Please note that we will automatically hold all schools orders from 30 March 2026 to 17 April 2026 due to the Easter break. We know that Easter holiday start dates vary this year so that the holiday period extends over three weeks. If your school remains open for delivery for all or part of this time and you'd like your books delivered, please let us know at online checkout, or by calling us on 0121 666 6646 or emailing hello@peters.co.uk.
Love Literacy: events for teachers and librarians
Love Literacy hosts informative and inspiring events, training and conferences for teachers, school librarians, senior leaders and public library staff. Our events support and champion your work with children and young people, improving their literacy levels and reading enjoyment.
Upcoming events
Love Literacy author spotlight: Nathanael Lessore - Like A Brother exclusive first-look
Join us for a free exclusive first-look event and Q&A with award-winning author Nathanael Lessore, in partnership with Hot Key Books!
Audience: Secondary school librarians, school library service staff, public library staff
When: Tuesday 28 April 2026, 5pm-7pm
Where: Bonnier Books UK, 5th Floor, HYLO, 105 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y8LZ
Past events
Love Literacy 2025: Reading for Generations
Our flagship one-day conference for teachers and librarians returned in November 2025 at IET Austin Court, Birmingham. The theme was "Reading for Generations", the ideal focus ahead of the National Year of Reading 2026.
Keynote speakers were Jonathan Douglas CBE, Chief Executive of the National Literacy Trust; Matt Goodfellow, poet and author; Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author; and Tola Okogwu, author. Workshops were led by literacy experts and organisations, including The Reading Agency, Inclusive Books for Children, and One Education.
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Love Literacy 2019
Love Literacy 2019 was held at the Birmingham Hippodrome. Keynote speakers were Nick Poole, CILIP; Chris Riddell, author and illustrator; Neil Griffiths, author and literacy consultant; Jim Field and Rachel Bright, author and illustrator; and Sonia Thompson, headteacher of St Matthews' Birmingham.
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