Shared Reading
The Reader asks Londoners to get together around great literature to head off loneliness this festive season
After a decade reading aloud across the capital, new Shared Reading groups will help tackle loneliness in West London communities Volunteers read great literature aloud each week – to create time and space for…
‘You can’t pay for this’ – Patricia’s Story
Patricia is a regular at a special Shared Reading group at her local hospital, for people living with chronic pain.…
The Reader marks new Whittard partnership with ‘Tea Masterclass’ fundraiser – join us!
To kick-start its partnership with Liverpool-based charity The Reader, Whittard of Chelsea is hosting a Tea Masterclass and Shared Reading…
The Reader asks the people of Greater Manchester to read aloud with those recovering from addiction
After almost a decade reading in the city’s mental health wards, new groups will help people in the community tackling…
Join a Shared Reading group this Libraries Week as more than 100 give space for reading aloud together
It’s Libraries Week 2019 and so, as ever, we give our huge thanks to the staff and volunteers who keep…
New Shared Reading groups launching in Homerton and Clapton, East London
After a decade reading aloud in London, The Reader has arrived in Hackney in a unique Shared Reading collaboration with…
‘Reading changes lives’ – charity launches the UK’s first centre for literature and wellbeing in Liverpool city park
Pioneering space aims to start a national conversation about the impact of literature and the arts on health and society…
South Yorkshire Libraries and Shared Reading; One Year On
Shaun Laurence, People and Project Manager South Yorkshire Project Lead at The Reader tells us about growing the Reading Revolution…
A Shared Reading celebration with People’s Postcode Lottery
“It’s a joy to read with other people…we’re all coming from different places, completely different experiences and we all see…
‘Shared Reading builds a bridge for me’ – Melanie’s Story
Melanie is a volunteer Reader Leader for The Reader’s North Wales project, supported by the National Lottery Community Fund, which…
Poems for Pride
We're celebrating #liverpoolpride this weekend with some #poemsforpride - check out our recommended reads from LGBTQ+ authors, or those speaking…
We’re Bursting Into Verse this Summer
Join us this summer to explore the astonishing world of our imaginations as we search for hidden poems in stories,…
