News and events

Keep up to date on all the latest Read for RNIB Day news and events!

Mad Hatter's Read for RNIB Day competition

This year, Read for RNIB Day is going Alice in Wonderland-tastic. To celebrate, why not enter our Mad Hatter's competition to win a Sam Sterne cookery book? Our closing date is Tuesday 24 April 2012.

Man Booker Prize winner 2011 announced

Julian Barnes has been named Man Booker Prize winner 2011 for his novel The Sense of an Ending. Find out how you can get hold of a copy in accessible formats!

An interview with Stephen Kelman

Listen to our interviews with Man Booker shortlisted authors.

Guilty reading pleasures

Almost a third of UK adults are too embarrassed to admit to loving a particular book, according to our new poll. In contrast, blind and partially sighted readers face a dramatically limited choice of titles - just 7 per cent of all books are available in fully accessible formats.

Read for RNIB Day Guinness World Record video

We've read our way into the record books by smashing the Guinness World Records' title for the world's longest reading relay. Watch our video.

Watch our video of "Mole's Sunrise"

"Mole's Sunrise" read by RNIB Talking Book narrators. Watch our video in celebration of Read for RNIB Day.

Video of Spike Milligan's "On the Ning Nang Nong"

RNIB Talking Book narrators read Spike Milligan's "On the Ning Nang Nong" in celebration of the first ever Read for RNIB Day. Watch our video.

Watch our video of Rudyard Kipling's "If"

Video of Rudyard Kipling's "If" read by RNIB Talking Books narrators, recorded to celebrate Read for RNIB Day.

Children's book giveaway

Visit the Daily Mail website to claim your free copy of 'Mole's Sunrise' by Jeanne Willis and Sarah Fox Davies from Waterstone's. Waterstone's will donate 20p to RNIB for every book given away!

We're World Record breakers!

Our reading relay of 317 people made the record books - hurrah! Thank you everyone who supported us. There's still time to get involved with Read for RNIB Day.

Last updated: 23 May 2012

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