This year students and staff at City College Norwich took on the Reading Ahead Challenge (previously known as the Six Book Challenge), a fantastic initiative by the Reading Agency to encourage people to read, review and share their love for books. We had an incredible response from students, and it was brilliant to see so… Continue reading Reading Ahead Challenge 2016
We really feel for the judges who had to narrow the Carnegie Medal longlist down to just eight novels. You can find books by eighteen of the nominated authors in the Info Store, and since we lack the judges’ discernment, we’re going to share all of them! You can find out more about the Carnegie… Continue reading The Carnegie Longlist: Part One
We’ve finished our Six Book Challenge in the Information Store – congratulations to those who succeeded in finishing their six books, and special congratulations to the winners of our prize draw. We very much hope you enjoy your book tokens and use them to keep on reading, even though this year’s challenge has ended. Really,… Continue reading Six Book Challenge Round Up!
Today: Day one The Challenge: To read 6 books* in 6 months The reward: (apart from the joy of reading) There are number of prizes available to readers who complete the challenge, including ebook readers, book vouchers, and…. …a VIP trip to London for two people! This includes, dinner, a West End show, a hotel… Continue reading 6 Book Challenge – starts today!
…Miss Peacock. Seriously, we couldn’t have picked a better name to win our Cluedo-style murder mystery if we’d tried! Congratulations Sarah Peacock, your name was pulled out of a hat this afternoon, and we will be in touch with you about how to collect your Waterstones voucher. Well done!
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