Boost to events, reader pledges for this year’s Australian Reading Hour
Australian Reading Hour (ARH) has registered 240 events—more than double the number held last year—to be held as part of this year’s campaign, taking place next Thursday 19 September. More...
Australian Reading Hour: 1240 orgs, 2324 readers participate
More than 1240 organisations and 2324 readers registered to participate in Australian Reading Hour (ARH) on 20 September, a huge increase in participation from last year's inaugural campaign. The campaign,...
Australian Reading Hour announces author events
The Australian Reading Hour (ARH), which will take place on Thursday, 20 September, has announced a number of events for the day. The annual campaign encourages Australians to 'pick up a...
Australian Reading Hour launched in Canberra
The inaugural Australian Reading Hour campaign, which promotes the idea of ‘picking up a book and reading for an hour’, was launched at an event with Education and Training Minister...
More than 330 libraries, bookshops register for Australian Reading Hour
More than 330 libraries and bookshops have registered to participate in Australian Reading Hour on 14 September 2017, with over 100 Australian authors to take part in events in their...
Industry bodies back Australian Reading Hour campaign
Five industry bodies are backing the Australian Reading Hour campaign, which will promote the idea of ‘picking up a book and reading for an hour’ on 14 September, and hopes...