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…
Half of all adults in the UK don’t read regularly, and 1 in 6 – that’s 8.5 million – struggles…
The Reading Agency’s Reading Ahead programme relaunches on 1 February with a brand-new digital platform. The programme uses the proven power of reading to tackle life’s big challenges by supporting less confident adult readers to build their reading skills and confidence. It is backed by seven high profile author ambassadors committed to promoting adult reading and literacy: Andy McNab, Adele Parks, Dreda Say Mitchell, Bali Rai, Martina Cole, Peter James and Mahsuda Snaith. Find out more about the ambassadors and the programme here.
We have pulled together some fantastic resources for Children and Young People, Adults and Teachers to support you during Lockdown.
The Reading Agency invites you to the next event in our Winter Webinar online events series: A Night with Knights Of! Join us and publisher of diverse and inclusive books for children, Knights Of, for an evening of discussions with a panel of their award-winning, boundary-breaking children’s authors.
The Government has announced a £7.5 million funding package to help tackle loneliness over the winter period. Following the recent news about the Tier 4 measures and with more people finding themselves alone this Christmas, this funding package will help provide immediate and targeted relief to those most at risk.
A team of super scientists are divulging their super-power secrets with children across the country this Christmas.
The seven academics from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) have partnered with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and The Reading Agency to share their secret- spilling book, ‘Unmasked: The Science of Superheroes’, with libraries across the UK and children who are spending the festive season in hospital.
100,000 books to be gifted across the nation by Christmas Eve, with bestselling authors lending their support to the campaign to share the joy of reading – including Malorie Blackman, Simon Callow, Candice Carty-Williams, Konnie Huq, Michael Morpurgo, Andy McNab, Bobby Seagull and Jacqueline Wilson
The Reading Agency, in partnership with Specsavers, has today announced the titles that will feature on the booklist for World Book Night 2021. The list is themed “Books To Make You Smile” in response to the impact of Covid-19 on mental health and wellbeing.
The Reading Agency is partnering with Specsavers for World Book Night 2021, with a “Books to Make You Smile” theme, and a specially commissioned book edited by Fanny Blake and featuring short stories by Jenny Éclair, Richard Madeley, Helen Lederer, and Mark Watson.
Quick Reads author Milly Johnson recently spoke at the UnionLearn Annual Conference. Here is an extract of her speech, where she discusses the process of writing a Quick Reads, the value of the programme, and the inherent value of reading.
As the days grow shorter and the weather colder, we are very excited to launch our new series of free, online author events to brighten readers’ evenings. The monthly events, which will take place from November 2020 to February 2021,…
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