Amber Caravéo Jo Clarke Ella Whiddett

The Decline in Reading for Pleasure

A Talk by Amber Caravéo , Jo Clarke and Ella Whiddett

About this Talk

Discussion on the findings from The National Literacy Trust Report: Only 1 in 3 young people aged between 8 and 18 enjoy reading in their free time. These statistics are at their lowest levels in twenty years since The National Literacy Trust started tracking reading for enjoyment. The panel discuss the issues and possible solutions.

*Please note this is a pre-recorded panel, so there will be no live Q&A for this one.

04 October 2025, 08:00 AM

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

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About The Speakers

Amber Caravéo

Amber Caravéo

Literary Agent

Literary Agent


Jo Clarke

Jo Clarke

Author and School Librarian

School Librarian and Author


Ella Whiddett

Ella Whiddett

Senior Commissioning Editor, Bonnier Books UK

Senior Commissioning Editor

Hosts

Aisha Bushby

Aisha Bushby

Author

MG Author