Australia Reads
We look at the latest data around boys’ and mens’ engagement in reading, share some top tips for promoting a love of reading, and highlight some fantastic Australian programs and initiatives already making headway in this space.
31 communities across NSW and QLD will host events with Australian authors and illustrators as part of the LitUp program.
Over 6,000 Australian students reached through 82 live literature events as part of the LitUp pilot program.
Local and international reading advocates join the line up for this year’s National Reading Symposium.
We’re calling on our community to help engage local MPs at our upcoming Parliamentary Friends of Books and Reading event in Canberra.
From August 22-28 join schools, libraries and bookstores around the country in celebrating Children’s Book Week.
Who is listening to audiobooks, and what are they listening to? How do audiobooks compare to print and ebook reading? And what are audiobook listeners’ perceptions of themselves as ‘readers’? New research seeks to answer these questions.
We share the latest insights and innovations from booksellers from the recent Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and QBD Books conferences.
Mark your calendars: the National Reading Symposium, VOLUME, will return October 21 & 22 this year.
The latest National Arts Participation Survey offers some reassuring news for the books sector – along with a few surprising discoveries about Australian’s reading habits and preferences.
With this year’s National Simultaneous Storytime coming up, we look more closely at the successful Australian shared reading program.
Read Professor Larissa Behrendt’s powerful opening keynote, presented as part of the ALIA’s 2026 National Conference.
