Penguin Random House – Hackney Citizen

The World was an Avocado: Hoxton children produce audio story anthology with Penguin and Ministry of Stories

By Andrew Barnes | Friday 25 May 2018 at 12:59

Some of the young authors pose with their freshly minted CDs at the Red Gallery launch event. Photograph: Penguin Random House UK / Ministry of Stories

The 35-strong team of youngsters each penned a tale, all available on a CD released this week – listen to the first 10 now

Penguin Random House marks World Book Day by volunteering in Hackney’s most ‘literacy-vulnerable’ area

By Andrew Barnes | Thursday 1 March 2018 at 11:18

Character building: kids at St John the Baptist School dressed for the literary occasion. Photograph: Penguin Random House

As new data reveals Hackney South and Shoreditch’s serious literacy issues, staff at the country’s leading publisher are lending their time to several of the borough’s schools