Books

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Edinburgh Romance Book Speed Friending: 22 July tickets

Romance readers can meet new people, exchange recommendations and browse books at Romance Book Speed Friending in Edinburgh on 22 July 2026. The event takes place at Liberté Café-Bar & Brasserie inside the Apex Waterloo…

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Manchester children get a free summer reading challenge: what residents need to know

More than a hundred Year 1 and Year 2 pupils at Wythenshawe…

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Read to the Beat starts free in North Yorkshire on 4 July: what residents need to know

Children in North Yorkshire can join the Summer Reading Challenge: Read to…

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North Northamptonshire children get a free library challenge: what residents need to know

Children across North Northamptonshire can join the free Summer Reading Challenge 2026:…

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Cheshire West children get a free library challenge

Starter packs, library books and summer rewards are back on the table…

Culture & Multimedia

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Derby families invited to free summer reading challenge

A mystery book, a magnifying glass, and a theater ticket sit on a wooden table.

Hillingdon crime festival sets June date for readers

A stack of popular modern British crime fiction books on a table.