The Women's Prize for Fiction is the greatest international celebration of women’s creativity. Now in its twenty-eighth year, the Prize shines a spotlight on outstanding, ambitious, original fiction written in English by women from anywhere in the world. The 2023… read more
A toolkit to support libraries to get involved in Mental Health Awareness Week, 15-21 May 2023.
The toolkit provides:
• key facts on mental health and wellbeing
• resources for promoting Reading Well, Reading Friends and Road to Reading
• library display and activity ideas
• template… read more
We hope that May will be a time of communities coming together in celebration, so we have selected some of our favourite titles that demonstrate the power of being part of a community (whether big or small) and the importance of celebrating together.
You can buy the books selected on the… read more
This year, the UK is hosting this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of last year’s winners, Ukraine. The Contest will be held in Liverpool on Saturday, 13 May. Partnering with BBC Arts, The Reading Agency is joining the party and celebrating the proven power of reading and the power of… read more
This year, the UK is hosting this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of last year’s winners, Ukraine. The Contest will be held in Liverpool on Saturday, 13 May. Partnering with BBC Arts, The Reading Agency is joining the party and celebrating the proven power of reading and the power of… read more
The Reading Agency proudly supports the Save our Wild Isles campaign: www.saveourwildisles.org.uk.
Together, we can help save the UK's precious wildlife and wild places.
To celebrate the campaign, The Reading Agency has curated a reading list to inspire children and young people to learn… read more
Our April booklist – ‘A Race Against Time’ – is chock full of exciting and gripping reads. From books exploring the climate crisis and planet Earth to heart-stopping thrillers and tales of magic and wonder, there’s something for everyone. Dive into the list today and don’t forget to tell us what… read more
Our April booklist – ‘A Race Against Time’ – is chock full of exciting and gripping reads. From thrillers
to Sci-Fi, there’s something for everyone. Dive into the list today and don’t forget to tell us what you
thought of any of the books on the list by tagging us on social media using… read more
March 3 is World Wildlife Day, a United Nations International day to celebrate all the world's wild animals and plants and the contribution that they make to our lives and the health of the planet. We’re joining the celebration with our Wonders of the World booklist for children and young people…. read more
March 3 is World Wildlife Day, a United Nations International day to celebrate all the world's wild animals and plants and the contribution that they make to our lives and the health of the planet. We’re joining the celebration with our Wonders of the World booklist. It’s definitely one to go… read more
On 21 February it is Mother Language Day so this month we have created a booklist of some terrific, translated books to enjoy. Each book has been translated from their original language or are available in translation. Don’t forget to tell us what you thought of any of the books on the list by… read more
On 21 February it is Mother Language Day so this month we have created a booklist of some terrific, translated books for children and young people to enjoy. Each book has been translated from their original language or are available in translation. From picture books to poetry to graphic novels,… read more