Coventry 2021 encourages residents to read one million books

One Million Reads, a £97,000 project for the City of Culture year, will celebrate the region's literary heritage, which includes William Shakespeare and George Eliot.

Residents will be encouraged to read one million books in any format by May 2022 and an artist will be commissioned to create an interactive digital read-o-meter that tallies these.

With funding from Arts Council England, the city's libarary service will develop a floating library and fund a photographer in residence, among other literary projects.

The International Booker Prize winner will also be announced in Coventry later this year.