The Reading Agency

Join Andy Shepherd, author of THE BOY WHO GREW DRAGONS, for a 45 minute Grow Your Own Story school event on 2 July! Your class will explore the magic of stories and nature 🌱 The first 5 schools to sign up get two of Andy’s books. 🔗 bit.ly/49jzCe1

📢The next #Radio2BookClub pick is #DissectionOfAMurder by Jo Murray! An addictively clever legal thriller from an exciting new voice. Article: bit.ly/4usqhcm Extract: bit.ly/4dVtdIu Episode: bit.ly/4eW1s3H Book club giveaway: bit.ly/4dxfFSg

Is society at risk of becoming ‘post-literate’? Join author Lee Child & Dreda Say Mitchell for a live conversation exploring the enduring power of books, and the urgent need to make reading accessible to all. 📍@theRSAorg 📅 8 June Book now: thersa.org/events/2026/06…

📢Taiwan Travelogue written by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translated by Lin King, has been announced as the winner of the #InternationalBooker2026! *Find out more: bit.ly/4up9CXb *Free digital display pack: bit.ly/3Rg8VAR

Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translated by Lin King. *Info: bit.ly/3PWalzD *Guide: bit.ly/4ul2fjt *Extract: bit.ly/4uPFyno *Interview: bit.ly/43isY4c #InternationalBooker2026 @TheBookerPrizes @andothertweets

The Witch by Marie NDiaye and translated by Jordan Stump. *Info: bit.ly/3PWalzD *Guide: bit.ly/4ul2fjt *Extract: bit.ly/4uPFyno *Interview: bit.ly/43isY4c #InternationalBooker2026 @TheBookerPrizes @maclehosepress @QuercusBooks

On Earth As It Is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia and translated by Padma Viswanathan. *Info: bit.ly/3PWalzD *Guide: bit.ly/4ul2fjt *Extract: bit.ly/4uPFyno *Interview: bit.ly/43isY4c #InternationalBooker2026 @TheBookerPrizes @CharcoPress

The Director by Daniel Kehlmann and translated by Ross Benjamin. *Info: bit.ly/3PWalzD *Guide: bit.ly/4ul2fjt *Extract: bit.ly/4uPFyno *Interview: bit.ly/43isY4c #InternationalBooker2026 @TheBookerPrizes @riverrunbooks @QuercusBooks

She Who Remains by Rene Karabash & translated by Izidora Angel. *Info: bit.ly/3PWalzD *Guide: bit.ly/4ul2fjt *Extract: bit.ly/4uPFyno *Interview: bit.ly/43isY4c #InternationalBooker2026 @TheBookerPrizes @PeirenePress

The Nights are Quiet in Tehran by Shida Bazyar & translated by Ruth Martin. *Info: bit.ly/3PWalzD *Reading guide: bit.ly/4ul2fjt *Extract: bit.ly/4uPFyno *Interview: bit.ly/43isY4c #InternationalBooker2026 @TheBookerPrizes @ScribeUKbooks

The #InternationalBooker2026 winner will be revealed tonight!🚨 To celebrate, we will spotlight each shortlisted title in the run-up to the announcement... Find out more: bit.ly/3PWalzD Watch the livestream: bit.ly/4nyo8sY @TheBookerPrizes

For 20 years, #QuickReads have helped people discover the joy that reading can bring. Our new film features librarians, readers and some of our 2026 authors sharing how Quick Reads are changing lives in communities across the UK. Watch the full film now: youtu.be/j8BuWmKjiIc

Save the date!⁠🗓️⁠ As part of the #NationalYearOfReading2026, we're inviting you to celebrate your local library this #DiscoverYourLibrary Day on 4 June.⁠ Libraries are so much more than books, they’re places to connect, learn, create and discover.⁠ #GoAllIn2026

Congratulations to Donna Fisher whose novel Sheep's Clothing is the winner of the inaugural #TheLibraroPrize2026! Alongside this, the Reader Engagement Prize 2026 winner was announced as Holly Hughes. Article: bit.ly/49MxNGu More info: bit.ly/3R4tgZP

📢Calling all book clubs! The @Wilbur_Niso_Fdn #AdventureWritingPrize are inviting twelve UK-based book clubs to shadow the 2026 shortlist and contribute to the judging process. Find out more and apply by 8 June: bit.ly/4cGyXW7

Congratulations to City of Edinburgh Council Library Service - Library of the Year at #BritishBookAwards 2026! 🎉 Find out how they helped tackle loneliness and support mental health through reading 👉️ readingagency.org.uk/city-of-edinbu… #Nibbies2026 #LibraryOfTheYear

The #TeachersReadingChallenge is returning this June, and there’s even more to come for 2026 👏 Expect new resources, partnerships, opportunities and more ways to support reading for pleasure in schools and libraries. Find out more: readingagency.org.uk/whats-next-for…

⏰The countdown begins... With the announcement just 10 days away, we are wondering which of the #InternationalBooker2026 shortlist do you think will be named this year's winner? *Shortlist: bit.ly/3PWalzD *Free display pack: bit.ly/4s9vrI5 @TheBookerPrizes

For May, @TheBookerPrizes have chosen the 1977 Booker Prize shortlist Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym - a compassionate and funny novel about four people in late middle-age with different eccentricities but the same problem: loneliness. ⁠ Find out more: bit.ly/4tlPHH6

📢The next #Radio2BookClub pick is #TheWreck by Lizzy Stewart! A glorious genre-defying illustrated novel about the messy tangle of love, envy & desire. Article bit.ly/3QSE90H Extract bit.ly/4up4cLo Podcast bit.ly/49w9YCJ Offer bit.ly/4dstlPv