Paul Ian Cross on ‘Going All In’ on Reading & Adventure with the SuperQuesters
13th May 2026
One of the most powerful ways to get children reading is surprisingly simple: let them read what excites them. That … Read More
The Escape Game – A Q&A with authors Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss
9th April 2026
What made you decide to co-write a book? Tamara: We’ve wanted to write a book together for decades. We met … Read More
Guest blog: ‘Love learning to read. Love reading for life.’
14th October 2025
A warm welcome to our guest blogger, Twinkl’s National Phonics Lead, Laura Brogan. Laura’s shares her thoughts on how learning … Read More
Inspiring a love of STEM through reading
6th May 2025
Paul Ian Cross, author of SuperQuesters Mission: River Crest Rescue, explains how science-themed adventure stories can build skills and inspire … Read More
How not to do the Great North Swim!
7th April 2025
A few years ago my son spent some time in Bristol Children’s Hospital, one of 30+ hospitals where Read for … Read More
Confessions of a lapsed reader
25th February 2025
A recent study by The Reading Agency revealed that half of UK adults do not read regularly. Our Head of … Read More
The Power of a Book
22nd August 2024
Meet Leah, winner of the David Vaisey Young Volunteer Prize 2024, and her mum Jodie, who want to share their … Read More
The power of YA books for identity
23rd September 2022
Read for Good’s Fundraising and Project Officer, Jenny Benson, shares her favourite young adult books with LGBTQ+ themes for Bisexual … Read More
“I have the best job in the world!”
9th September 2022
The pandemic has been tough for all of us. One thing I have missed was the chance to meet up … Read More
Read for Good’s Holly McSweeney revels in The Female Lead’s stories of inspirational women; each with a history and a success to be shared.
8th March 2022
When The Female Lead landed at the Read for Good office not too long ago, it was met with complete … Read More
To mark our BBC Radio 4 Appeal, we talk to Royal Cornwall Hospital’s Storyteller and Hospital Teacher about the importance of books and stories for long-term patient, William, and his mum, Hannah.
17th February 2022
It’s easy to think that storytelling is just what the word says: telling a story. But since working at Read … Read More
Miss Kauser from Hyndburn Park Primary School hollers ‘Happy reading + happy children = happy teachers!’ when delighting in running the school’s second Readathon.
5th January 2022
At Hyndburn Park Primary School in Accrington our Readathon week began on Monday 8th November and ended on Friday 12th … Read More
