Participation in Summer Reading Challenge falls 8%

The Reading Agency has reported an 8% drop in take-up of its Summer Reading Challenge, with 699,076 children across the UK taking part in 2018's Beano-themed challenge compared to more than 760,000 last year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #reading agency #8% drop

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Participation in Summer Reading Challenge falls 8%'


U.S. Justice Department, 8 states sue Google over digital ad dominance

The U.S. Department of Justice and eight states, including California, filed suit against Google in a Virginia federal court on Tuesday, claiming that the company illegally used its market powers to dominate Internet advertising. In a court filing originally reported on by CNN, the DOJ... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2023-01-24 19:39:28 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #higher quality #ad business #header bidding #small businesses #publishers make


Book Bans are Driving Kids Away from Libraries and Reading

As recent laws restrict school librarians from bringing in new books, they're seeing a drop off of students using the library at all. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-01-23 17:38:56 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book bans #libraries


Must-Read Sapphic Historical Fiction

Immerse yourself in sapphic historical fiction with these 20 must-read books like Mademoiselle Revolution and Notes of a Crocodile. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-01-23 11:37:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #historical fiction


A New Way of Being on the Page: A Reading List of Very Short Fictions

Having written and taught short stories for many years, I’ve become increasingly interested in writers who are pushing the edge of how “story” is defined. While “flash fiction” and “micro fiction” are buzzy terms, writing extremely short pieces is nothing new—as I tell my students, Poe did it,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-20 09:53:22 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #flash fiction #micro fiction #short stories


Emma Straub got uninvited from reading to kids in Texas because of her “foul language” online.

Emma Straub—novelist, bookstore-owner, children’s book author, and all-round nice person—was uninvited from reading at Texas elementary schools because of her use of “foul language” on social media. In an email to parents, administrators from the Katy Independent School District (in the Houston... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-19 15:33:15 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book author #emma straub #children’s book


A Banned Book Club Reading Guide for NEW KID by Jerry Craft

Banned books are some of the best to discuss in book clubs. This reading guide to frequently banned book New Kid will help you get started! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-01-17 11:37:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #jerry craft #banned books #book clubs #reading guide #banned book


25 of The Best Kindle Unlimited Books to Read in 2023

Looking for your next great read? Want to take advantage of Kindle Unlimited? Here are 25 of the best Kindle Unlimited books of 2023, including The Last Final Girl by Stephen Graham Jones, Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby, and Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-01-16 11:36:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #great read #kindle unlimited #razorblade tears #ninth house #leigh bardugo #kindle


8 Dark Academia Manga and Manhwa

Read your way into the best dark academia manga and manhwa, both in print and in webtoon formats. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-01-12 11:35:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #manga


8 Brilliant Dark Academia Books by Authors of Color

Want to read more dark and twisty stories with academic settings? Dive into 8 brilliant dark academia books written by authors of color! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-01-12 11:32:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #books written


WATCH: Will Alexander Reads from His New Poetry Collection, Divine Blue Light

Greenlight Bookstore welcomes Will Alexander, finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, to introduce Divine Blue Light, his new collection of poems from the intersection between surrealism and afro-futurism, where Césaire meets Sun Ra. Will Alexander’s poems constitute an alternative... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-12 09:52:43 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #poetry collection #pulitzer prize #bookstore


Trying to Read More in 2023? These Things Can Help.

From audiobook subscriptions to bullet journals to reading lights, here are some things that can help you meet your 2023 reading goals.- Clare Barnett Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-01-09 11:34:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #audiobook subscriptions #audiobook


8 of the Best Science Fiction Books About Robots

Meet mechanical dragons, security units, and wild robots in these incredible science fiction books all about robots. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-01-09 11:32:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #science fiction


Paperback to the Future: Must-Read Paperbacks to Kick Off 2023

Now in paperback! Here are 40 great paperback releases to start your 2023 reading year off right. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-01-05 11:34:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


8 Memoirs by Women About Multicultural Identity and Belonging

I was in my twenties the first time I read a memoir set in Lahore, my father’s city, where I’d spent time during my childhood. I was living in Syracuse, New York, then, and I read Meatless Days hungrily, soaking in familiar places and people, and when I finished it, I read it again. I […] The... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2023-01-04 12:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #spent time #belonging appeared #memoir set #electric literature #memoir


PW’s Most-Read Comics Stories of 2022

Explosive growth in the popularity of manga; librarians organize to fight censorship; and the impact of the book format on comics publishing were among the most-read stories on comics and graphic novels published by 'PW' in 2022.  Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #comics publishing #explosive growth #fight censorship #most-read stories


Cover reveal: Safiya Sinclair’s summer memoir How to Say Babylon

Lit Hub is pleased to share the cover for Safiya Sinclair’s forthcoming memoir, How to Say Babylon, which Simon and Schuster will publish this summer. Sinclair is the author of the poetry collection Cannibal, winner of a Whiting Writers’ Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Metcalf... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-03 15:30:30 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #cover reveal #safiya sinclair #lit hub #forthcoming memoir #american academy #memoir


Past Winners of the Baillie Gifford Prize Reflect on Their Year in Reading

The Baillie Gifford Prize is the most prestigious nonfiction literary award in the world. We checked in with some past winners about their year in reading. * Craig Brown, 2020 Baillie Gifford Prize-winner for 150 Glimpses of the Beatles, recommends: Geoff Dyer is the funniest and most original... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-01 14:20:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #past winners #geoff dyer #literary award


If your New Year’s resolution is to read more books this year, this is why you shouldn’t | Max Liu

From ‘all the books I read this month’ pictures on Instagram to Goodreads targets, we are forgetting to read for pleasureHow long will it take you to read this article? It would almost certainly take me longer. On average, adults read about 240 words a minute, but I always exceed those pesky... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-12-31 09:00:13 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #infinite jest #hardback


I Read Some Manga With the Weirdest Titles

These manga have some weird titles. Here's what they were like to read (and some history of such titles in manga). Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-12-30 11:31:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #manga


10 books to add to your reading list in January

Bethanne Patrick's picks for January 2023 include an Indian gangster tale, a dystopian epic and musings from Amy Sherald and Mario Vargas Llosa. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-12-29 17:31:23 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bethanne patrick