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Featured 19 July 2024

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…

25 June 2019

Gall llyfrau fod y feddyginiaeth orau: Pennod newydd ar gyfer presgripsiynau iechyd meddwl yng Nghymru

Bydd gweithwyr iechyd proffesiynol yn gallu rhoi llyfrau am ddim ar bresgripsiwn i gynorthwyo pobl i reoli eu hiechyd meddwl.

24 June 2019

Why librarians love Radio 2 Book Club

Some of our brilliant library panellists tell you in their own words why they take part in the Radio 2 Book Club panel.

21 June 2019

Boots UK to support Books on Prescription for dementia initiative in Wales

The scheme has been developed to support people with dementia and their carers by providing an expertly curated booklist for people living with dementia.

14 June 2019

Ben O’Donnell appointed Head of Children and Young People’s Reading

O’Donnell replaces Anne Sarrag MBE and hopes to build on the great success she had with the Summer Reading Challenge in the years ahead.

31 May 2019

New Adult Reading team joins The Reading Agency

Harinder Matharu has joined as Head of Adult Reading and Lily Staunton Howe is the new Assistant Programme Manager for Adult Reading.

30 May 2019

National Reading Group Day 2019

National Reading Group Day is coming soon and we want you to get involved – here’s information and links to everything that will be happening around 15 June.

23 April 2019

A Chapter A Day: Tips to help you keep reading

Taking part in A Chapter A Day? Here are our tips to keep up the reading habit

23 April 2019

A Chapter A Day: Short stories and poems to build a reading habit

We have twelve recommendations of short stories and poetry aimed at anyone looking to read something quick and fun, perhaps on the commute to and from work.