Previous books

Death in the Dordogne

Martin Walker

Great for: Anyone looking for a light read, an escape to France and a mystery

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Great for: Fans of escapist dramas and the film featuring Leonardo DiCaprio

Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel

Ruth Hogan

Great for: Anyone looking for a feel-good escape, fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

Double Crossed

Brian Wood

Great for: Adults interested in mental health

The Dead Ex

Jane Corry

Great for: Fans of fast-paced, suspense thrillers

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Great for: Sci-fi and comedy lovers of all ages

Diversify

June Sarpong

Great for: Perfect for anyone who wants to improve our society

Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

P. G. Wodehouse

Great for: Fans of Downton Abbey, anyone looking for an escape and a laugh

The Crossover

Kwame Alexander

Great for: Young people looking for an exciting read

Things a Bright Girl Can Do

Sally Nicholls

Great for: Young people fighting for equality, justice and recognition

The Spanish Promise

Karen Swan

Great for: Anyone looking for an escape to sunny Spain

East of Hounslow

Khurrum Rahman

Great for: Fans of Four Lions, pacy thrillers and books about current issues

On the Come Up

Angie Thomas

Great for: Perfect for young people who are fighting for what they believe in, and love hip-hip

The Salt Path

Raynor Winn

Great for: Anyone looking for some inspiration, strength and motivation.

Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults

Various

Great for: Anyone who needs some help relaxing or sleeping

Somebody Give This Heart a Pen

Sophia Thakur

Great for: An ideal collection for young people looking for their place in the world

Practical Zen: Meditation and Beyond

Julian Daizan Skinner

Great for: Anyone looking for a practical way to find peace

One Of Us Is Next

Karen M. McManus

Great for: Perfect for young people looking for a thrilling adventure

Death on the Nile

Agatha Christie

Great for: Fans of the Poirot films and mysteries

How to Be a Footballer

Peter Crouch

Great for: Football fans

A Rising Man

Abir Mukherjee

Great for: Fans of historical fiction and mysteries

The Truth About Lies

Tracy Darnton

Great for: Young adults looking for a gripping read

The Little Dreams of Lara Cliffe

Milly Johnson

Great for: Less confident adult readers looking for an escape

The Man I Think I Know

Mike Gayle

Great for: Anyone looking for an uplifting and hopeful story

North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell

Great for: Fans of classic fiction

Darkness Rising

A. A. Dhand

Great for: Less confident adult readers who like a gripping crime story

The Ice Cream Girls

Dorothy Koomson

Great for: Fans of crime dramas

Juliet, Naked

Nick Hornby

Great for: Anyone in need of a laugh with moments of poignancy

The Things We Thought We Knew

Mahsuda Snaith

Great for: Anyone who likes stories of families, friendships and the struggles of growing up

Close Enough to Touch

Colleen Oakley

Great for: People facing difficulties and isolation

The Children

Ann Leary

Great for: Fans of family mysteries

The Chalk Pit

Elly Griffiths

Great for: Fans of crime and dramas

Thinking Out Loud

Rio Ferdinand

Great for: Anyone affected by bereavement

Die Last

Tony Parsons

Great for: Fans of fast-paced mysteries

The Seven Sisters

Lucinda Riley

Great for: Fans of historical fiction and family dramas

Children of Blood and Bone

Tomi Adeyemi

Great for: Young people who want to escape to a magical world

Me Mam. Me Dad. Me.

Malcolm Duffy

Great for: Young people growing up in the North East of England

The Rosie Project

Graeme Simsion

Great for: Adults who enjoyed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

Artemis

Andy Weir

Great for: Fans of The Martian and people who dream of going to space

The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas

Great for: Young people and adults interested in the truth about what it means to live in a black community in America

Shadows in Heaven

Nadine Dorries

Great for: Fans of sagas and romance

Mad Girl

Bryony Gordon

Great for: Anyone affected by OCD

The Forgiveness Project: Stories for a Vengeful Age

Marina Cantacuzino

Great for: Anyone facing adversity or difficulties. Particularly suitable for people in prisons.

