Previous books

Memoir, health and wellbeing

Great for: Less confident readers who enjoy thrillers

This Monk Wears Heels: Be Who You Are

Kodo Nishimura

Great for: People looking for support and encouragement to be themselves

This Book Kills

Ravena Guron

YA Thriller

Great for: Young people who love a thrilling murder mystery

The Trust

M.H. Eccleston

Great for: Anyone looking for a cosy mystery

The Songs You've Never Heard

Becky Jerams, Ellie Wyatt

YA Fiction

Great for: Young people who love music

Paris for One

Jojo Moyes

Great for: Less confident readers who enjoy romcoms

The Patient: A DS Cross Thriller

Tim Sullivan

Great for: Fans of fast-paced police thrillers

Lift Your Vibe

Richie Norton

Health and wellbeing

Great for: Anyone looking for healthy lifestyle tips

Passing

Nella Larsen

Classic fiction

Great for: Fans of classic fiction and the recent Netflix adaptation

Game Over: Rise of the Raid Mob

M. J. Sullivan

YA Science Fiction

Great for: Young people who love gaming and sci-fi

Hello Mum

Bernardine Evaristo

Contemporary fiction

Great for: Less confident readers

Dear Edward

Ann Napolitano

Contemporary fiction

Great for: Anyone looking for a moving story

The Double Clue: And Other Hercule Poirot Stories

Agatha Christie

Mystery

Great for: Less confident readers who enjoy mysteries

You Think You Know Me

Ayaan Mohamud

Great for: Young people looking to make their voices be heard

The Woman in the White Kimono

Ana Johns, Laurence Bouvard

Great for: Fans of historical fiction

One False Move

Dreda Say Mitchell

Great for: Less confident readers who enjoy crime and thrillers

Nightingale Point

Luan Goldie

Memoir, health and wellbeing

Great for: Readers looking for a moving story of community

Feel Good Food

Joe Wicks

Recipe book

Great for: Budding chefs, people looking for simple, tasty food

The Natural Health Service: What the Great Outdoors Can Do For Your Mind

Isabel Hardman

Great for: Anyone looking for advice on supporting their mental health

This Way Out

Tufayel Ahmed

Great for: Fans of contemporary LGBT+ fiction

Making It

Jay Blades

Great for: Fans of The Repair Shop, or anyone looking for inspiration to change their life

Maybe I Don't Belong Here

David Harewood, David Olusoga

Memoir, health and wellbeing

Great for: Anyone interested to learn about the link between racism and mental health

Dead Man Talking

Roddy Doyle

Humour, ghost story

Great for: Less confident readers looking for a laugh

Pulling Through

Catherine Jessop

Great for: Families of those experiencing long-term illness

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

John le Carre, Michael Jayston

Thriller, audiobook

Great for: Fans of James Bond and other spy dramas

My Name Is Why: Quick Reads 2022

Lemn Sissay

Great for: Less confident readers looking for a real life story.

The Black Mountain: Quick Reads 2022

Kate Mosse

Great for: For less confident readers looking for history and adventure.

Dare to Change Your Life

Lawrence Okolie

Great for: Anyone looking to make a positive change to their life

The Dinner Guest

B P Walter

Great for: Readers looking for a gripping murder mystery

The Cutting Season: Quick Reads 2022

M. W. Craven

Great for: Less confident adult readers looking for a gripping crime story.

Would I Lie to You?

Aliya Ali-Afzal

Great for: Fans of family dramas

The Kiss: Quick Reads 2022

Santa Montefiore

Great for: Less confident adult readers looking for mystery and romance.

Live Well Every Day: Your plan for a happy body and mind

Dr Alex George

Health and wellbeing

Great for: People looking to make positive changes to their lives

Laidlaw

William McIlvanney

Great for: Fans of gritty crime and detective dramas

Straight Outta Crawley

Romesh Ranganathan

Great for: Comedy fans

My Policeman

Bethan Roberts

Health and wellbeing, audiobook

Great for: Readers looking for a moving love story

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

Lisa See

Fiction, audiobook

Great for: Readers interested to learn about other cultures

Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions

Russell Brand, Russell Brand

Great for: Anyone looking to make a positive change to their life

Blind Spot: Quick Reads 2022

Paula Hawkins

Great for: Less confident readers looking for a gripping thriller.

The Swimmer: Quick Reads 2022

Graham Norton

Great for: Less confident readers looking for an escape.

