Read On articles

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Regular reading features from Read On magazine including:

  • reader reviews and comments
  • articles about classic books, both well known and hidden gems, available from RNIB
  • articles to help you find new reading ideas
  • features about how RNIB services work.

How to contact the Editor

Deborah Ryan
RNIB National Library Service
2nd Floor
Highbank House
Exchange Street
Stockport SK3 0ET

Telephone 0161 429 1991 or email deborah.ryan@rnib.org.uk

Latest features

Creepy historical true crime

Perhaps vampires and zombies aren't your preferred reading matter for Halloween? Here are some grisly historical true crime titles that might suit the mood.

Book Quiz - October 2012

We have teamed up with audio book publishers AudioGO (home of BBC audiobooks) to offer you a fantastic opportunity to win an audio book of your choice worth up to £25 throughout 2012. Most titles are available in both CD and download format.

Bestselling books and authors

With the recent run away success of Fifty Shades of Grey being hailed as the bestselling book since records began The Bookseller, a magazine aimed at publishers, looked at the best selling books and authors.

Marmite book - The Help

This month Alison May nominates The Help by Kathryn Stockett.

Get into poetry

RNIB's National Library service has lots of poetry books you can borrow

Marmite book - Fifty Shades of Grey

It's a long time since a book caused such a stir but Fifty Shades of Grey seems to have got everyone talking. We were inundated with requests for this title and it is now available in all formats. We do try to put the latest bestsellers into the library as quickly as we can, especially ones in the news like this one. We have got our audio out at the same time as the publishers.

Last updated: 9 May 2013

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