Turtles All the Way Down

John Green

Great for: Young people affected by anxiety, fans of The Fault in Our Stars

Orphan Monster Spy

Matt Killeen

Great for: Young people who like adventure and history

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

Great for: Fans of the TV show; those who think about how the world could be different

Himself

Jess Kidd

Great for: Fans of the supernatural and ghost stories

Rosie Loves Jack

Mel Darbon

Great for: Young people who like a story of love and adventure

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells

Great for: Anyone who likes science fiction

The Woman In Black

Susan Hill

Great for: Anyone who loves horror and craves a genuine fright

Genuine Fraud

E. Lockhart

Great for: Fans of mind-twisting stories like The Talented Mr Ripley

Elizabeth is Missing

Emma Healey

Great for: Older readers and anyone who loves poignant and compelling stories

Open: A Toolkit for How Magic and Messed Up Life Can Be

Gemma Cairney

Great for: Young people who'd benefit from practical, fun and kind-hearted advice

The Recovery Letters: Addressed to People Experiencing Depression

Olivia Sagan (Author), James Withey (Author), Tom Couser

Great for: Anyone who currently affected by depression or recovering from it

Dangerous Lady

Martina Cole

Great for: Fans of Lynda la Plante and gritty crime dramas

The Beach Wedding

Dorothy Koomson

Great for: Less confident adult readers or those who need a short, punchy read

You Don't Know Me

Imran Mahmood

Great for: Fans of crime dramas

One Of Us Is Lying

Karen McManus

Great for: Perfect for fans of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars

At My Mother's Knee...: And Other Low Joints

Paul O'Grady

Great for: Fans of Paul O'Grady himself or his much-loved Lily Savage

Kith

Jo Bell

Great for: Older readers, young adults and anyone in between

Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world

J. Mark G. Williams, Dr. Danny Penman

Great for: Anyone experiencing anxiety or depression, or those struggling with daily life

After The Fire

Will Hill

Great for: Young adults and fans of suspense

My Name Is Leon

Kit De Waal

Great for: Anyone who enjoys both the feel-good and gritty moments in life, who remembers early-80s Britain, or who has experienced or worked in foster care

Satellite

Nick Lake

Great for: Fans of science fiction and The Martian

What the Dog Knows: scent, science, and the amazing ways dogs perceive the world

Cat Warren

Great for: Dog-lovers and fans of true crime

Like A Mule Bringing Ice Cream To The Sun

Sarah Ladipo Manyika

Great for: Older readers and anyone who loves to reminisce

Gilded Cage

Vic James

Great for: Fans of the Hunger Games trilogy and other YA fantasy

My Everything

Katie Marsh

Great for: Anyone who'd enjoy a story of both the ordinary and extraordinary dramas of family life

Carry On, Jeeves: (Jeeves & Wooster)

