In 2026, schools, workplaces, libraries, cultural organisations, and individuals across the country will celebrate the Year of Reading. While, statistics show that fewer of us are reading for pleasure than ever before, reading has never mattered more. It expands minds, builds confidence, and fuels creativity throughout our lives.
Led by the National Literary Trust on behalf of the Department for Education, and supported by more than 60 partners across the UK, the Year of Reading aims to reconnect reading with the things that already inspire us, from playlists and football matches to films, food and family time. It’s reading that fits how we live, not the other way around.
Across our city and wider region of big skies and bold stories, we want everyone to rediscover the joy of reading, in whatever form that takes, and to take pride in our amazing community of creative thinkers, storytellers, booksellers, and publishers.
Born & Read in Norfolk and Suffolk
National Centre for Writing is partnering with Newsquest — publisher of the Eastern Daily Press, Norwich Evening News, Ipswich Star and many other newspapers across Norfolk and Suffolk — to launch Born & Read, a campaign to ignite a renewed passion for reading and writing across the East of England.
Stay tuned for editorial features, community events, competitions and school initiatives, all aimed at making reading more accessible!
Recommended reads for children & young people
