National year of reading ANNOUNCES Roald Dahl’s Matilda as an AMBASSADOR to GO ALL IN with a summer of stories campaign The National Year of Reading is joining forces with Roald Dahl’s Matilda, the ultimate super-reader, announcing her as an...

Readers can buy audiobooks while supporting indies in their fight against Amazon Exclusive content by Sarah Wynn-Williams, Adele Parks, Max Hastings, Cody Dahler & more, available only from Bookshop.org Audiobooks market growing 10% year on year, valued at £255 million...

Sara Pascoe has launched a new campaign encouraging families to turn their train journeys into reading time this summer. The comedian and host of the Weirdos Book Club podcast, a book review podcast now in its fifth season, kicked off...

Starting July 4th, families will be able to sign up to The Reading Agency’s free 2026 Summer Reading Challenge – the UK’s biggest reading programme for children – delivered in partnership with Universal Music Group UK This year’s Read...

Research shows children choosing to read in free time has hit a 20-year low Primary school children across the country are being gifted with thousands of new books from Morrisons this World Book Day®. The books are being donated...

Inside Story: How the News Works by Jane Marlow and Terri Po scooped two awards, including Judge’s Overall winner, whilst Rashmi Sirdeshpande and Jason Lyon took home the Children’s Choice Award for Amazing Asia. The School Library Association’s Information Book...

Bookshop.org is delighted to bring back its charitable initiative Read It Forward for a third year in a row, in partnership with BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust, and with new ambassadors for the 2026 edition. Top children’s authors will...

Sixteen new £1/€1.50 books announced for World Book Day® 2026 Authors Rose Ayling-Ellis, Hannah Gold, and Jamie Smart are amongst those joining the World Book Day 2026 line-up Much-loved family favourites Peppa Pig, Unicorn Academy, and a new story inspired...

In an age where screens dominate, author Andrea Benson is passionate about encouraging children to rediscover the magic of books. Known for her whimsical children’s books like The Puffalow, Andrea is leading the charge to inspire young readers and help...

“The opportunity to explore culture, discover new places and ways of understanding each other leaps off the pages of these shortlisted titles”. Victoria Dilly, SLA CEO Today the School Library Association (SLA) announces the shortlist titles for the Information Book...