The Boy Between: A Mother and Son's Journey From a World Gone Grey

Josiah Hartley, Amanda Prowse

Great for: Families of those living with mental ilness

All Our Hidden Gifts

Caroline O'Donoghue

Fantasy

Great for: Young people looking for a gripping mystery

Gypsy Boy: The bestselling memoir of a Romany childhood

Mikey Walsh

Great for: Anyone looking to understand about life in a different community to their own

Brown Baby

Nikesh Shukla, Himesh Patel

Memoir, audiobook

Great for: People exploring identity and what it means to live in Britain

Silver Sparrow

Tayari Jones

Great for: Fans of family dramas

Witness: Quick Reads 2022

Alex Wheatle

Great for: Less confident adult readers looking for a story about crime and relationships.

The Upper World

Femi Fadugba

YA science fiction

Great for: Teenagers looking for a thrilling read

Transitions: Our Stories of Being TRANS

Juno Roche, Meg-John Barker, Sabah Choudrey, Various Authors

Essays

Great for: Anyone who would like to learn about the experiences of trans and non-binary people

Punching the Air

Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

YA novel in verse

Great for: Young people looking for a powerful true story

Sofia Khan and the Baby Blues: Quick Reads 2022

Ayisha Malik

Great for: For less confident readers looking for a joyful story about modern life and family.

To Sir With Love

E. R. Braithwaite

Great for: Readers interested in learning about prejudices in 1940s England

The Flatshare

Beth O'Leary

Great for: Fans of romcoms, Jojo Moyes and Marian Keyes

Good Food for Bad Days: What to Make When You're Feeling Blue

Jack Monroe

Cookbook

Great for: People searching for simple, low-budget recipes for delicious food

A Dutiful Boy: A memoir of a gay Muslim's journey to acceptance

Mohsin Zaidi

Great for: Anyone looking for their place in the world

Emma

Jane Austen, Fiona Stafford, Tanya Reynolds

Classic Fiction

Great for: Readers of historical fiction, fans of the 2020 film adaptation

Where Are We Now?

Glenn Patterson

Great for: Middle-aged adults

Pocket Book of Happiness: For When Life Gets a Little Tough

Quotes

Great for: Less confident readers

Faking Friends

Jane Fallon

Great for: Readers looking for escapism, witty humour and twists

Much Ado About Nothing

William Shakespeare, David Tennant, Samatha Spiro

Play

Great for: Adults and young people – Shakespeare is for everyone

Sunshine and Sweet Peas in Nightingale Square

Heidi Swain

Essays, poems and memoir

Great for: Anyone looking for a perfect summer read, fans of Milly Johnson and escapist fiction

Up in the Attic

Pam Ayres

Poetry

Great for: Readers looking to explore poetry, or who want to dip in and out of a book

Common People: An Anthology of Working-Class Writers

Kit de Waal, Malorie Blackman, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Lisa McInerney, Louise Doughty, Damian Barr

Great for: All adults, especially those from working-class backgrounds

Reasons to Be Cheerful

Nina Stibbe

Young adult non-fiction

Great for: Fans of comic fiction

The Anxiety Survival Guide: Getting through the Challenging Stuff

Bridie Gallagher, Sue Knowles, Phoebe McEwen, Emmeline Pidgen

Great for: Young people experiencing anxiety, worry or going through a difficult transition or stressful experience

We Are All Made of Molecules

Susin Nielsen

Great for: Young people, fans of Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Becky Albertalli

Non-fiction Mental Health

Great for: Young adults working out who they are and fans of the film Love, Simon and authors John Green and Rainbow Rowell

The Kindness Method: Changing Habits for Good

Shahroo Izadi

Great for: People who want to make a positive change to their life

Taking Up Space: The Black Girl's Manifesto for Change

Chelsea Kwakye, Ore Ogunbiyi

Essays

Great for: Adults and young adults exploring identity, fans of Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Slay in Your Lane

