Booker prize launches new Quick Read in effort to boost adult reading crisis
Summary
The Booker Prize Foundation is launching a short story collection called All Around the World to help more adults in the UK enjoy reading. The book, part of the Quick Reads program, aims to support people who find it hard to finish books or feel books don’t represent their culture.Key Facts
- Over one-third of UK adults struggle to finish reading books.
- The collection includes stories by Booker Prize winners like Anne Enright, David Szalay, and Nadifa Mohamed.
- Roddy Doyle, a Booker Prize winner, selected the stories for the collection.
- All Around the World will cost £1 and 12,000 copies will be donated to people with reading barriers.
- The book is also part of a prison reading program called Books Unlocked.
- Digital and audio versions will be available for free with this week’s Big Issue magazine, which will also distribute 300 physical copies.
- A survey showed 55% of adults read less than they want, with reasons including lack of time, interest, representation, and book costs.
- Quick Reads has been helping improve adult reading for 20 years by offering accessible and relevant books.
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