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Reading Agency survey finds 63% of men rarely read
In a saddening, disappointing report, The Reading Agency has found that as many as 63% of men have given up reading books almost altogether in favour of television and movies. Of these 63%, 30% went so far as to say that they hadn’t done any reading worth mentioning since they left school. I have to […]
Let’s share fantasy at World Book Night
Back in 2011 there was a bit of a kerfuffle when the UK’s version of World Book Night – a highly publicised night that independent charity, The Reading Agency, runs to promote reading and encourage a generation of confident and enthusiastic readers – released their list of titles and it didn’t have any books that […]
Don’t let the BBC screw SFF… Again.
Now… I don’t like to rant… but today I’m going to rant. But please, bear with me because there is a point and a conclusion to it all. Right, last year Fantasy and Science-Fiction got screwed by the BBC. In the UK at least, the BBC took control of the broadcasting for the weeks worth […]
