09 August 2022
Latest opportunities from our adult publisher partners - author visits, free sets of books and POS packs!
If you have a reading group with adults or work in library – we have some fantastic opportunities for you! We have free author visits, 100s of books for reading groups and other opportunities. If you would like some display...
05 August 2022
The Reading Agency's August Booklist for Adults - Escape with a Book
Summer is a time when some go on travels, so we have selected the perfect books that can transport a reader somewhere else even if they’re not going away. On the list we have a fantasy book based on African...
04 August 2022
Five Minutes Peace downloadable storytelling tips
Parents everywhere will understand the plight of poor Mrs Large. All she wants is five minutes’ peace and quiet away from her boisterous children! So, taking refuge in the bathroom, she fills herself a hot, foamy bubble bath and takes...
04 August 2022
Five Minutes Peace downloadable activity sheets
Parents everywhere will understand the plight of poor Mrs Large. All she wants is five minutes’ peace and quiet away from her boisterous children! So, taking refuge in the bathroom, she fills herself a hot, foamy bubble bath and takes...
15 July 2022
The Reading Agency's July Booklist for Adults - Friendship
To mark World Friendship Day, also known as International Day of Friendship which takes place on 30 July this year, we have compiled a booklist focusing specifically on books written about friendship. Tell us what you think about these books or...
15 July 2022
The Reading Agency's September Booklist for Adults - International Translation Day
Every 30 September, English PEN hosts a programme of talks, workshops and networking opportunities for literary translators, in celebration of International Translation Day. To help you celebrate the best in translated fiction and international authors, we have created a booklist...
13 July 2022
National Reading Group Day - assets
Libraries and other organisations can download these social media assets to promote National Reading Group Day (14 September). Contact readinggroups@readingagency.org.uk with any questions.
01 June 2022
The Reading Agency's June Booklist for Adults - Refugee Week
This month, we have compiled a booklist focusing specifically on books written by and about refugees or former refugees. This is to mark Refugee Week, which takes place from 20-26 June 2022. Here you will find a range of fiction...
24 May 2022
The Country of Others library display pack
Here you will find materials to promote the paperback edition of The Country of Others by Leïla Slimani, the first instalment of a new trilogy set in Morocco. This pack contains: • Downloadable A4 poste (pdf) • Downloadable bunting template (pdf) • Digital assets...
24 May 2022
The House with the Golden Door downloadable posters
This pack includes digital materials to promote The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper: • 1x A3 Postercard (print-ready pdf) • 1x A4 Postercard (print-ready pdf) • If you have ordered a full pack of display materials, you will also be...
13 May 2022
'Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead' Reading Group Guide
Atlantic Books is offering guides to reading groups UK-wide for the critically-acclaimed novel Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin, out now in hardback and ebook, and available in paperback from 2nd June 2022. THE BLURB ‘Funny about...
13 May 2022
'We Run the Tides' Reading Group Guide
Atlantic Books is offering guides to reading groups UK-wide for the critically-acclaimed novel We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida, out now in hardback and ebook, and available in paperback from 5th May 2022. THE BLURB ‘Smart, perceptive, elegant, sad, surprising and...
10 May 2022
The Reading Agency's May Booklist for Adults - Local and Community History Month
Local and Community History Month is a fantastic opportunity to learn about the history of where you live but also that of countries and cultures around the world. The books in this list hop from the Norfolk coast to Korea,...
10 May 2022
Checkmate in Berlin printable display materials and digital assets
This pack contains printable resources to create a display to promote Checkmate in Berlin by Giles Milton, plus digital assets to share on social media. Assets for sharing on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook A4 poster (pdf) Bunting (pdf)
05 May 2022
An Extra Pair of Hands digital assets
This pack contains assets promoting An Extra Pair of Hands by Kate Mosse for sharing on social media, plus a video from the author.
03 May 2022
International Booker Prize 2022 Reading Guides
Find out more about the titles on the 2022 International Booker Prize longlist with these reading guides, with information about each book, author and translator and why it made it onto the list.
27 April 2022
Turn the Tide on Climate Anxiety extract and activity
It’s hard to watch the news without hearing or seeing something disturbing about the climate emergency. This can trigger all sorts of emotions: worry, anger, sadness, guilt, and even grief but also often over-looked positive emotions like motivation, connection and...
26 April 2022
The English Patient: Discussion Guide
Reading guide and discussion questions to accompany the Big Jubilee Read title The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. Print this resource to use with a book group or literacy class.
26 April 2022
Paradise: Discussion Guide
Reading guide and discussion questions to accompany the Big Jubilee Read title Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah. Print this resource to use with a book group or literacy class.
26 April 2022
The Memory of Love: Discussion Guide
Reading guide and discussion questions to accompany the Big Jubilee Read title The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna. Print this resource to use with a book group or literacy class.
19 April 2022
The Big Jubilee Read Discussion Guide: 2012-2022
Decade guide and discussion questions to accompany the Big Jubilee Read: 2012-2022. Print this resource to use with a book group or literacy class.
19 April 2022
The Big Jubilee Read Discussion Guide: 2002-2011
Decade guide and discussion questions to accompany the Big Jubilee Read: 2002-2011. Print this resource to use with a book group or literacy class.
19 April 2022
The Big Jubilee Read Discussion Guide: 1992-2001
Decade guide and discussion questions to accompany the Big Jubilee Read: 1992-2001. Print this resource to use with a book group or literacy class.
19 April 2022
The Big Jubilee Read Discussion Guide: 1982-1991
Decade guide and discussion questions to accompany the Big Jubilee Read: 1982-1991. Print this resource to use with a book group or literacy class.
19 April 2022
The Big Jubilee Read Discussion Guide: 1972-1981
Decade guide and discussion questions to accompany the Big Jubilee Read: 1972-1981. Print this resource to use with a book group or literacy class.
19 April 2022
The Big Jubilee Read Discussion Guide: 1962-1971
Decade guide and discussion questions to accompany the Big Jubilee Read: 1962-1971. Print this resource to use with a book group or literacy class.
19 April 2022
The Big Jubilee Read Discussion Guide: 1952-1961
Decade guide and discussion questions to accompany the Big Jubilee Read: 1952-1961. Print this resource to use with a book group or literacy class.
19 April 2022
'The Shadow Child' Reading Group Questions
Dig deeper into the themes of ‘The Shadow Child’ by Rachel Hancox with this Reading Group Guide. With a strong storyline and utterly believable characters, this book is the perfect reading group title, perfect for fans of bestsellers such as Eve...
19 April 2022
The Night Tiger: Discussion Guide
Reading guide and discussion questions to accompany the Big Jubilee Read title The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo. Print this resource to use with a book group or literacy class.
19 April 2022
How We Disappeared: Discussion Guide
Reading guide and discussion questions to accompany the Big Jubilee Read title How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee. Print this resource to use with a book group or literacy class.
