This month our Director, Alison Palmer - no relation of the author, Tom Palmer! - shares her what to read now recommendations. After the War – Tom Palmer (suggestion for ages 9+) The story follows three boys Yossi, Mordecai and Leo as they travel from Auschwitz to...
Although many in-person book and literary festivals have been cancelled because of the coronavirus crisis this year, plenty are moving online so you can participate in virtual events and author talks from the comfort of your own home. Read on to find out more about a...
My name is Tabby and I’ve recently started volunteering with Book Clubs in Schools using my background in PR and social media to help with future social media campaigns. After being furloughed at the start of April, there was only so much exercising, baking and reading I could...
The education community on Twitter is incredibly vibrant and supportive. Deputy Grocott, founder of #FFBWednesday and @challenge_maths, wrote a blog for us on his healthy Twitter obsession and the Edutwitter cookbook (check out our recipe for chocolate cake, enjoy with a good book!). Over to you...
Here are our latest what to read now suggestions. Happy reading! Diver's Daughter: A Tudor Story by Patrice Lawrence ( suggestion for ages 9+) Come on an epic journey to 16th century London, where you'll meet Eve Cartwright, a young black girl, living with her mother. Life...
Small Charity Week is the perfect time to share our Impact Report. This week is when we celebrate the essential work of the UK’s small charity sector, who make an invaluable contribution to the lives of millions of individuals, communities and causes. We're a small...
Since 2014, Book Clubs in Schools’ mission is to instil a life-long love of reading and develop social and communications skills for young people. So far, we have worked with over 12,000 pupils in 45 schools, mostly in schools which have high percentages of pupils...
We normally run our book clubs in schools, but as schools closed for lockdown we wanted to keep in touch with our readers. So we've been running a version of our book clubs on Instagram. First up was a readalong - The Goldfish Boy by Lisa...
When did you first know you were a writer? I think it was when I started a performance poetry course at Battersea Arts Centre with poetry organisation Apples and Snakes. There I worked with amazing poets like Aoife Mannix and Jacob Sam La Rose and Francesca...
Our regular blog on What to Read Now takes on even greater significance in this period of lockdown. Reading is a pastime that is easy to turn to when we’re ensconced indoors, it’s solitary (though if you’d like to discuss books, we also have our...