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Enter The Reading Agency's charity raffle to win limited edition prizes and support our work to empower people of all ages to read.

The Reading Agency is proud to be London Book Fair's Charity of the Year 2025! 

The Reading Agency is a UK charity with a mission to get people of all ages to read. We know that not everyone has an equal start in life, so we champion the proven power of reading by providing activities, working with public libraries, schools, prisons and low-resource community settings. Reaching over two million people a year, we support readers of all abilities, with a focus on those that need the benefits of reading the most, connect people in reading groups, and help people manage their health and wellbeing through reading. 

Enter our raffle to win a deluxe or collector’s edition book, courtesy of Hachette UK and DK, or a hamper of Easter treats kindly provided by Fortnum & Mason:

Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton and Me Deluxe Edition
By Bernie Taupin (Hachette UK Special Edition Books, R.R.P. £750)

Marvel Encyclopedia: Collector's Edition 
By Alan Cowsill, Melanie Scott, James Hill (DK, R.R.P. £100)

The Fortnum & Mason Easter Hamper
(R.R.P. £140)

Promoter: The Reading Agency, 8 High Street, Brentwood, CM14 4AB

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The Reading Agency

The Reading Agency is a national charity that tackles life’s big challenges through the proven power of reading. We work closely with partners to develop and deliver programmes for people of all ages and backgrounds; our vision is for a world where everyone is reading their way to a better life. We help 1.9 million people benefit from reading every year, through our programmes, our tireless campaigning, our excellent networks, and our power to influence, challenge and make change happen.

When

From the 11th March 2025 at 12:01 AM, until the 13th March 2025 at 11:59 PM.

The raffle will be drawn on the 14th March 2025 at 9:00 AM

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£5.00 per raffle ticket

Fortnum & Mason Easter Hamper (R.R.P. £140)

A hamper curated especially for the season. Presented in the iconic Fortnum & Mason medium wicker basket, discover a host of springtime sensations, including floral teas, brilliant biscuits and chocolate galore.  

Cotton Tails Biscuits, 135g

Easter Simnel Biscuit Tin, 150g

Milk Chocolate Coated Praline Biscuit

Easter Hot Cross Bun Shortbread, 160g

Easter Carrot Sweets, 250g

Happy Bunnies Milk Chocolate Easter Egg, 225g

Little Rainbow Chocolate Eggs, 125g

Easter Cup, 20 Silky Tea Bag Tin, 50g  

Raspberry & Rhubarb Conserve, 195g 

Marvel Encyclopedia Collector's Edition (R.R.P. £100)

Marvel Encyclopedia Collector's Edition (DK, RRP: £100)

By Alan Cowsill, Melanie Scott, James Hill

For the ultimate Marvel fan, only the ultimate book will do. And that’s why DK has pulled out all the stops to bring you the Marvel Encyclopedia: Collector’s Edition.

As well as all of the carefully curated and updated content from the Marvel Encyclopedia New Edition (2024), the Collector’s Edition will additionally feature:

- an exclusive version of the book’s new cover artwork by comic artist Marco Checchetto, printed with additional luxury finishes

- a deluxe clamshell case (containing an exclusive print), ensuring that the book will stay in mint condition

- an accompanying 32-page comic-format booklet featuring key comic covers and exclusive commentary about the major Marvel crossover storyline events of the last 5 years

- high quality production materials including luxury paper stock, wibalin, gilded edges, and a ribbon marker.


Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton and Me: Deluxe Edition (R.R.P. £750)

Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton and Me
By Bernie Taupin, Deluxe Edition (Hachette UK Special Edition Books, R.R.P. £750)
Half of one of the greatest creative partnerships in popular music, Bernie Taupin is the man who wrote the lyrics for Elton John, who conceived the ideas that spawned countless hits, and sold millions and millions of records.
Presented in a unique, debossed, presentation clamshell case, this collector’s edition comprises:

A deluxe numbered printing of Scattershot, bound in a beautiful real cloth with artwork designed and signed by Bernie Taupin.

A limited edition, large, hand signed print of Bernie's ‘Love Me Again’ artwork on high-quality gicleé stock at approximately 9 x 11 inches.

A facsimile reproduction of Bernie’s handwritten epilogue in US letter size (280 x 216 mm).

An exclusive and never-before-heard story, read and recorded by Bernie, on a Scattershot USB stick.

A special, large print of the original handwritten lyrics to ‘Scarecrow’ (280 x 216 mm).

Custom-made souvenir VIP backstage pass and vintage-style, numbered concert ticket for the ‘Scattershot Tour.’

A Monoray certificate of authenticity signed by the publisher.

This edition is limited to 100 signed and numbered copies, plus 10 proofs.


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