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SUMMARY:Exhibition: Books and the People. Opening up access to books and reading #Go All In
DESCRIPTION:“I say that this revolution has been for some time overdue\, because from one aspect it is\, of course\, only part of the great change in selling policy which some have called the ‘democratisation of production’. […] Books are only just beginning to feel the influence which\, in the course of a generation\, has brought gramophone records\, silk stockings\, foreign travel\, and smoked salmon (to take four examples at random) within the reach of small purses.”\n(Margaret Cole\, Books and the People\, 1938) \nOne hundred years ago\, a group of publishers\, writers\, businesses\, and libraries were challenging who had access to books while defending the importance of reading for pleasure. In her Books and the People (1938)\, socialist Margaret Cole described the new book clubs and commercial high street libraries of the 1920s and ’30s as the “opening stages of a real revolution […] in the world of English-language book production”. \nThis exhibition looks at a moment before book-buying was possible for most people. We look at some of the changes interwar that made access to new books easier\, more convenient\, and sometimes cheaper\, helping to develop more democratic\, shared cultures of reading. We also include examples of everyday printed ephemera that book clubs and societies produced and that tell us about how access to books was encouraged and promoted. \nIt is curated by Nicola Wilson\, Sue Walker and Emma Minns and will be held in the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication\, University of Reading (Whiteknights Campus)\, RG6 6BZ. It is open from 30 March to 29 May 2026\, Monday to Wednesday only\, from 10 am to 4 pm. \nGroup visits can be made by appointment. Please email lpgdc@reading.ac.uk. \nThe exhibition is part of the National Year of Reading National Year of Reading 2026 | Go All In initiative. 2026 is the National Year of Reading\, a Department for Education scheme supported by the National Literacy Trust\, which aims to tackle a decline in reading enjoyment and reconnect people of all ages with reading as a relevant and rewarding activity. \nThere will be a CBCP exhibition event on Thursday 30th April 5-7pm. More information to follow soon. \nPieces on display at the exhibition
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-book-cultures-and-publishing/event/exhibition-books-and-the-people-opening-up-access-to-books-and-reading-go-all-in/
LOCATION:Department of Typography & Graphic Communication\, University of Reading (Whiteknights Campus)\, 2 Earley Gate\, RG6 6BZ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:CBCP Symposium: People in Publishing: Diversity\, Leadership and Publishing’s Futures\, 29 June 2026 
DESCRIPTION:Date: Monday 29th June 2026 \nTime: 10.00am – 5.00pm \nVenue: Henley Business School\, University of Reading (Whiteknights Campus) \nTo book tickets to attend the symposium in person or online\, click here. \n(Please note: For standard delegates\, we will charge £10 to cover a sandwich lunch\, and morning & afternoon refreshments. Students & independent researchers can attend free of charge. Online attendance is also free of charge) \nSchedule  \n10:00 – 10:05: Welcome \n\n10:05 – 10:35: Opening Address: “Building Diversity in the Media Industries”  \nJoanna Abeyie MBE – Former Director of Creative Diversity BBC\, Founder BlueMoon Consultancy    \n\n10:35 – 11:30: Panel: “Bridging the Gap: Academia and Industry in Dialogue on EDI in the Publishing Industry”\n \nModerator:  TBC \nPanel:   \n\nMelissa Carr – Lecturer in International Human Resources Management & EDI Director at World of Work Institute\nVaseem Khan – Crime Fiction author\nEmma Shercliff – Laxfield Literary agency\nAarti Kumari – The Emma Press\n\n\n11:30 –11:45: Comfort break \n\n11:45 – 1:00: Research Papers: “Geo-politics and Global Structures” \nChair:  TBC \nPanel:  \n\nGeorge Cooper & Christopher Adams – UCL\nHyei Jin Kim – University of Reading\nKarishma Koshal – University of Exeter\nFrances Weightman – Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing\n\n\n1:00 – 1:45: Networking lunch \n\n1:45 – 3:15: Lightning Talks & Research Papers Parallel Session  \n\n\n\nStream 1: “Commercial Approaches to Diversifying Publishing”\nStream 2: “Networks & Institutional Power”\n\n\nBronwen Price – CEO Seren Books\nLiciane Correa – Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janiero\n\n\nNicola Daly – University of Waikato\nAmanda Allen – Eastern Michigan University\n\n\nSwara Shukla – Independent Researcher\nChrissy Taylor – University of Waikato\n\n\nAgata Mrva-Montoya – University of Sydney\nMaria Belen Riveiro – University of Buenos Aires/University of Newcastle\n\n\nMegan Farr – Bath Spa University\nKanupriya Dhingra – BML Mujal University\n\n\n\n\n3:15 – 3:30: Coffee/tea break \n\n3:30 – 4:30: Roundtable: “Digital Platforms and AI in the Future of Publishing ”\n \nModerator:  TBC \nDiscussants: \n\nBasak Bak – Lecturer in Law TBC\, Copyright and AI\nSimon Rowberry – Associate Professor of Publishing\, UCL\, Academic Director of Education for the Department of Information Studies\nJulie Cohen – Author\, PhD Candidate\, University of Reading \n\n\n4:30 – 5:00: Keynote: “Inclusive Talent Pipelines” \nProfessor Katy Shaw – Director of the UKRI/AHRC Creative Communities Programme; Professor of Publishing & Writing Northumbria University  \n\n5:00: Wrap up followed by an informal CBCP social/drinks (5 – 6pm)  \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-book-cultures-and-publishing/event/cbcp-symposium-people-in-publishing-diversity-leadership-and-publishings-futures/
LOCATION:Henley Business School\, University of Reading (Whiteknights campus)\, RG6 6UD
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