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…
Blue Peter, the world’s longest running kids TV show, is partnering with The Reading Agency and Manchester Libraries on an exciting new initiative called The Blue Peter Book Club Live.
The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction – the inaugural international celebration of women’s non-fiction writing – today unveils the shortlist for its 2024 Prize featuring six titles with an originality of voice and an ability to turn complex ideas and personal trauma into inventive, compelling and immersive prose.
The Reading Agency is hosting a series of free online events for publishers, sharing insights and data from ten years…
The Reading Agency is excited to announce the theme for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge: Marvellous Makers! Developed in partnership with Create, this year’s Challenge aims to fire up children’s imaginations and unleash storytelling and creativity through the power of reading.
The International Booker Prize 2024 longlist is announced ‘signalling a second “boom” in Latin American fiction’
Debut voices make up half of 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist.
The Women’s Prize Trust announces the Longlist for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction.
Portsmouth Libraries have been hosting Reading Friends sessions in their branches since 2021. In the last year, they helped 1,492…
The Reading Agency today announced that Paul Kelly has been appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Reading Agency. He succeeds Matthew Littleford MBE, whose term as Chair ended after serving since 2018. Paul has been a member of…
The Reading Agency welcomes the publication of Baroness Sanderson’s review of public libraries today and strongly supports the report’s affirmation of the value of public libraries.
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