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Grab a hot drink and read through updates from the book world! Whether it’s the newest picks for the Radio 2 Book Club, winners of recent book prizes, the latest releases from publishers or the latest research from us at The Reading Agency, here you can find the latest news to help you pick your club’s next book.
We have news for groups of all ages, but you can filter it to find what you’re looking for.
The next book to be featured this season on the Sara Cox Radio 2 Book Club is The Correspondent by Virginia Evans – a stunning debut novel that portrays a small life expanding, and celebrates personal transformation at a time when change seemed impossible. The book will be released on 15 May and Virginia’s interview with Sara is on BBC Sounds from Tuesday 29 April. Read more »
The Radio 2 Book Club has just announced its Spring Season booklist! As well as coverage on Sara’s show, and other shows on Radio 2, there is a weekly podcast on BBC Sounds. The Radio 2 Book Club’s weekly podcast will shine a light on some of the best new fiction being published in the UK, across all genres. The books are chosen with help from library staff and other reading experts from across the UK to ensure a fair and unbiased selection process. On alternate weeks, the podcast will... Read more »
The International Booker Prize 2025 shortlist has been announced. Read more »
The Booker Prizes are highlighting a title from their archive every month. This month, we’re reading Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1986. Read more »
The Book Club Hub, formerly known as Reading Groups for Everyone, is packed with amazing features to keep you and your fellow readers connected — not just within your club, but with the entire Book Club Hub community. Find out how to have members join your online book club. Read more »
The first book to be featured this season on the Sara Cox Radio 2 Book Club is Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin – a brilliant debut novel from a fresh, exciting new voice which asks – who gets to decide how we are remembered – and who we will become? The book will be released on 24 April and Niamh’s interview with Sara is on BBC Sounds from Tuesday 15 April. Read more »
We are delighted to offer 10 copies of #XtraordinaryPeople by kategriggs_dyslexicthinking from our friends over at DKBooks for readers! Read more »
To celebrate the launch of the Book Club Hub, we have created a Picture Perfect Booklist which is a collection of books that prove a picture really can be worth a thousand words. Read more »
The next book to be featured on the Sara Cox Radio 2 Book Club is Who Wants to Live Forever, the compelling and thought-provoking debut novel by Hanna Thomas Uose. The book was released on 27 March and Hanna’s interview with Sara is on BBC Sounds from Tuesday 1 April. Read more »
Reading Groups for Everyone will be changing to our new Book Club Hub on 2 April 2025. As well as offering a more inclusive and welcoming experience for reading groups, we will be expanding news and offers to include opportunities for leaders of children’s and young people’s book clubs. This is to support The Reading Agency’s mission of getting more people fired up about reading because everything changes when you read. Read more »
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