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Bring the joy of literature to a looked after 2-4 year old
“Thank you for helping me read better and for making reading fun and not stupid boring.” Reading Hero, aged 6.…
New research on what books can do for our mental health during a cost of living crisis
Our new survey of 2,000 people across the UK* reveals: Nearly two-fifths (38%) agree that they can relate to literature…
Shared Reading as hope away from home this #RefugeeWeek
This Refugee Week we’re celebrating how arts and culture can help widen our circles of compassion by sharing a story…
June’s Stories and Poems
June is Pride Month, and to mark the occasion this month’s Monthly Stories and Poems selection feature stories, extracts and…
A Q&A with Belgium-based Het Lezerscollectief
Since 2008, the Shared Reading movement has expanded across the globe as interest in The Reader’s work has grown. Shared…
Featured Poem: Wanting to Move by Vijaya Mukhopadhyay
The Reader's Director of Literature, Katie Clark, reads 'Wanting to Move' by Vijaya Mukhopadhyay Wanting to Move by…
The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf
Our exploration of this year's Reader Bookshelf is well underway and we've asked another member of our Children & Young…
The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf
Our exploration of this year's Reader Bookshelf is well underway and we've asked another member of our Children & Young…
Sally’s Reader Story – “It was as if the poetry unlocked a part of her that dementia was keeping hidden away”
This Dementia Action Week, Sally, an Occupational Therapy Assistant tells us how Shared Reading has benefited patients she works with…
May’s Stories and Poems
To celebrate the launch of The Reader Bookshelf for 2023-24, May’s Monthly Stories and Poems have been chosen with the theme ‘Weathering…
Help out by building meaningful community connections.
Inspired by the Big Help Out campaign, we're doing a big push to recruit Reader Leader volunteers to bring Shared…
Jobs in hospitality for a bigger social purpose
"I love working with the amazing team and I also really care about the values of The Reader as a…
