Awesome Books Gives Away Thousands of Books for World Book DayThis World Book Day 2025, Awesome Books is excited to partner with Barnardo’s to help children across the UK access free books. From March 6th to 8th, children can visit any Barnardo’s charity store and pick up a free book. This exciting initiative is part of our ongoing mission to inspire a love of reading and improve literacy skills in young readers.We believe every child deserves access to books, but for many families, buying books can be a luxury. By donating over 10,000 children’s books to Barnardo’s retail stores, we’re making sure more kids have the opportunity to discover stories that spark their imagination.

Where do you start if you’re just discovering Colleen Hoover? We’ve rounded up five of her novels that are essential reading for anyone new to Colleen Hoover, or anyone interested in contemporary fiction. From love to deception, power to abuse, these novels showcase the very best of Colleen Hoover’s talent, and are the perfect place to start your new obsession.

Good mental health is every bit as important as good physical or nutritional health, but it’s often overlooked. Finding time to take care of your mental wellbeing will benefit every aspect of your life, leaving you feeling calmer and more in control of your own happiness, and more open to embracing all life has to offer.

Buying secondhand books is also a more environmentally friendly way to buy. As much as we love reading, there’s no denying that the process of producing books has a massive impact on the environment, from the paper they’re printed on to the chemicals in their ink and the greenhouse gases emitted during their production and transportation around the world. When everyone is trying to do their bit to help stem the climate crisis, buying used books online is a small change that can make a huge difference. 

It's #ChildrensMentalHealth Week and the National Literacy trust have done research to take a look at what children and young people say about the relationship between reading and mental wellbeing, this is a summary of what they found…