The Reading Agency in the UK has just launched Chatabout, a national network to support the growing number of reading groups for adults with literacy needs. Groups may take place in a library but they could meet in a college, workplace, community centre, hospital, prison, church or elsewhere, with their local public library in a support role. They may use audio, TV, digital media or gaming as a way into reading, and they may cater to specialist interests such as health literacy, family reading or ESOL. Information about Chatabout is available at http://www.readingagency.org.uk/adults/chatabout/ 

Links to these resources are available on the Chatabout web site:

Starting and running a Chatabout group http://www.readingagency.org.uk/adults/starting-and-running-a-chatabo/ 

Chatabout case studies http://www.readingagency.org.uk/adults/chatabout-case-studies/

Quick Reads http://www.quickreads.org.uk/  Information on short, high interest books by bestselling writers and celebrities. They are ideal for regular readers wanting a short, fast read, and for those who have difficulty reading.