At The Reading Agency, we have read a lot of brilliant books over the past year; books that have
made us laugh, cry and get through those challenging lockdown months. Members of our team have picked the book that stood out to them and shared a few words on why they loved it. We hope you find… read more
Still Life by Sarah Winman is one of the novels featured on series 3 of BBC Two's Between the Covers.
Read an exclusive extract of the novel here.
Find out about "Between the Covers":https://readinggroups.org/news/between-the-covers-returns-for-a-third-series. read more
From the bestselling author of The Librarian of Auschwitz, Antonio Iturbe, comes a captivating historical novel based on a true story – the extraordinary life and mysterious death of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince. Here is a downloadable A3 poster. read more
From the bestselling author of The Librarian of Auschwitz, Antonio Iturbe, comes a captivating historical novel based on a true story – the extraordinary life and mysterious death of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince.
Here are some downloadable questions for reading… read more
If you're reading any of the "Booker Prize 2021 shortlisted titles":https://readinggroups.org/news/2021-booker-prize-shortlist-announced, these reading guides will help to spark discussion and get you thinking. read more
Oneworld have created a Book Club Kit for His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie. His Only Wife is a captivating debut and a Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Pick!
‘Vivid, witty and utterly absorbing.’ Daily Mail
In one of the most talked about and hilarious debuts of the year, Afi… read more
From the interviews with famous people about love in all its forms, to the experiences of a GP during the Covid pandemic, to the history of The Beatles, our list of noteworthy non-fiction has something for everyone. read more
This pack contains an PDF sampler of the book RISE by Maliha Abidi and a promotional poster for a competition inspired by the book.
<i>RISE</i> celebrates the inspirational stories of 100 remarkable women of colour. From the entrepreneur with a homemade marmalade business who went on to found… read more
Celebrate National Poetry Day on 7 October 2021 – and every day! – with this fantastic selection of poetry collections, anthologies and song lyrics. read more
This pack contains digital materials for libraries and other organisations to promote titles in Canelo Crime's collection, including:
Faber have created a reading guide to one of the BBC’s '100 novels that shaped our world', and the Guardian called ‘a modern classic’. The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath’s only novel, is partially based on Plath’s own life. It has been celebrated for its darkly funny and razor sharp portrait of 1950s… read more
John Carey has compiled a short, uniquely valuable anthology of verse based on a simple principle: select the one hundred greatest poets from across the centuries, and then choose their very best poems. Here are some book club questions to aid discussion. read more