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April’s Title Pick for Children: The Very Noisy House by Sally Nicholls
‘SQUEEEAK’ goes the garden gate, ‘RING RING’, ‘KNOCK KNOCK’, ‘DING DONG’ at the door. Readers are invited to pay a…
April’s Title Pick for Adults: The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The Home-Maker is an American novel first published in 1924 and rediscovered and published in the UK by Persephone Books…
April’s Monthly Stories & Poems
For all our Monthly Poems and Stories packs for Reader Leaders in 2026, we’re following strands of feeling and ideas…
Amelie: ‘We see something about our lives in what we read. Addiction, yes, and the roots of that addiction, but we see good things too, and memories’
Amelie: ‘We read, and we see something about our lives in what we read. Addiction, yes, and the roots of that addiction,…
March’s Title Pick for Children: Don’t Ask the Dragon by Lemn Sissay
Reflections on Don't Ask the Dragon by Lemn Sissay by Erin Carlstrom, Shared Reading Practice Leader ‘What do you think…
March’s Title Pick for Adults: Lila by Marilynne Robinson
Inviting Lila into Shared Reading by Esther Harsh, Shared Reading Practice Lead ‘Her name had the likeness of a name.…
Stu: ‘It’s good to get out of your comfort zone and broaden your horizons’
Stuart ‘Stu’, 42, originally from Selby, Yorkshire, now a resident at Liverpool’s Damien John Kelly House (DJK) House in Wavertree, Liverpool -…
Everything you need to know about World Book Day’s® flagship event in Liverpool
National reading charity World Book Day® is teaming up with Shared Reading charity The Reader for flagship UK celebration on…
World Book Day® and The Reader celebrate the fun of reading
National reading charity World Book Day is partnering with Shared Reading charity The Reader for a fun-filled day in…
James: ‘I am really grateful to have this reading group and Damien John Kelly House.’
James: ‘I am really grateful to have this reading group and Damien John Kelly House. I wish so many…
February’s Title Pick for Children: Trash by Andy Mulligan
Through our Bookshelf this year we are exploring the different places that people call home. From the very beginning…
February’s Title Pick for Adults: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens The Reader’s staff and volunteers have been leading Shared Reading groups in many different…
