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Shared Reading in a different costume at West London’s Bush Theatre
We're shining a spotlight on Shared Reading groups in communities right across the UK with an exciting new feature called Group of…
Funday Sundae at The Bluecoat for Liverpool Pride
This weekend Liverpool will be awash with colour as the annual Liverpool Pride celebrations bring the city to life and…
Reader Story: Deborah’s Internship with The Reader
A letter from Deborah, our recently departed Reading Resources Intern, who has shared her experiences with The Reader. Before we…
Volunteer Week: I cannot imagine anything I would rather do on a Monday
Wrapping up our National Volunteers' Week Reader Stories, Melanie shares her experiences on volunteering as Reader Leader: I moved to…
Volunteer Week: The floodgates opened, I became hugely passionate about reading
Matthew recently shared his experiences of volunteering at the Aesop Arts and Health Conference in London. This is his Reader Story: "After…
Volunteer Week: There’s been a sea change in my life, I can’t go back to where I was before…
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 2018
The Reader celebrates World Book Night with a Shared Reading group giveaway of Jo Bell's Kith. It's World Book Night and…
Bringing Shared Reading to Kensington Palace
Great Shared Reading doesn’t need much in the way of surroundings: some people in a space, with chairs to sit…
Featured Poem: The Voice by Thomas Hardy
This week's featured poem, The Voice by Thomas Hardy, has got thinking about reading aloud in Shared Reading groups, the importance of hearing…
The Reader join Radio City Talk’s Mental Health Marathon on Blue Monday
This Monday, The Reader will join Radio City's Mental Health Marathon to challenge the stigma and get the city talking…
The Big Give Christmas Challenge Round Up!
Seven days. Three match-funders. 292 donors. £45,881 pounds raised to train and support volunteers to bring weekly Shared Reading groups to isolated…
Read to Lead: Three Christmas Challenge Volunteers start their Reader Journeys
As we countdown to the launch of The Reader's Big Give Christmas Challenge, we've been catching up with three of…
