Reading Ahead is a national programme run by The Reading Agency which challenges you to choose six reads, rate and review them and gives you the chance to enter a prize draw when you complete. The programme takes place every year in public libraries, colleges, workplaces and prisons across the UK and reached 38,000 people in 2016/17.
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We have a fabulous new first prize for Reading Ahead 2017/18 donated by Ann Cleeves, the bestselling author behind ITV’s Vera starring Brenda Blethyn and Shetland on BBC One.
Find out more.Take a look at what others are saying about their reads.
Michael Morpurgo
Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb, Archie Panjabi
Emily Brightwell
Jenny Colgan
Margaret Adams, Catherine White, Ian Bobb,
Zadie Smith
How to run Reading Ahead in your library, college, workplace or prison
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