Prison Reading Groups
We’re delighted to announce that we now give books to Prison Reading Groups through the excellent... Read More
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Where the books go…..
Give a Book recently sent books to the Harris Academy, Greenwich. They are going to send... Read More
London reads Oliver Twist
London’s City Reads is Oliver Twist, appropriately enough in this Dickens anniversary year. There are events all over... Read More
How do we keep children reading?
Philip Pullman in The Times 29 Sept 2012 says: “Short of a universal power blackout,... Read More
Bookshops are so not over…..
An interesting article in The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/how-to-plug-a-bookshop-are-independent-retailers-doomed-to-fail-8131310.html Why did nobody think of this before? Just... Read More
Children read less……
Another trenchant research document from the excellent National Literacy Trust reveals that fewer children than... Read More
Happy birthday to The Reader
September marks the 10th birthday of the excellent Reader org and their Get into Reading campaign.... Read More
A Life with Books by Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes has written a wonderful pamphlet exploring, explaining and celebrating a life with books.... Read More
Giving books
Here’s an excellent project from the Cambridge US public library for giving books to disadvantaged... Read More
Words in the Park
There’s a new Literary Festival taking place in the glorious surroundings of Holland Park, London... Read More
The Book of the Future
Here’s a piece from the New York Times about The Book of the Future. Read More
The thingy-ness of books
A Ted talk about how designing books is no laughing matter–or is it? Read More
Uggie writes…
We’ve had a recommendation from Uggie the dog. “If I’ve yipped it once, I’ve yipped... Read More
Affection for fiction
Philip Hensher in an interview in The Guardian today speaks of his unshakeable affection for... Read More