P. G. Wodehouse

Great for: Fans of the hit TV adaptation, or of whimsical, hilarious tales

The Loney

Andrew Michael Hurley

Great for: Fans of gothic and eerie tales

Our Summer Together

Fanny Blake

Great for: Older readers and fans of romantic, uplifting stories

The Detective's Daughter

Lesley Thomson

Great for: Fans of fast-paced, suspenseful mystery

A Very Distant Shore: Quick Reads

Jenny Colgan

Sofia Khan is Not Obliged: A Heartwarming Romantic Comedy

Ayisha Malik

The Missing

C. L. Taylor

Payback

Kimberley Chambers

The Last Act of Love: The Story of My Brother and His Sister

Cathy Rentzenbrink

One False Move

Dreda Say Mitchell

False Nine

Philip Kerr

Lies We Tell Ourselves

Robin Talley

The Girl Who Wasn't There

Ferdinand von Schirach, Anthea Bell

Raven Black

Ann Cleeves

Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom

Millie Marotta

Wonder

R. J. Palacio,

The Bones of Grace

Tahmima Anam

Faded Glory

David Essex

The Good Son

Paul McVeigh

Mr Loverman

Bernardine Evaristo

Streets of Darkness

A. A. Dhand

The Secret Marriage Pact

Georgie Lee

The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

Vaseem Khan

The Beach Cafe

Lucy Diamond

Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi

The Traitor

Jonathan Holt

Orangeboy

Patrice Lawrence

The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 Years Old

Hendrik Groen, Hester Velmans

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Helen Fielding

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

Treachery

S. J. Parris

Great for: Fans of TV historical thrillers and period dramas

Last Bus to Coffeeville

J. Paul Henderson

Great for: Any reluctant readers who need a careering, emotion-filled story to grip them

Someone Else's Skin

Sarah Hilary

Great for: Anyone who loves gripping, plot-driven crime stories

Reasons to Stay Alive

Matt Haig

Great for: Anyone who's ever suffered, recovered from or encountered depression

Too Good to be True

Ann Cleeves

Great for: Fans of Tartan noir and John le Carré

Band of Brothers

Stephen E. Ambrose

Great for: Military history buffs & fans of the TV series

Am I Normal Yet?

Holly Bourne

Great for: Teenagers and young women (current and former)

A Baby at the Beach Café

Lucy Diamond

Great for: Expectant mums who might like a restful read

Perfect Daughter

Amanda Prowse

Great for: Exploring the everyday dramas and ongoing trials of family life

The Rotters' Club

Jonathan Coe

Great for: Brummies, teenagers, anyone who grew up in Thatcher's Britain

Now You See Me: Lacey Flint Series, Book 1

Sharon Bolton

Great for: Fans of TV crime dramas from Prime Suspect to The Killing

Love Poems

Carol Ann Duffy

Great for: Anyone who's ever loved or lost

Whispering Shadows

Jan-Philipp Sendker

Great for: Fans of cinematic thrillers and neo-noir

Shadow and Bone

Leigh Bardugo

Great for: Game of Thrones-obssessives

I Can't Begin to Tell You

Elizabeth Buchan

Great for: Anyone who loved The Imitation Game & spy dramas

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Rachel Joyce

Chickenfeed

Minette Walters

Dead Man Talking

Roddy Doyle

When God Was a Rabbit

Sarah Winman

Queen's Gambit

Elizabeth Fremantle

The Moaning of Life: The Worldly Wisdom of Karl Pilkington

Karl Pilkington

Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts

Mary Gibson

After the Fall

Charity Norman

Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West

Blaine Harden

Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen

Essential Poems from the Staying Alive Trilogy

ed. Neil Astley

Street Cat Bob: How One Man and a Cat Saved Each Other's Lives. A True Story.

James Bowen

The Martian

Andy Weir

My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece

Annabel Pitcher

Assassin's Apprentice

Robin Hobb

Skellig

David Almond

Spring Tide

Cilla Borjlind, Rolf Borjlind

Prime Suspect

Lynda La Plante

Honour

Elif Shafak

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death

M. C. Beaton

After the Funeral

Agatha Christie

Gorky Park

Martin Cruz Smith

59 Seconds: How Psychology Can Improve Your Life in Less Than a Minute

Professor Richard Wiseman

Hello Mum

Bernardine Evaristo

Black Hills

Nora Roberts

Tales of the City

Armistead Maupin

The Humans

Matt Haig

The Perfect Murder

Peter James

Four Warned

Jeffrey Archer

Whatever it Takes

Adele Parks

Vengeance is Mine

Roald Dahl

Getting Rid of Matthew

Jane Fallon

Confessions of a GP

Benjamin Daniels

Theodore Boone

John Grisham

Geezer Girls

Dreda Say Mitchell

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

John Boyne

The Recruit

Robert Muchamore

Today Everything Changes: Quick Read

Andy McNab

Rivers of London

Ben Aaronovitch

The Boy with the Topknot: A Memoir of Love, Secrets and Lies in Wolverhampton

Sathnam Sanghera

The Eyre Affair

Jasper Fforde

Why Be Happy When You Could be Normal?

