Bookshop.org kicks-off February charitable drive ‘Read It Forward’ to support young readers in the National Year of Reading
● Authors Ben Miller, Gill Sims & Joseph Coelho are the 2026 ambassadors
● 10% of all children’s books sales this month to go towards supporting early access to reading
● New books by Alice Oseman, Rob Biddulph, Holly Bourne, Alexander Armstrong, Rashmi Sirdeshpande out in 2026 all eligible for the initiative
● Initiative in partnership with BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust
London, Monday 2 February 2026. Bookshop.org is bringing back its charitable initiative Read It Forward for a third year in a row, in partnership with BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust. Once again in February 2026, 10% of every children’s book sale (including pre-orders) will be donated to the charities, while also supporting independent bookshops.
