winter of Wellbeing initiative by launching a campaign to promote the proven difference reading can make to young people’s lives and the power of public libraries to support them.
The Reading Agency’s CEO, Karen Napier, is awarded MBE
We are thrilled that Karen Napier, CEO at The Reading Agency, has been awarded an MBE for services to arts, culture, reading and to public libraries. Karen joined The Reading Agency in 2019 and her previous appointments include Executive Director…
Read, Talk, Share Evaluation: Reach and Impact
In December 2020, the U.K. government announced a £7.5 million funding package to help tackle loneliness over the winter period. The funding package was designed to help provide immediate relief to those most at risk, targeted at sectors known for…
Zoinul Abidin, Davinia Green and James Sanderson join The Reading Agency’s Board of Trustees
The Reading Agency is delighted to welcome Zoinul Abidin, Davinia Green and James Sanderson to its Board of Trustees
Quick Reads’ Commissioning Editor, Fanny Blake, to leave this month
After 5 successful years, Fanny Blake, is drawing to a close her role as Commissioning Editor of the life changing Quick Reads programme. She will step down from day to day involvement this month with her final set of new…
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.
Join the Winter Mini Challenge!
Join the Wild World Heroes as they embark on an Arctic adventure to find out about the creatures that live there.
The Reading Agency and WWF invite children on a virtual Arctic reading adventure!
The Reading Agency is thrilled to announce a new reading adventure partnership with WWF-UK – the Winter Mini Challenge – following the success of the Summer Reading Challenge 2021.
The Reading Agency Reveals Quick Reads Covers And How Thousands Of Free ‘Buy One, Gift One’ Books Are Spreading The Joy Of Reading
The Reading Agency has unveiled the eye-catching covers for the Quick Reads stories publishing on 14 April 2022.
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