Jeanette Winterson

A Little History of the World

Ernst H. Gombrich, Clifford Harper, Caroline Mustill

Little Face: Book 1: Culver Valley Crime

Sophie Hannah

Noughts and Crosses: Book 1

Malorie Blackman

The White Queen

Philippa Gregory

The Island

Victoria Hislop

Casino Royale

Ian Fleming

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson, Eoin Colfer, John Seelye

Damage

Josephine Hart

The Knife of Never Letting Go

Patrick Ness

Red Dust Road

Jackie Kay

Girl With a Pearl Earring

Tracy Chevalier

Last Night Another Soldier

Andy McNab

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Alexander McCall Smith

The Secret Scripture: A Novel

Sebastian Barry

Me Before You

Jojo Moyes

Judge Dredd: the Dark Judges

John Wagner, Alan Grant, Brian Bolland, Brett Ewins, Cliff Robinson

The Reader

Bernhard Schlink, Carol Brown Janeway

The Road Home

Rose Tremain

Sleepyhead

Mark Billingham

Great for: Adults

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

Great for: Adults

The Take

Martina Cole

Great for: Adults

Notes from a Small Island

Bill Bryson

Great for: Adults

The Time Traveler's Wife

Audrey Niffenegger

Great for: Adults

Good Omens

Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

How I Live Now

Meg Rosoff

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

Small Island

Andrea Levy

Great for: Adults

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

Great for: Adults

The Damned Utd

David Peace

Someone Like You

Roald Dahl

Great for: Adults

I Capture the Castle

Dodie Smith, Valerie Grove

The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic: (Shopaholic Book 1)

Sophie Kinsella

Great for: Adults

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

Maggie O'Farrell

Great for: Adults

Harlequin

Bernard Cornwell

Great for: Adults

Rebecca

Daphne Du Maurier, Sally Beauman

Great for: Adults

The Player of Games

Iain M. Banks

Great for: Adults

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

Great for: Adults

Misery

Stephen King

Great for: Adults

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

Great for: Adults

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

Great for: Adults

Touching the Void

Joe Simpson

Let the Right One in

John Ajvide Lindqvist

Great for: Adults

Room

Emma Donoghue

Great for: Adults

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Great for: Adults

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

John Le Carre, William Boyd, John Le Carre

A Life Like Other People's

Alan Bennett

Great for: Adults

Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: The Most Notorious Double Agent of World War II

Ben Macintyre

Great for: Adults

Cloud Atlas

David Mitchell

Great for: Adults

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Great for: Adults

Dissolution

C. J. Sansom

Great for: Adults

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Mark Haddon

Great for: Young Adults

Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger

Nigel Slater

The World's Wife

Carol Ann Duffy

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Mohsin Hamid

Great for: Adults

Case Histories: (Jackson Brodie)

Kate Atkinson

Great for: Adults

Fingersmith

Sarah Waters

Great for: Adults

Beloved

Toni Morrison

Great for: Adults

All Quiet on the Western Front

Erich Maria Remarque, Brian O. Murdoch

Great for: Adults

One Day

David Nicholls

Great for: Adults

Northern Lights

Philip Pullman

Great for: Young Adults

Life of Pi

Yann Martel

Great for: Young Adults

The Blind Assassin

Margaret Atwood

Great for: Adults

Rachels Holiday

Marian Keyes

Great for: Adults

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Muriel Spark, Candia McWilliam

Great for: Adults

Killing Floor: (Jack Reacher 1)

Lee Child

Great for: Adults

Stuart: A Life Backwards

Alexander Masters

Great for: Adults

A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry

Great for: Adults