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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 BBC Radio 2 Book Club is Where Are the Kings by Donal Ryan—an unforgettable, intensely moving and uplifting novel about a young boy coming of age. The book was released on 13 August and Donal’s interview with Sara is on BBC Sounds from Tuesday 22 September. Read more »
The shortlist for the Booker Prize 2026, the leading literary award in the English-speaking world for a single work of fiction, has been announced. Read more »
The Fertile Earth by Ruthvika Rao has been announced as the winner of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2026. Read more »
Book Club Day UK is an annual celebration of books and shared reading, run by national reading charity, The Reading Agency on 11 September 2026. This Book Club Day UK, be a reading rebel and join the reading rebellion: Be a reading rebel, join a book club Be a reading rebel, start a book club Be a reading rebel, bring someone new to you club Be a reading rebel, make reading more visible Find out more about the day and opportunities for your book club to enjoy. Read more »
Book Club Day UK (11 September 2026) celebrates the joy, connection and impact of shared reading, while supporting more people to start or join book clubs in their communities. To help with the run up to the day, we are pleased to be shining a spotlight on some book clubs to share how they run their clubs. Find out more about Book and Pudding Clubs UK! Read more »
Book Club Day UK (11 September 2026) celebrates the joy, connection and impact of shared reading, while supporting more people to start or join book clubs in their communities. To help with the run up to the day, we are pleased to be shining a spotlight on some book clubs to share how they run their clubs. Find out more about Offline Books! Read more »
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