08 September 2017 • Media releases
Ann Cleeves will name a character in one of her new books after the winner of our next Reading Ahead prize draw, as part of the celebrations for the programme's 10th anniversary.
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29 September 2017 • Media releases
Six enticing Quick Reads titles from well loved authors have been announced by The Reading Agency for publication on 1 February 2018.
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14 July 2017 • Media releases
We expect this year's Challenge, Animal Agents, to attract three quarters of a million children into libraries over the summer break
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03 July 2017 • Media releases
Reading Well for long term conditions, available in libraries from this month, has been developed in partnership between The Reading Agency and the Society of Chief Librarians
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06 October 2017 • Our blog
3 out of 4 us think libraries are essential or very important to communities. Join us in celebrating everything they achieve this National Libraries Week.
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04 July 2017 • Our blog
Reading Friends is being co-produced with older people, including people with dementia, carers and disabled people. Katie Pekacar blogs on what's involved in developing a new programme.
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30 May 2017 • Our blog
Translated books account for only 3.5% of literary fiction published. We work with the Man Booker International Prize to help translated fiction reach new audiences.
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