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New Beginnings: The First Get Into Reading National Conference and Readers’ Day, 8th and 9th January
New Beginnings Get Into Reading National Conference Friday 8th January, 9am – 5pm Blackburne House, Liverpool, L8 7PE This conference…

Sefton Arts presents ‘The Sefton Celebrates Writing Festival’
Tues 10th Nov – Sun 15th Nov Now in its third year, the festival aims to give people the chance…

Dr David Fearnley in The Reader
Dr Dave Fearnley, Medical Director and Deputy Chief of Mersey Care NHS Trust, who earlier this month was named Psychiatrist…

Event Review: Brian Keenan at the Bluecoat
Written by Vanessa Chellembron, audience member at the Bluecoat Brian Keenan is best known for being taken hostage in Beirut…

Cafe Culture: The Reading Revolution
Jane Davis will take part in Cafe Culture, discussions and debate cafe style in Newcastle, next Monday evening (7-9pm): The…

You’ve read it, enjoyed it, now donate it!
READ International will be holding a fiction/non-fiction book sale on 25th November in the University of Liverpool's Guild of Students…

Literacy Changes Your Brain
The Mind Hacks blog reports on a study showing that literacy has a measurable physical effect on the structure of…

Clapperboard Presents… Rita Tushingham and A Taste of Honey
Friend of TRO, Colin Farrell from Clapperboard UK, invites you to a very special screening tonight (20th October) at 7pm:…

Forgotten Classics
Radio 4 is launching a new initiative through Open Book and the Classic Serial. Mariella Frostrup will interview ten top…

Dr David Fearnley named Psychiatrist of the Year
Dr David Fearnley has been named Psychiatrist of the Year in the first annual Royal College of Psychiatrists Awards. David…

The Second Chapter and Verse Literature Festival
Reeves, Rosen and revolution - the Bluecoat’s second Chapter & Verse Literature Festival starts today! With a diverse range of…

Superheroes of Slam
The Return of the Superheroes of Slam In celebration of Black History Month, Writing on the Wall, in association with…