Ask A Footballer

James Milner

Contemporary Fiction Novella

Great for: Football fans, readers looking to dip in and out of a book

Stories to Make You Smile

Fanny Blake

Short stories

Great for: Anyone looking for something to make them smile

"I Will Not Be Erased": Our stories of growing up as people of colour

gal-dem

Young Adult Essays

Great for: Young people of colour looking for advice and understanding

Elevation

Stephen King

Great for: Readers looking for a short, heartwarming story

One Of Us Is Next

Karen M. McManus

Audiobook, Short stories

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

Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults

Various

Great for: Anyone who needs some help relaxing or sleeping

The Truth About Lies

Tracy Darnton

Young Adult Historical Fiction

Great for: Young adults looking for a gripping read

Somebody Give This Heart a Pen

Sophia Thakur

Young Adult poetry

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

Things a Bright Girl Can Do

Sally Nicholls

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

A Rising Man

Abir Mukherjee

Historical crime

Great for: Fans of historical fiction and mysteries

The Dead Ex

Jane Corry

Great for: Fans of fast-paced, suspense thrillers

Death in the Dordogne

Martin Walker

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

On the Come Up

Angie Thomas

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

Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

P. G. Wodehouse

Comedy

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

The Salt Path

Raynor Winn

Non-Fiction

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

The Spanish Promise

Karen Swan

Great for: Anyone looking for an escape to sunny Spain

Practical Zen: Meditation and Beyond

Julian Daizan Skinner

Audiobook, Classic fiction

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

North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell

Great for: Fans of classic fiction

How to Be a Footballer

Peter Crouch

Great for: Football fans

The Man I Think I Know

Mike Gayle

Great for: Anyone looking for an uplifting and hopeful story

Death on the Nile

Agatha Christie

Detective fiction

Great for: Fans of the Poirot films and mysteries

East of Hounslow

Khurrum Rahman

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

The Little Dreams of Lara Cliffe

Milly Johnson

Quick Reads, romance

Great for: Less confident adult readers looking for an escape

Diversify

June Sarpong

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

Double Crossed

Brian Wood

Audiobook, Non-fiction

Great for: Adults interested in mental health

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Classic fiction

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

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Science fiction

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

Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel

Ruth Hogan

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

The Crossover

Kwame Alexander

Great for: Young people looking for an exciting read

Darkness Rising

A. A. Dhand

Quick Read, Crime

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

Turtles All the Way Down

John Green

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

Die Last

Tony Parsons

Great for: Fans of fast-paced mysteries

The Things We Thought We Knew

Mahsuda Snaith

General fiction

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

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.

The Ice Cream Girls

Dorothy Koomson

Great for: Fans of crime dramas

Orphan Monster Spy

Matt Killeen

Great for: Young people who like adventure and history

The Rosie Project

Graeme Simsion

Humour

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

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells

Science fiction

Great for: Anyone who likes science fiction

Me Mam. Me Dad. Me.

Malcolm Duffy

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

The Chalk Pit

Elly Griffiths

Great for: Fans of crime and dramas

Shadows in Heaven

Nadine Dorries

Contemporary fiction

Great for: Fans of sagas and romance

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

Speculative fiction

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

Artemis

Andy Weir

Science fiction

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

Rosie Loves Jack

Mel Darbon

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

Juliet, Naked

Nick Hornby

Humourous fiction

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

The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas

General fiction, romance

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

Close Enough to Touch

Colleen Oakley

Great for: People facing difficulties and isolation

The Children

Ann Leary

General fiction

Great for: Fans of family mysteries

Children of Blood and Bone

Tomi Adeyemi

YA Fantasy

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

Thinking Out Loud

Rio Ferdinand

Great for: Anyone affected by bereavement

The Seven Sisters

Lucinda Riley

Great for: Fans of historical fiction and family dramas

Himself

Jess Kidd

General fiction

Great for: Fans of the supernatural and ghost stories

Our Summer Together

Fanny Blake

Women's Fiction

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

The Recovery Letters: Addressed to People Experiencing Depression

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

Health/wellbeing

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

The Woman In Black

Susan Hill

Horror

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

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

J. Mark G. Williams, Dr. Danny Penman

Health/wellbeing

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

Dangerous Lady

Martina Cole

Crime/thriller

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

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

The Detective's Daughter

Lesley Thomson

Crime/Thriller

Great for: Fans of fast-paced, suspenseful mystery

After The Fire

Will Hill

Great for: Young adults and fans of suspense

You Don't Know Me

Imran Mahmood

Crime/Thriller

Great for: Fans of crime dramas

The Loney

Andrew Michael Hurley

Great for: Fans of gothic and eerie tales

Carry On, Jeeves: (Jeeves & Wooster)

