Opinion

On 16 April 2025, the French city of Strasbourg celebrated the 'epilogue' of its year as UNESCO World Book Capital 2024 and its ambitious programme...
La ville française de Strasbourg a célébré le 16 avril 2025 l’épilogue de son année de labélisation « Capitale Mondiale du Livre UNESCO 2024 »...
The Reading Agency recently published the “2024 State of the Nation’s Adult Reading Report” which contains a lot of interesting information. What struck me most...
The 15th century is a particularly interesting period in our history. It is the last century of the Middle Ages and the Dark Ages, and...
The climate crisis is no longer a looming threat—it’s the defining reality of our time. Scientific consensus is no longer up for debate, but neither...
Today is World Book and Copyright Day, the UNESCO day that coincides with the death days of Shakespeare, Cervantes and Garcilaso de la Vega, and...
Last November the GSR Foundation brought together a group of highly qualified experts in the field of reading and literacy. The event, held in Madrid...
The last day of SCCR broke for lunch with all of the agenda business covered and negotiations over the agreed outcomes remaining. Perhaps ominously the...
Thursday re-opened in informals, with the plenary session re-opening shortly before midday. Artificial intelligence then took over the day’s proceedings with IPA’s side event followed...
Limitations and exceptions to copyright were the topic for the third day of SCCR46 with discussions in plenary followed by informals. Two side events completed...