Dementia campaigner and author Gina Awad has been selected as one of just twenty UK authors to appear in a new, specialist literary collection.
Gina, the leading light behind Exeter Dementia Action Alliance, published her first book called United in 2022 with the popular and much loved cartoonist, the late Tony Husband.
It not only tackled the serious issue of dementia and its impact on families in a humorous and approachable way but also helped people to navigate their way through what is often a journey fraught with complications.
An exciting new early years reading programme with stickers to collect has been launched in libraries across Devon and Torbay, aiming to inspire a lifelong love of reading.
Libro’s Friends is an extension of Libraries Unlimited’s hugely successful The Secret Book Quest, which was launched in 2021.
Both programmes have been created as part of Libraries Unlimited’s drive to boost the reading skills of children in the county.
The Secret Book Quest uses a free sticker collection book to set older children a 50-book goal and takes them on a journey through topics...
Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades is taking part in a new BBC documentary which will follow his journey as he faces up to the challenge of learning to read as an adult with charity Read Easy UK.
Jay concealed his inability to read until he was in his 30s, after he struggled to learn to read as a child. Jay is not alone - a quarter of all children in England leave primary school (1), like Blades, unable to read to the expected level. Nearly seven million adults in the UK have very poor literacy skills (2). Many are too ashamed or embarrassed to come forward and ask for help....
Momentum is gathering for a three-day literary event in Exeter later this year after a hiatus because of the pandemic. Last year’s Exeter Literary Festival sadly had to be shelved, but now ExeLitFest (as it’s known for short) is delighted to unveil this year’s programme and open the Box Office.
If you love reading or writing, it’s time to bookmark these dates in your diary - 5th to 7th November - because that's when the Festival is returning to town, bigger and better than ever. A veritable smorgasbord for lovers of all things literary!
If you love magic and spells and reading tea bags, chances are that you like the occult. Knowing and practicing psychic powers is more of being mindful and showing thankfulness to your guides. When you go to different healing sessions and you spend time with psychics, you might be surprised that this can be a life-changing event.
The spirit guides will help you to see into your future, but more importantly, they will help you to work well in your present and to focus into what is important in your life.
If you are focusing to feel good about who you are, since you live...
Scorching Summer Reading Challenge results revealed as Devon and Torbay’s library staff come together for second annual staff conference and AGM Over 12,000 children and young people in Devon took part in the 2018 Summer Reading Challenge, with a record number of participants completing the Challenge by reading six books during the summer holidays.
An impressive 6,661 children aged between 4-11 were awarded their very own medal and certificate for completing the Challenge at one of the 50 Devon Libraries, and an additional 649 children completed the Challenge at one of the four...
The award-winning and bestselling author will be discussing her career and latest book, Rose Rivers. Beautifully illustrated by Nick Sharratt, Rose Rivers is a brilliant new addition to Hetty Feather's world. There will be no book signing after the talk but there will be plenty of opportunity for children to ask questions. Copies of Rose Rivers along with other books by Jacqueline Wilson will be available to purchase from Waterstones on the day. Tickets available from Exeter Corn Exchange: £6 children, £8 adults and £19 includes entry and a copy of Rose Rivers.
Much loved radio presenter Simon Mayo presents his new novel Mad Blood Stirring, set in Dartmoor Prison in 1815. At Sidholme Hotel's beautiful Music Room, tickets £10 from Winstone's Bookshop or Eventbrite. In association with Sidmouth Literary Festival.
The results from this year’s Summer Reading Challenge have been revealed, coinciding with the launch of the 2017 Active Life Active Mind programme of Devon library events throughout October.
The 2017 Summer Reading Challenge saw an impressive 10,522 children in Devon aged between four and eleven sign up to read six books during the summer holidays.
All 50 of Devon’s Libraries, run by Libraries Unlimited, held events and activities to inspire children to read throughout their summer break, resulting in 892 children signing up to become new members of Devon Libraries....
Libraries Unlimited has launched a new series of reading material to support those living with long term health conditions, as part of the Reading Well Books on Prescription programme. At a time when 26 million people in England are living with at least one long term condition, Libraries Unlimited has launched the scheme within Devon Libraries to provide people with expert endorsed books, available to borrow for free. Reading Well for long term conditions is the fourth series in the Reading Well Books on Prescription programme delivered through English public libraries. It provides people...
