University level research into adolescent reading practices.
This Deakin University led research program aims to generate insights into the recreational reading preferences, practices and choices of Australian adolescents'.
04/04/2024
What kind of reader are you?
From ‘Fiction Fanatic’ to ‘Book Abstainer’: which type of reader is your teenager? A new study has identified seven types of teen readers. It also found about 30% do not read in their free time.
03/04/2024
SBS has a take on BookTok! What do you think?
Hayley felt isolated every day. Then, she discovered BookTok As TikTok and viral book reviews spark an increase in young people reading, in-person book clubs are creating connections and reducing loneliness.
14/03/2024
Check out our report on our recent national survey of Australian secondary school students.
11/10/2023
Looking for some books by First Nations authors to read and recommend this week? Here’s a list of some recent ones to get you started.
20/05/2023
20/03/2023
A date for your diary-
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/reading-hour-panel-how-to-keep-your-teenager-reading-tickets-564028513467
10/05/2022
Australian teenagers say Booktok made them read more during the pandemic
What is BookTok, and how is it influencing what Australian teenagers read? Pre-pandemic, reading rates among teenagers were falling. But BookTok, a subculture of social media platform TikTok, has made teens read more often – and influences what they read. Here’s how it works.
02/11/2021
Leonie, our project leader, did an interview on Breakfast on 2SER on November 1, talking about bookstores and reading recommendations. About 8.15, or 135 minutes in
2SER Breakfast :: 6:00am 1st Nov 2021 - 2SER Independent Radio
27/10/2021
What do Australian teens like to read? We don’t have an answer yet, but you can read about our initial findings about the obstacles to getting good books in the hands of Australian teens here
Teen Reading project – do you know what Australian teens read? – Writing, Literature and Culture @Deakin Teen Reading project – do you know what Australian teens read? Karen Le Rossignol October 27, 2021 Children's literature, Community Engagement, Grants, Research, Uncategorized If you find it difficult to answer this question, you are not alone. As A.B Endacott writing for observes, estim...
26/10/2021
How do good ideas win grant funding? Check out this for the story of how the Cultural Pathways to Reading Linkage went from great idea to funded project
Leonie Rutherford on the Teen Reading research project, and grants… – Writing, Literature and Culture @Deakin Leonie Rutherford on the Teen Reading research project, and grants… Karen Le Rossignol October 26, 2021 Children's literature, Grants, Research How do good ideas win grant funding? Did you ever wonder how good research ideas end up as funded grants? The story of the Cultural Pathways to Reading Li...
07/10/2021
Wouldn’t it be great if we all had a local bookseller who knew what we want to read
https://theconversation.com/saturday-is-love-your-bookshop-day-5-reasons-why-readers-keep-coming-back-to-independent-book-stores-16944
Saturday is Love your Bookshop Day. 5 reasons why readers keep coming back to independent book stores We interviewed booksellers about their experience of the pandemic and their customers.
