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As part of the #NationalYearOfReading, we received vital funding from @DCMS to help public libraries strengthen their community engagement and reach more people.
Find out more about the project and its impact:
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Want to find out more about the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist?
There are a variety of resources available including reading guides and shortlist films.
Shortlist bit.ly/4xQJJk4
Extracts bit.ly/47aV5nP
Guides bit.ly/4yPWqfF
Films bit.ly/4hVbzqF
Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay and #BookshopDay! Celebrate by finding our new #MoodBoostingBooks in your library or bookshop and discover your next read
Find out more:
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#MoodBoostingBooks is a collection of books that readers found feel-good, uplifting and meaningful, chosen by young adults for adults aged 18+ to enjoy.
Launching tomorrow, 10 October. Find the collection in your local library or bookshop.
readingagency.org.uk/get-rea…
For October, The Booker Prizes have chosen the 2021 International Booker Prize longlist The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan McDowell, as their Monthly Spotlight.
Find out more: bit.ly/4yGRutV
There's still time to celebrate The Fertile Earth by Ruthvika Rao, the winner of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2026!
*Find out more: bit.ly/46xuPDX
*Order a digital display pack: bit.ly/3TJ5VOS
The next book to be featured on the #BluePeterBookClub is Pablo and Splash by Sheena Dempsey - a hilarious dinosaur adventure with time-travelling penguins!🦖
Find out more: bit.ly/4iIzIBr2w1
📢The next #Radio2BookClub pick is Where Are the Kings by Donal Ryan!
An unforgettable, intensely moving and uplifting novel about a young boy coming of age.
*Article: bit.ly/4ycZgvj
*Extract: bit.ly/4xBUXsh
*Podcast episode: bit.ly/4xFRTeP
📢The Booker Prize 2026 shortlist has been announced!
Spanning a range of genres, the books explore what it means to be human in an ever-changing world and the communities and events that shape us.
Article: bit.ly/4xQJJk4
Display pack: bit.ly/4hjRsRd
The Fertile Earth by Ruthvika Rao has been announced as the winner of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2026!
A sweeping story of forbidden love, of friendship and betrayal, power and revenge.
*Find out more: bit.ly/46xuPDX
#GreenLibraries Week is coming soon! Remember to get your library events on the map. Submit your entry here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/7Dtf…
And check out the resources online, including posters, case studies, letter templates, suggested green reads & more!
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Happy #BookClubDayUK!
To celebrate, we asked our publishers what they thought the best books for book clubs were. These picks should spark conversation, so get your book club together or even start one, pick one of these books & enjoy together
Article: bit.ly/3V7WIQq
IT'S BOOK CLUB DAY UK! 📚
Join the reading rebellion today:
Share what you're reading, find your people, start a conversation, build stronger communities.
Share how you're celebrating using #BookClubDayUK
#BookClubDayUK #ReadingRebel #BookClubs #ReadingTogether
📢Just one week to go until the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2026 winner is announced!
Which shortlisted title are you rooting for?
*Article: bit.ly/4nREGwa
*Digital pack: bit.ly/4vajzYQ
*Meet the book clubs shadowing the Prize: bit.ly/45wBM7F
Tomorrow is #BookClubDayUK! 📚
Whether you're meeting with your regular book club, swapping recommendations with colleagues or starting a club of your own, we'd love you to join the reading rebellion.
Tag your reading people below 👇
readingagency.org.uk/save-th…
📢The next #Radio2BookClub pick is Agrippa by Robert Harris!
A portrait of friendship and how two young men came to conquer the world
Article: bit.ly/3SF9FR8
Extract: bit.ly/4h4Wp0m
Episode: bit.ly/4ywjFLL
Giveaway: bit.ly/4h4XC7U
The countdown is on...⏳
Just two weeks to go until the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist is announced!
Which of the longlisted titles do you think will make the final six? 📚
*Find out more: bit.ly/4fCDEjM
*Pack and competition: bit.ly/4aOfmC3
@TheBookerPrizes
Looking for some reading inspiration this September? We’ve got four free online events coming up for readers, educators and library staff.
All events are free to attend. Find out more and book your place today: readingagency.org.uk/our-wor…
Which one will you be joining?
For September, @TheBookerPrizes have chosen Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro - a novel which looks at our rapidly-changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?
Info: bit.ly/4gWTKWu
