UK Launches National Year of Reading to Tackle Youth Literacy
With reading for pleasure at a 20-year low, a new UK-wide initiative for 2026 aims to distribute 72,000 books and reignite a love of stories, starting with art. Discover how.
With reading for pleasure at a 20-year low, a new UK-wide initiative for 2026 aims to distribute 72,000 books and reignite a love of stories, starting with art. Discover how.
Discover the top mindfulness and self-help books for 2026, curated by Metro. From Mel Robbins to Dr Julie Smith, find your guide to a calmer, clearer year ahead.
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A worrying trend sees schools abandoning full novels for excerpts, risking students' academic and personal development. Discover the causes and why we must act to restore a love of reading.
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Cartoonist Tom Gauld perfectly skewers our annual, overly ambitious reading goals in his latest Guardian comic. Discover why his witty take on 'reading resolutions' is so relatable.
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Award-winning novelist Andrew Miller reveals the books that changed him, from DH Lawrence's 'The Rainbow' to the strange genius of Penelope Fitzgerald. Discover his literary journey.
Stuck in a cycle of binge-reading and slumps from online recommendations, a self-confessed book nerd turned to real-life booksellers for help. Discover the three transformative novels that broke the drought and sparked unexpected tears.
The UK government declares 2026 a National Year of Reading to combat plummeting reading rates among children. New initiatives include a Children's Booker prize and library cards for newborns.
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Facing a decline in children reading for fun, UK parents are using AI storytelling, cookbooks, and dramatic performances to reignite a love for books. Discover their innovative strategies.
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Discover your tarot card reading for the final week of 2025. From the Full Moon in Cancer to New Year's energy, find guidance for your star sign as we enter 2026.
Cartoonist Tom Gauld offers a witty, insightful look at the books we receive at Christmas and our subsequent reading intentions. Discover the humour in his latest Guardian comic strip.
As 2025, a '9' year of enlightenment, ends, tarot reveals what each star sign should release and what energy to carry into 2026, a '1' year of magic and new beginnings. Discover your sign's guidance.
Education experts argue against patronising boys with 'boy books' and call for a broader approach to literature in schools to develop well-rounded young men and combat toxic masculinity.
Discover the must-read books for 2026, featuring upcoming releases from African authors and the best of Black diaspora writing. Get expert picks from booksellers in Nigeria, Kenya, and the UK.
From Margaret Atwood to Dr Seuss, discover the books activists and writers turn to for wisdom, resistance, and restored faith in humanity during turbulent times.
Hay Festival President Stephen Fry launches a national book recommendation drive to reverse the worrying drop in reading for pleasure in the UK. Join the campaign and submit your unputdownable reads.
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The Guardian is compiling its annual list of the best television and wants your input. Tell us your favourite TV shows of 2025 and why they stood out. Share your views now.
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An advice columnist offers creative solutions for parents whose voracious young readers dismiss books based on cover art. Learn how to turn a fixation into a deeper engagement with literature.