Reading Ladders

Independent publisher · Graded readers

Learn a language one story at a time.

Reading Ladders publishes graded readers: short novels written for language learners, level by level, from complete beginner (A1) to upper-intermediate (B2). Each rung of the ladder adds new words and grammar, so you always read something a little above where you are, and you can still follow the story.

  • A1Beginner
  • A2Pre-intermediate
  • B1Intermediate
  • B2Upper-intermediate

Our brands

Three imprints, one method. 26 books so far, coming to Amazon and other ebook stores from November 2026, with free extras on each brand's site.

French for English speakers

Read your way to fluent.

Real stories, real Paris — read your way to fluent French.

Cover of Le vélo bleuCover of Le marché du dimancheCover of Le tandem de MontmartreCover of Un week-end à Saint-Malo

13 books · levels A1 · A2 · B1 · B2

Visit fluentbyreading.com →

Italian for English speakers

One more chapter. In Italian.

Italian novels you can't put down — at your level.

Cover of Alle due di notteCover of Un caffè a TestaccioCover of Il gatto di TrastevereCover of La valigia rossa

8 books · levels A1 · A2

Visit pageturnernovels.com →

English for Spanish speakers

Lee. Entiende. Habla.

Aprende inglés leyendo historias de verdad.

Novelas cortas en inglés para hispanohablantes, con glosario en español.

Cover of The Lady in Room 12Cover of A Coffee in CamdenCover of The Boat on the CanalCover of The Missing Page

5 books · levels A1 · A2

Visit learnbyreading.net →

What's in every book

  • Controlled vocabulary

    Every chapter is checked against the word list, sentence length and grammar of its level.

  • Help on the page

    Hard words are explained where they appear, with a glossary and a short summary for each chapter.

  • Check yourself

    Comprehension questions after each chapter, with the answers at the back.

  • Real stories

    Characters, places and plots that make you want the next chapter, not textbook dialogues.

We use AI tools to write our books and say so openly. Here is how we make them.