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  1. Reading Activists: on the march!

    Reading Activists: on the march!  

    A Reading Agency programme, run in conjunction with local libraries, is having a real impact in helping young people develop vital skills for adulthood through reading and creative writing. Called Reading Activists it has corralled an army of volunteers to create a variety of public events. LESLEY FINLAY shares her own experience of this brilliant scheme...

  2. The tale of Charles Dickens

    The tale of Charles Dickens  

    There is so much going on in 2012 and for us literary types the highlight will be the chance to immerse ourselves in Charles Dickens, to read, to learn and to visit a host of events to mark the bicentenary of the great writer’s birth. LESLEY FINLAY takes a look at the author’s life and times, and introduces some of the events taking place…