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In Conversation with award-winning poet Andrew McMillan on his debut novel – ‘a tale of drag queens and northern miners’ (The Times)
The author tells The Reader if his debut novel Pity - a gay love story set in Barnsley - was…

Shared Reading in the Workplace: what is it, and how can it help mitigate workplace stress?
With a third of Gen Z workers taking sick days due to stress last year the UK’s biggest Shared Reading…

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.…

Mum’s the word! Our Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Looking for local things to do with your mum in L18 and ethical gift ideas? The countdown to Mother’s Day…

Shared Reading in the Workplace Q&A – National Museums Liverpool (NML)
For Jamiejohn Anderson, Executive Director of Operations, at National Museums Liverpool Shared Reading in the workplace had a powerful yet…

Shared Reading in the Workplace Q&A – The Reader
Colleagues Jen Jarman and Jess Harrison are co-founders of a lunchtime Shared Reading group for staff at The Reader’s home…

Shared Reading in the Workplace Q&A – Open Door, Birkenhead
George Hawkins, Joy Project Director at Open Door charity in Birkenhead, explains how Shared Reading has been used on staff…

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…

Abseil down Liverpool Anglican Cathedral in support of Shared Reading
Challenge yourself this summer and descend 150ft over the side of the great West Door of Liverpool Anglican Cathedral in…

February’s Stories and Poems
For February’s Monthly Stories and Poems we are bringing together two things that make up a big part of life…

Announcing our 2025 summer season of outdoor open air theatre
The Reader has announced five new open-air theatre productions for summer, as well as a new family show added to…