Frank Cottrell Boyce, award-winning author and screenwriter is, following the success of his previous novels Framed and Millions, penning a new story especially in support of The Reader Organisation for the Liverpool-based ‘Our Read’ initiative, an annual reading experience that brings together children and adults across communities to share in the pleasure of reading.
With The Reader Organisation and Our Read partners, Walker Books will be giving away 50,000 free copies of the book when Our Read begins in March 2011! Thanks to The Reader Organisation’s ongoing international work the books will be available from Liverpool to Australia making Our Read the biggest community book give away in the world!
Both Frank and The Reader Organisation are eager to engage the creative talents of young people in the making of this book from creative writing workshops and photography classes to reading groups and online activities, check out www.thereader.org.uk for more information!