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February’s Title Pick for Children: Trash by Andy Mulligan
Through our Bookshelf this year we are exploring the different places that people call home. From the very beginning…
February’s Title Pick for Adults: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens The Reader’s staff and volunteers have been leading Shared Reading groups in many different…
January’s Title Pick for Children: King of the Sky by Nicola Davies
King of the Sky is a wonderful picture book, exploring ideas of belonging and dislocation. The illustrations are muted,…
January’s Title Pick for Adults: Orbital by Samantha Harvey
In our January title pick, Orbital, we accompany six astronauts, two women and four men, from Britain, Italy, Japan, the United…
The Reader unveils new Bookshelf for 2026
The UK’s biggest Shared Reading charity today launches its 6th annual Reader Bookshelf - a carefully curated collection of stories, plays, and poems - at the start of the…
Liverpool ONE unveils book corners in partnership with The Reader to help boost literacy across the city
Liverpool ONE has unveiled a collection of ‘reading corners’ in a bid to help boost literacy levels among local people.…
March’s Choice From The Reader Bookshelf
The Reader Bookshelf is a carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year, this year’s…
The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf
The Reader Bookshelf is a carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year, this year’s…
The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf
The Reader Bookshelf is a carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year,…
February’s Choice From The Reader Bookshelf
The Reader Bookshelf is a carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year, this year’s…
January’s Choice From The Reader Bookshelf
The Reader Bookshelf is a carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year, this year’s…
December’s Choice From The Reader Bookshelf
The Reader Bookshelf is a carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year, this year’s…
