Pre-order Quick Reads for 2026 - 25% off!

Pre-order Quick Reads for 2026 - 25% off!

Prices from £0.75

The Reading Agency is delighted to announce the launch of the 2026 Quick Reads titles, now available for sale to organisations at discounted prices. 

Six new Quick Reads will be published on 11 April 2026. The books retail at £1 and are available to order from library suppliers, bookshops and The Reading Agency’s shop. The books are also being showcased for this year's World Book Night celebration.

This year's titles are:

Hunger Pains by Derek Owusu

The Last Bench by Carmel Harrington

The Girl in the Picture by Rachel Hore

The Woman Next Door by Louise Jensen

Sweet Charity by Rosie Goodwin

Cell One by Leye Adenle 

Find out about the books.

We are delighted to offer Quick Reads bundles at a 25% discounted price.

As a Reading Agency customer you can order mixed titles and mixed quantities in a singular order and benefit from a fixed shipping fee of £5.00 for up to 99 books (£5.00 fee applied to each quantity of up to 99 books).

*Orders placed by 27 March 2026 will be dispatched for World Book Night (23rd April 2026).*

Quick Reads are short books and great stories by bestselling authors. They’re specifically written to engage emergent, reluctant and lapsed readers to help spread the joy of reading and the many benefits it brings. 

Quick Reads are perfect for using as a whole group college, workplace, prison or community read as they have wide appeal and are accessible to a broad range of reading abilities. We also recommend for anyone who struggles with reading, for a variety of reasons including dementia, brain injury recovery, attention deficit, dyslexia and other reasons.

Learning resources, social media assets, toolkits and discussion guides will soon be available on the Quick Reads resources database in 2026.

**Order details including contact information will be used for delivery purposes only via our 3rd party supplier. This offer is available in the UK only.   

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