Opinion

In June I attended the African Publishers Network Conference in Casablanca, Morocco. As ever it was a great pleasure to visit Morocco and to see...
Reading comes in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and contexts. So when we talk about the ‘benefits of reading’ what do we mean exactly? Having...
EDR Lab hosted their annual conference at Trinity College on June 16 and 17 this year and what good craic it was....
On 16 April 2025, the French city of Strasbourg celebrated the 'epilogue' of its year as UNESCO World Book Capital 2024 and its ambitious programme...
La ville française de Strasbourg a célébré le 16 avril 2025 l’épilogue de son année de labélisation « Capitale Mondiale du Livre UNESCO 2024 »...
The Reading Agency recently published the “2024 State of the Nation’s Adult Reading Report” which contains a lot of interesting information. What struck me most...
The 15th century is a particularly interesting period in our history. It is the last century of the Middle Ages and the Dark Ages, and...
The climate crisis is no longer a looming threat—it’s the defining reality of our time. Scientific consensus is no longer up for debate, but neither...
Today is World Book and Copyright Day, the UNESCO day that coincides with the death days of Shakespeare, Cervantes and Garcilaso de la Vega, and...
Last November the GSR Foundation brought together a group of highly qualified experts in the field of reading and literacy. The event, held in Madrid...