When The Female Lead landed at the Read for Good office not too long ago, it was met with complete … Read More

Read for Good champions every bookish thing that matters to me and, far more importantly, every bookish thing that matters to thousands of children around the UK. Their Readathon is an ingenious way of encouraging a genuine love of books whilst simultaneously funding school libraries AND bringing light to children in hospital at some of their most difficult times. Read for Good changes lives in the most wonderful way.

Hola! My name is Maria Isabel Sánchez Vergara… (but you can call me Isa!) and I’m the author and creator … Read More

Freya aged 8 tells us how winning a visit from Tom Gates author Liz Pichon to her school has motivated her to keep reading and to start her own online book review!

When we canvassed our Library regulars here at Churcher’s College in Petersfield to find out how they wanted to celebrate … Read More

I was delighted to be asked by Read For Good and Leicester-based literacy initiative Whatever it Takes to run workshops … Read More

What did you do last Tuesday? I co-wrote an epic legend with approximately three hundred and fifty 5-7yr olds. They … Read More

Toby: How did you have the idea for Rory Branagan – a boy who becomes a detective? Rory: I got … Read More

I always struggle when trying to start writing a blog post for someone else. After all, it’s not my blog … Read More

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the … Read More

The Trust was set up by the childrens’ and young adults’ author Siobhan Dowd, who in the last days of … Read More

Stories can provide a wonderful escape from scary things in life. As Roald Dahl wrote in Matilda: ‘books gave Matilda … Read More