The Reading Agency's Publisher Roadshow (Children's/Young People) Session 2

The Reading Agency’s Children's and Young People Publisher Roadshow is a fantastic, fun and free annual event designed to connect librarians, publishers and teachers. Last year over 7,000 people were reached by The Reading Agency’s Publisher Roadshow, with the virtual sessions rated 9/10 in usefulness by those who attended!

Why attend?

The Publisher Roadshow is a crucial date for librarians and teachers who want to shape their collections and connect with the publishing world. Here’s why you should be there:

• Get an exclusive preview of the books that will shape your library collections in 2026
• Hear from authors and publishers about their latest books and opportunities
• Take part in live Q&A sessions to ask your burning questions
• Receive a delegate pack in advance, packed with useful information to help you make the most of the day
• Enter exclusive giveaways
• Connect with the publishers via the request form to keep the conversations going

What did people think last year?

“Thank you for all you do. These roadshows are invaluable.”

“A really inspiring and motivating day.”

“It’s definitely a highlight of my year. A very inspiring day, those of us who have been around in public libraries for a LONG TIME can so easily get jaded and feeling un-creative and it's sessions like this which really revitalise that spark!”

Find out more about what everyone thought (or the reach of the events) from our 2024 publisher roadshow.

Publishers who you will hear from in this session:

• HarperCollins Children's
• Little Tiger
• David Fickling Books
• Oxford University Press
• Nosy Crow

Book your free place below for this session. You will receive the Zoom link for the invite shortly after this.

Plus! Throughout the day you’ll hear from The Reading Agency team about how we can work together in 2026 to get more of the nation reading (including an update on the National Year of Reading).

The National Year of Reading 2026 is a campaign that will engage new audiences in reading, encourage reading for pleasure and change the nation’s reading culture for good. The vision is for a society where reading for pleasure is a joyful, visible and meaningful activity — for everyone, regardless of background, income, age or identity. The campaign hopes to achieve this through a consumer facing marketing campaign that reaches and engages new audiences, and a collective impact campaign delivered locally and nationally through partners to mobilise communities. The National Year of Reading is stewarded by the National Literacy Trust and sponsored by the Department for Education. The Reading Agency has been appointed to work with sector partners to deliver and support public library aspects of the campaign.

Don’t forget to sign up to the other sessions:

• Session 1 (9.15-10.20am)
• Session 3 (1.00-2.10pm)
• Session 4 (2.30-3.45pm)

The day before, publishers will be sharing brilliant upcoming adult books. Find out more.

Join us and be part of the conversation on how we can work together in 2026 to get more of the nation reading.

FAQs

About the event

Running time: 10.45-12.00pm (75 minutes). This includes publisher presentations followed by a Q&A.

If you have any questions, get in touch with Kimberley.Sheehan@readingagency.co.uk.

Publisher slots are subject to change until mid-October.

The Reading Agency

The Reading Agency is a UK charity that inspires social and personal change through the proven power of reading. We work with individuals of all ages, communities and trusted partners to share the transformative benefits of reading for happy, healthy and thriving lives. The Reading Agency reaches over two million people a year but with a UK population of over 67 million that's not nearly enough. We want to get more people fired up about reading because everything changes when you read.

Get in touch today to find out more about what we do and to help us on our mission.

https://readingagency.org.uk/

@readingagency