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Jump into someone else's story!
Social Enterprise. Read stories, build empathy, make a better world. Founders of #EmpathyDay.
There's still time to register for our free LIVE event with Konnie Huq

📚 Protect our Planet: 25 November, 10.45 - 11.15am (online) 📚
Join Konnie as she discusses her Cookie series & inspires ages 7–11 to care for the environment

Sign up on our website!
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Happy Michael Rosen Day! 🎉 We admire his poems, stories, and energy spreading the joy of reading.

We are thrilled he's joining us later this month for the Raising Generation Empathy Conference

NICE!
Illustration: Katie Hickey
@ReadforGood @WalkerBooks
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Final tickets remaining for Raising Generation Empathy!
Join leading experts to explore research, share strategies, and shape the future of empathy education.
🎟️ Secure your ticket today
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This week is all about supporting friends & family
Become an Empathy Activist: read, create, connect & act
Explore free resources & share your journey using #EmpathyActionMonth - tag us & add your ideas to our nationwide board 🌍
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It’s week 2 of #EmpathyActionMonth & this week we’re Supporting Friends and Family.
This week is all about better understanding those closest to you – linked to Anti-Bullying Week.
Get your FREE resources today!
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
For Anti Bullying Week, we're teaming up with @kidscape for this fantastic LIVE author event.
 Join Margaret McDonald and Ashley Hickson-Lovence as they discuss young men and the power of connection, emotions and friendship.

🗓️ 10 November, 11-11.45am
📍 Online, FREE
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📣 Do Something that matters this #EmpathyActionMonth
We have an array of FREE resources available for you to dive in to and download. From our Action month guide, BRILLIANT author videos, to practical activities.

Visit our website to find out more
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We’re Growing Our Happiness! Join us for #EmpathyActionMonth explore wellbeing, creativity & connection.
🎥 Author videos
📚 Booklists
🎨 Creative prompts
Download FREE resources & share what you create!
November 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
When we care for our own wellbeing, we care better for others
This week we’re Growing Our Happiness for #EmpathyActionMonth
Download your FREE resources today and Do Something That Matters
November 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Join author @nicolamorgan for a 90-min session exploring how empathy-rich books can transform relationships education. Gain practical strategies to help young people build empathy, emotional literacy, and stronger connections.

4 Nov, 4pm - 5.30pm, online
Book your ticket today
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
In a world that feels like it’s crumbling, empathy gives us strength!
Join A.M. Dassu & other powerful speakers at Raising Generation Empathy this November, exploring how developing empathy in young people gives them the tools to create a compassionate, brighter future.
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
With the National Year of Reading 2026 ahead, it’s time to go all in!
Join us this November for Raising Generation Empathy, and help shape an agenda for change.
Book your ticket today
October 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Join our FREE online LIVE Events this November & do something that matters

📚 The Power of Us (10 Nov) with Margaret McDonald & Ashley Hickson-Lovence - ages 12–16+
📚 Protect our Planet (25 Nov) with Konnie Huq - ages 7–11

Sign up & submit your questions
#EmpathyActionMonth
October 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
📣 EARLY BIRD CLOSES FRIDAY 24 OCT!

Join our panel of expert speakers to:
- Uncover new UK research
- Share strategies to build empathy through stories
- Shape an agenda for change
October 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🌍 Ready, prep, go!
Get set for #EmpathyActionMonth this November with FREE resources, author videos, writing prompts, booklists & more. Everything you need to put empathy into action.
Do a little or a lot, every act matters. Register now & join our LIVE author events!
October 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Join #EmpathyActionMonth this November
Help young people turn empathy into action, at home, in school, in their community.
🌍 Author videos, LIVE events & so much more
Register today!
October 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
⏰ Final call!
Early Bird tickets for Raising Generation Empathy end 24 October

Join our panel of expert speakers to: 

- Uncover new UK research
- Share strategies to build empathy through stories
- Shape an agenda for change

🎟️ Link in bio to book
October 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Join author & illustrator Jion Sheibani at the Raising Generation Empathy Conference


- Uncover new UK research

- Share strategies to build empathy through stories

- Shape an agenda for change

⏰ Last chance for early bird tickets!

🎟️ Reserve your place, link in bio!
October 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Join Michael Rosen at Raising Generation Empathy Conference!


Michael & other inspiring speakers will:

Share new UK research on reading & empathy

Explore empathy-building through stories
Help shape the future of empathy education


🎟️ Limited early bird tickets! BOOK NOW
October 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Celebrate #BookshopDay TODAY by visiting your local bookshop to discover your next favourite read. Or why not celebrate from home with a new book (or two 😉) from the Read for Empathy collection store to support indie bookshops and our work uk.bookshop.org/shop/empathy...? #ChooseBookshops
October 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
This World Mental Health Day, some of the EmpathyLab team have found a moment to take time to read or share a story to relax. Why not join us, boost your mood and enjoy the empathy-boosting effect of a great book. In just 10 minutes. Here are some of our favourites to choose from  #Take10ToRead
October 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
8 authors. 4 themes. 1 powerful month of action 💫
Join us this November for #EmpathyActionMonth and discover the storytellers turning empathy into action.

Register early to unlock your FREE resources!
October 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Register today to unlock your early access to Empathy Action Month.
With NEW resources, author events, videos, creative prompts, booklists & so much more!

Keep your eyes peeled this week for our author announcement and weekly themes to follow.

#EmpathyActionMonth2025
October 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Happy #NationalPoetryDay! 🎉 This year’s theme is play and poetry is the perfect playground.

Playing with language & characters lets us step into others’ shoes and see their world. That’s how empathy grows.

Which poem will you explore first?
October 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A wonderful @hapercollinsch launch at The Globe Theatre for Michael Morpurgo’s brilliant new More Tales from Shakespeare with an impassioned call for more children to discover the wonder of Shakespeare and the need for brilliant, beautifully produced books for children.
October 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM