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Get Ahead Fred
Fred has written to tell us all about his new collection of hats... Greetings hatfans! I'm Fred, the man about…

BBC Headroom
In case you haven't already come across is, the BBC has created Headroom, a campaign to help us all cope…

Mersey Care and reading groups mentioned in the Lords
Our Reader-in-Residence project with Mersey Care NHS Trust, where not only TRO staff but Mersey Care staff - including the…

Reading in Practice MA
I have always felt that reading is a powerful thing, but the course has helped me think about why that…

Penny Readings 2010 – Tickets on eBay
Six more tickets for the Penny Readings 2010, 5th December, at St George's Hall, Liverpool, are available to bid for on eBay. Follow this…

Event: Literature and Armed Conflict in Central America
University of Liverpool Post-Civil War Central American Literature Event 17th April, 14.00 to 16.00, in the Garden Room at the…

David Almond wins Hans Christian Andersen medal
David Almond, author of Skellig and The Savage - our Liverpool Reads book for 2009 - has been awarded the…

Event: Reading for Reading’s Sake
This Easter Islington Mill will be rejoicing in words as it hosts Reading for reading’s sake, a four day event…

The Reading Revolution at the London Book Fair
We are making our London Book Fair debut next month, with a seminar titled "The Reading Revolution" , taking place…

New Beginnings is a “phenomenal inspiration”
The snow didn't hold us back this time and the new beginning for 'New Beginnings', our Conference, Supper and Readers'…

Orange Prize of Fiction 2010: Samantha Harvey Event
The longlist of books to be considered for this year’s Orange Prize for Fiction is announced on 18 March. To…

Lecture by Professor Raymond Tallis at the University of Liverpool
'Literature, Language and Human Consciousness: One Reader's Report' Professor Raymond Tallis (Visiting Professor, School of English) will give a lecture…