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…
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The Reading Agency announced as part of Festival UK* 2022 creative teams’ line-up
10 creative teams have today been announced as part of Festival UK* 2022 – with one team including national charity The Reading Agency. Following a three-month R&D programme and a rigorous assessment process of 30 creative teams, 10 teams have…
The Reading Agency partnership with Damian Barr’s Literary Salon
We’re delighted to announce our new partnership with Damian Barr’s Literary Salon, where the world’s best writers, emerging and established, share new books and reveal their own personal stories.
Reading Sparks – building science confidence among children and young people
We are delighted to announce Reading Sparks – an initiative to engage children and young people in STEM through the proven power of reading.
Women’s Prize for Fiction Announces 2021 Longlist
The Women’s Prize for Fiction — one of the biggest annual, international celebrations of women’s creativity has announced the 2021 longlist. Now in its 26th year, the Prize shines a spotlight on outstanding, ambitious, original fiction written in English by women from anywhere in the world.
The Reading Agency partners with WWF for nature-focused Summer Reading Challenge
This year’s Summer Reading Challenge theme is ‘Wild World Heroes’. To deliver it The Reading Agency has teamed up with WWF to encourage children across the country to engage in fun reading activity focused on environmental issues.
Transporting, calming, mood-boosting: how books can help 2020’s stressed-out kids
For World Book Day, we’ve partnered with an organisation bringing free reading re-sources to kids and an author to find out why reading is so important and how you can encourage kids to dive in
Celebrations planned to Get Islington Reading for World Book Day
Get Islington Reading is a three-year project which is generously funded by the Charity of Sir Richard Whittington. The Reading Agency and the National Literacy Trust will work together with local partners including Islington Council Library Service, Islington School Improvement Service and Islington Education Library Service to develop a community of happy, confident readers across the borough, building on the work of local network Islington Reads.
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.
Celebrating Kazuo Ishiguro
Kazuo Ishiguro is one of the world’s most treasured and celebrated contemporary fiction authors. This achievement can be attributed largely to his widespread appeal; his books can be found lining the shelves of both literary and commercial fiction lovers, bibliophiles and those just beginning their reading journey. To celebrate the publication of his new book, _Klara and the Sun_, we look back at his impressive body of work, and the impact it has had on readers across the UK.
Leading reading and education charities unite with World Book Day to tell the story of reading during lockdown.
BookTrust, CLPE, National Literacy Trust, The Reading Agency, and Egmont join World Book Day to provide first comprehensive picture of reading during the pandemic, and evidence the impact of reading for pleasure on children’s life chances.
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