Nation of Interrupted Readers: Nearly Half of UK Adults Say Distraction Stops Them Reading
The Reading Agency’s ‘State of the Nation in Adult Reading 2025’ report reveals a growing reading crisis, especially among younger…
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City of Culture Turns a Page for World Book Night
The Reading Agency is inviting the people of Bradford to join a mass ‘read-in’ to mark World Book Night on…
Discounted Quick Reads on Sale Now
The Reading Agency is delighted to announce the launch of the 2025 Quick Reads titles, now available for sale to…
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…
Road to Reading returns after helping 1 in 2 improve their reading focus last year
The Reading Agency today announced the return of its highly successful Road to Reading initiative as part of the annual…
The Reading Agency announces Quick Reads will be gifted for World Book Night 2024
The Reading Agency has today announced that copies of the six upcoming Quick Reads 2024 titles will be gifted for World Book Night 2024. Taking place on 23 April 2024, World Book Night is aiming to create a nation of readers,…
World Book Night launches Road to Reading
World Book Night, the annual celebration of reading organised by The Reading Agency, is launching the Road to Reading. A 10-week initiative that challenges you to read for 30 minutes each week and see what a difference it makes to your life.
World Book Night announces Nadiya Hussain, Katie Piper and Fearne Cotton among lead ambassadors
• The annual celebration of reading for pleasure returns this spring, honouring books and the difference they make to our wellbeing • Books by Joe Wicks, Jay Blades, Jojo Moyes, Bernardine Evaristo, Peter James, Agatha Christie & more to be…
27 titles by Joe Wicks, Luan Goldie and the Quick Reads authors including Bernardine Evaristo to be gifted as part of World Book Night 2023
The Reading Agency has today announced the list of 27 titles that will feature as part of World Book Night 2023, the annual celebration which brings people from all over the country together to read more. World Book Night takes…
A quarter of UK adults started reading more during lockdowns and have continued to, finds new survey to mark World Book Night 2022
25.56% of people say they started reading more during the lockdowns and have kept this up A third of respondents (33.02%) say more time to themselves would enable them to read more 38.34% of respondents say reading helps them…
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