Great stories, great writers, great entertainment
Quick Reads are brilliantly written short new books by bestselling authors and celebrities. Whether you’re an avid reader who wants a quick fix or haven’t picked up a book since school, sit back, relax and let Quick Reads inspire you.
We would like to thank all our partners in the Quick Reads project for their help and support:
Arts Council England
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
NIACE
unionlearn
National Book Tokens
The Reading Agency
National Literacy Trust
Welsh Books Council
Basic Skills Cymru, Welsh Assembly Government
The Big Plus Scotland
DELNI
NALA
Quick Reads would also like to thank the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; Arts Council England and World Book Day for their sponsorship and NIACE for their outreach work.
Quick Reads is a World Book Day initiative.
Other resources
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For more information on developing your basic skills in Scotland, call The Big Plus free on 0808 100 1080 or visit
www.thebigplus.com
About the Author
Mike Gayle is a freelance journalist. He was also an Agony Uncle. He has contributed to a variety of magazines including
FHM, Sunday Times Style
and
Cosmopolitan
. He is the author of nine bestselling novels.
Also by Mike Gayle
Fiction
The Importance of Being a Bachelor
Life and Soul of the Party
Wish You Were Here
Brand New Friend
His ’n’ Hers
Dinner for Two
Turning Thirty
Mr Commitment
My Legendary Girlfriend
Non-fiction
The To-Do List