Quick Reads Initiative
Quick Reads are a series of short books by bestselling authors and celebrities. With no more than 128 pages, they are designed to encourage adults who do not read often, or find reading difficult, to discover the joy of books.
Quick Reads are a collaboration amongst leading publishers, supermarkets, bookshops, libraries, government departments, the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (
In 2018, the program was due to come to an end because of a lack of funding. Jojo Moyes turned this situation around by offering the group an additional three years of funding.[1]
History
Quick Reads were launched in the UK and Ireland by the then
Featured authors have included Gordon Ramsay, Chris Ryan, Danny Wallace, Andy McNab, Ricky Tomlinson, John Simpson, Colin Jackson, Scott Quinnell, Adele Parks, Kerry Katona, Minette Walters, Joanna Trollope, Alvin Hall, and Rolf Harris. The initiative also features seven books based on the popular Doctor Who series.[2] An incomplete list of titles can be found on the Quick Reads website.[3]
Sale
Quick Reads are available from supermarkets, bookshops and online retailers for £1.99. They can also be ordered direct from publishers and wholesalers.
There are special offers for employers and for family reading breakfast organisers, and in 2010 the new titles were available as eBooks for the first time.
Wales
The project in
References
- ^ a b The Reading Agency, retrieved September 10, 2020
- ^ "Doctor Who: Magic of the Angels". Quick Reads website. Archived from the original on 2013-01-10.
- ^ "Quick Reads Backlist".