In 1997 Jane Davis and Sarah Coley decided to launch a literary magazine - considering The Mersey and The Abercomby Pig as names, they finally decided upon The Reader - and for eleven years the magazine has been in continuous publication. Last year Philip Davis took over the editorship of the magazine, keeping it true to its original aim: to encourage readers to extend their horizons. The Reader is not academic, it is not arty, it is not preachy, it is not exclusive. It is a magazine concerned with the direct effect of books on readers, with the human content and purpose of literature.
The Reader magazine is dedicated to bring the best in reading to all its readers:
Combining new fiction, new poetry, thought pieces, book news, reviews and reader recommendations
Dedicated to finding new voices, new ideas, new life
Featuring established writers, such as A. S. Byatt, Howard Jacobson, Blake Morrison, Andrew Motion, Les Murray, Philip Pullman, Raymond Tallis, and Erica Wagner who want to be associated with The Reader Organisation's cause: to bring about a Reading Revolution
It is THE magazine for reading groups and for all those committed to the relation of literature to life, without pretentiousness.
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