Quick Reads at Hay Festival 2021
This year we are delighted to be a part of the Hay Festival, which brings writers and readers together in hundreds of free interactive broadcasts live from Hay-on-Wye to the world from the 26th May to the 6th June.
News and Stories
Quick Reads announces ‘Buy One, Gift One’ campaign for 2021
The Reading Agency has announced a new Quick Reads gifting campaign to help tackle the UK literacy crisis. For every book bought from publication on 27 May through to 31 July 2021, the six Quick Reads publishers will donate a matching copy.
Jackets Revealed for 2021 Quick Reads
The jackets for the next instalment of Quick Reads have been unveiled, featuring books written by Oyinkan Braithwaite, Louise Candlish, Katie Fforde, Peter James, Caitlin Moran and Khurrum Rahman.
Quick Reads 2021 Authors Revealed
The Reading Agency has today announced the new line-up of best-selling authors set to pen a new series of brilliant short novels for Quick Reads, the life-changing programme tackling the UK’s adult literacy crisis by helping less confident readers get reading.
Jojo Moyes urges government, publishers to “take Quick Reads forward”
“Reading is the most basic of building blocks, for knowledge, for power, for empathy. It gives confidence. It provides a holiday from everyday life.”
Quick Reads 2020 launched at Waterstones, Piccadilly
The official launch party included speeches from Karen Napier, CEO of The Reading Agency and Jojo Moyes, who is also a trustee at The Reading Agency.
Quick Reads 2020: Find out more about the books
We are very excited to have announced the six books on the Quick Reads list for 2020. Here, you can find out much more about the books publishing in February and read what our brilliant Quick Reads authors have to…
Quick Reads reveals stellar list of authors for 2020
Publishing on 20 February, the engaging and accessible books by best-selling authors will help bring the pleasures and benefits of reading to everyone.
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