Publishers have pledged their support for a new government-backed pro-reading campaign, Reading for Life, which is to launch in the spring to continue the work of the National Year of Reading 2008 (NYR).

Reading for Life will promote the value of reading using media and brand partners, targeting key audiences including pre-school...

The National Year of Reading is launching a second library ­membership drive this month, as project director Honor Wilson-­Fletcher confirmed that one million new library users have been signed up so far this year.

The “Do Something Different!” fortnight will run from 18th October to 1st November, coinciding with the...

The Book People has joined up with the National Year of Reading to create an "Adopt a Book" scheme aimed at increasing reading via the workplace.

The scheme encourages businesses to choose a single book for all their employees to read. They buy copies at a discount from The Book People, and instigate reading groups and...

ITV is backing the National Year of Reading campaign for literacy with a new children’s TV programme and book club.

The 13-part “Bookaboo!”, for CITV, is a mixture of animation and live action, featuring drumming “rock puppy” Bookaboo, who is unable to perform his solo unless someone reads him a story. In...