Something More

Frank first joined a Shared Reading group in Phoenix House two years ago. He went on to be a group…

The Reader celebrates World Book Night with a Shared Reading group giveaway of Jo Bell's Kith. It's World Book Night and…

Great Shared Reading doesn’t need much in the way of surroundings: some people in a space, with chairs to sit…

This week's featured poem, The Voice by Thomas Hardy, has got thinking about reading aloud in Shared Reading groups, the importance of hearing…

This Monday, The Reader will join Radio City's Mental Health Marathon to challenge the stigma and get the city talking…

Seven days. Three match-funders. 292 donors. £45,881 pounds raised to train and support volunteers to bring weekly Shared Reading groups to isolated…

As we countdown to the launch of The Reader's Big Give Christmas Challenge, we've been catching up with three of…

  Louise, Oswestry My favourite word is 'joy' or 'joyful' - it sums up how I want to live my…

  Vicky, Cumbria After 20 years as a university English Literature teachers I gave it up for several reasons... stress,…

Zena, Kent I live by the sea in Folkestone in Kent, with my Autistic brother and my dog Basil. I…

  Last Christmas you helped us raise over £40,000 to support socially isolated older people through Shared Reading. This year, we're…

The Reader is building a volunteer-led movement across the North West. Could you help us make that happen? Shared Reading has been…