Media releases

The Reading Agency chosen for The Times Christmas Appeal 2019

28 November 2019 • Media releases

The Christmas Appeal will focus on the charity's work on loneliness and reading, highlighting their inspiring Reading Friends programme.

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The Summer Reading Challenge encourages 722,731 children to read this summer

22 November 2019 • Media releases

Participants read a combined total of more than 2.5 million library books through the school holidays.

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Quick Reads reveals stellar list of authors for 2020

08 September 2019 • Media releases

Publishing on 20 February, the engaging and accessible books by best-selling authors will help bring the pleasures and benefits of reading to everyone.

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Karen Napier appointed new CEO of The Reading Agency

26 July 2019 • Media releases

Update: Boots UK to support Reading Well Books on Prescription for dementia initiative in Wales

19 July 2019 • Media releases

Konnie Huq names The Tiger Who Came To Tea as the story she'll be handing down to her children

12 July 2019 • Media releases

Parents and carers stressed and anxious at the thought of school summer holidays

12 July 2019 • Media releases

Books can be the best medicine: A new chapter for mental health prescriptions in Wales

26 June 2019 • Media releases

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

25 June 2019 • Media releases

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

21 June 2019 • Media releases

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

14 June 2019 • Media releases

New Adult Reading team joins The Reading Agency

31 May 2019 • Media releases

Living in a Notification Nation: the distractions that prevent us from picking up a book

23 April 2019 • Media releases

Fraser Hutchinson joins The Reading Agency as Head of Publisher Partnerships

22 February 2019 • Media releases

Sue Wilkinson steps down as The Reading Agency Chief Executive

18 January 2019 • Media releases

Summer Reading Challenge awarded Arts Council evaluation funding

07 January 2019 • Media releases

Using reading to tackle life's big challenges: sensitive issues set to be explored on World Book Night 2019

10 December 2018 • Media releases

Gender gap in children's reading enjoyment narrows, new ROGO research finds

06 December 2018 • Media releases

Government should invest £200 million in reading to combat loneliness, new report recommends

02 November 2018 • Media releases

Llyfrau ar Bresgripsiwn i helpu i fynd i'r afael â dementia

11 July 2018 • Media releases

Books prescribed to help tackle dementia in Wales

05 July 2018 • Media releases

2018 Reading Well aims to combat mental health stigma with books by Matt Haig, Sathnam Sanghera and Ruby Wax

05 June 2018 • Media releases

Best-selling author Jojo Moyes rescues adult literacy scheme from collapse

09 May 2018 • Media releases

Research reveals 35 million Brits are paralysed by 'book-block'

23 April 2018 • Media releases

Quick Reads authors celebrate the life-changing power of reading as 2018 list launches

01 February 2018 • Media releases

World Book Night 2018 spotlights link between reading and mental health

13 December 2017 • Media releases

Summer Reading Challenge 2017: The Reading Agency and libraries announce increased participation for Animal Agents as Beano theme announced for 2018

22 November 2017 • Media releases

Something for everyone as 2018 Quick Reads titles announced

29 September 2017 • Media releases

ITV's Vera author announces support for reading programme on International Literacy Day

08 September 2017 • Media releases

Libraries bracing for book loan boom as Summer Reading Challenge launches

14 July 2017 • Media releases

No need for 'Dr Google': Library scheme gets Brits reading their way to better health

03 July 2017 • Media releases

Talking fiction? Research reveals our reading habits and hang-ups

20 April 2017 • Media releases

Manchester residents challenged to get Reading Ahead

19 April 2017 • Media releases

Quick Reads and Unionlearn team up to address the UK's reading deficit

02 February 2017 • Media releases

New plans for World Book Night 2017

05 December 2016 • Media releases

Libraries Taskforce publishes Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016-2021

01 December 2016 • Media releases

Summer Reading Challenge 2017 theme revealed

25 November 2016 • Media releases

Leading charities announce creation of new national measurement of children's reading

15 November 2016 • Media releases

The Reading Agency, Society of Chief Librarians & Robinson Books to launch bibliotherapy booklet for GPs

14 October 2016 • Media releases

Shelf Help? The books helping British teens turn the page on mental health

10 October 2016 • Media releases

Gemma Cairney to open LovetoRead weekend in conversation with The Reading Agency

05 October 2016 • Media releases

Genre-spanning line up for 11th Galaxy Quick Reads

30 September 2016 • Media releases