@readingagency.bsky.social
We are a UK charity that inspires social and personal change through the proven power of reading. In 2024/25, we reached over 2 million people.
From boosting wellbeing to building vital skills, the impact of reading goes far beyond the page.
Read more facts: readingagency.org.uk/our-work/our...
Donate to our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge this week to have your donation DOUBLED! bit.ly/biggive2025-...
#TurnANewPage
The Big Give #ChristmasChallenge is LIVE!
We’re raising funds to bring #QuickReads to 50,000 adults through libraries, prisons & community hubs.
Every donation made will be DOUBLED, helping us gift the joy of reading to even more people.
🎁 Donate today: bit.ly/biggive2025-...
Photo of a pile of Quick Reads on a shiny table. The top book is A Boy Called Saul by Fiona Cummins.
This month, #QuickReads author Fiona Cummins explored character, creativity and real human stories with residents at HMYOI Brinsford & HMP Oakwood. Her visit showed how reading can open conversations and build confidence in unexpected places.
Read more: readingagency.org.uk/finding-free...
Climate misinformation is everywhere, but stories can help us make sense of the world.
Discover the power of climate fiction 👇 readingagency.org.uk/climate-fict...
Our latest research confirms that reading is a wellbeing tool.
Readers are significantly more likely to feel connected, happy and relaxed. Make time for reading, in any form, and give your wellbeing a boost.
Explore our full adult reading report 👉️ bit.ly/46ItklZ
#RedefineReading
77% of people who don’t call themselves readers read every week.
Britain doesn’t have a shortage of readers. We have a shortage of people who feel like readers.
It’s time to #RedefineReading.
👉 Explore the new State of the Nation report here: bit.ly/46ItklZ
A woman in glasses looks up at library shelves. She is carrying a book.
The 2025 ‘State of the Nation’ report from @readingagency.bsky.social finds 47% of adults reject the ‘reader’ label, though many are reading by consuming text in other forms.
Public #Libraries are places where reading is celebrated in its great diversity.
readingagency.org.uk/the-state-of...
Four people sat smiling with one of them holding a book.
Why is #BookClubDayUK important?
We're taking the day to celebrate the amazing support that being in a book club can have on its members and encouraging those not in a club to either join a club or start their own.
Read the many benefits and join in🔗 bit.ly/4mXILxt
A cream background with black and white images of the judges and longlisted books. In the centre, you have the Booker Prize 2025 logo and gold writing which says fiction worth talking about. At the bottom in black it says join the conversation.
This year's #BookerPrize2025 is all about fiction worth talking about.
On #BookClubDayUK, your club can find recommendations, tips on how to read like a judge, and the joys of shared reading.
Discover more and enter a competition to win the shortlist
🔗 bit.ly/42kReCz
@thebookerprizes.com
Pink logo for The Reading Agency in top left, blue background with white stripes coming from the logo in the centre which says Happy Book Club Day UK.
Today is #BookClubDayUK (the perfect day for our 1st post)!
It's a day for celebrating the power of shared reading & to hopefully encourage those not in a #bookclub, to join one.
Find out about all of the ways you can get involved, including all of the offers for your club🔗https://bit.ly/3V6pmhz