P. G. Wodehouse

Classics/comedy

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

Like A Mule Bringing Ice Cream To The Sun

Sarah Ladipo Manyika

Great for: Older readers and anyone who loves to reminisce

Satellite

Nick Lake

YA / Science Fiction

Great for: Fans of science fiction and The Martian

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

Paul O'Grady

Memoir/Comedy

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

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

Gemma Cairney

Romance/Commercial Fiction

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

My Everything

Katie Marsh

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

Genuine Fraud

E. Lockhart

Crime/Thriller

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

Gilded Cage

Vic James

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

Elizabeth is Missing

Emma Healey

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

Kith

Jo Bell

Poetry

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

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

The Beach Wedding

Dorothy Koomson

Quick Reads

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

One Of Us Is Lying

Karen McManus

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

Raven Black

Ann Cleeves

The Beach Cafe

Lucy Diamond

Lies We Tell Ourselves

Robin Talley

A Very Distant Shore: Quick Reads

Jenny Colgan

Quick Reads, Romance

The Bones of Grace

Tahmima Anam

Faded Glory

David Essex

Saga Fiction

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

Cathy Rentzenbrink

Wonder

R. J. Palacio,

Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom

Millie Marotta

Crafts & Colouring

The Good Son

Paul McVeigh

Streets of Darkness

A. A. Dhand

False Nine

Philip Kerr

Payback

Kimberley Chambers

Sofia Khan is Not Obliged: A Heartwarming Romantic Comedy

Ayisha Malik

Romance, Humour

Orangeboy

Patrice Lawrence

Mr Loverman

Bernardine Evaristo

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

Classics

The Girl Who Wasn't There

Ferdinand von Schirach, Anthea Bell

Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi

Graphic novel

The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 Years Old

Hendrik Groen, Hester Velmans

Humour

The Traitor

Jonathan Holt

Quick Reads, Crime, Thrillers & Mystery

One False Move

Dreda Say Mitchell

The Missing

C. L. Taylor

The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

Vaseem Khan

The Secret Marriage Pact

Georgie Lee

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Helen Fielding

Humour

Too Good to be True

Ann Cleeves

Crime / thriller

Great for: Fans of Tartan noir and John le Carré

The Rotters' Club

Jonathan Coe

Non-fiction (military history)

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

Perfect Daughter

Amanda Prowse

Women's fiction

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

Band of Brothers

Stephen E. Ambrose

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

Reasons to Stay Alive

Matt Haig

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

Shadow and Bone

Leigh Bardugo

Young Adult / fantasy

Great for: Game of Thrones-obssessives

Love Poems

Carol Ann Duffy

Poetry

Great for: Anyone who's ever loved or lost

Now You See Me: Lacey Flint Series, Book 1

Sharon Bolton

Crime / thriller

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

Someone Else's Skin

Sarah Hilary

Crime / thriller

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

Last Bus to Coffeeville

J. Paul Henderson

Fiction in translation / thriller

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

Whispering Shadows

Jan-Philipp Sendker

Great for: Fans of cinematic thrillers and neo-noir

A Baby at the Beach Café

Lucy Diamond

Quick Reads (Women's fiction)

Great for: Expectant mums who might like a restful read

Am I Normal Yet?

Holly Bourne

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

I Can't Begin to Tell You

Elizabeth Buchan

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

Treachery

S. J. Parris

Great for: Fans of TV historical thrillers and period dramas

Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen

Skellig

David Almond

Chickenfeed

Minette Walters

Prime Suspect

Lynda La Plante

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

James Bowen

My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece

Annabel Pitcher

Assassin's Apprentice

Robin Hobb

Essential Poems from the Staying Alive Trilogy

ed. Neil Astley

Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts

Mary Gibson

The Martian

Andy Weir

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

Blaine Harden

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Rachel Joyce

Spring Tide

Cilla Borjlind, Rolf Borjlind

Queen's Gambit

Elizabeth Fremantle

Honour

Elif Shafak

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death

M. C. Beaton

The Moaning of Life: The Worldly Wisdom of Karl Pilkington

Karl Pilkington

When God Was a Rabbit

Sarah Winman

After the Fall

Charity Norman

Dead Man Talking

Roddy Doyle

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

John Boyne

Rivers of London

Ben Aaronovitch

Vengeance is Mine

Roald Dahl

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

Sathnam Sanghera

Whatever it Takes

Adele Parks

Confessions of a GP

Benjamin Daniels

The Humans

Matt Haig

The Recruit

Robert Muchamore

Getting Rid of Matthew

Jane Fallon

Today Everything Changes: Quick Read

Andy McNab

The Perfect Murder

Peter James

Hello Mum

Bernardine Evaristo

Black Hills

Nora Roberts

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

Professor Richard Wiseman

After the Funeral

Agatha Christie

Tales of the City

Armistead Maupin

Gorky Park

Martin Cruz Smith

Geezer Girls

Dreda Say Mitchell

Theodore Boone

John Grisham

Four Warned

Jeffrey Archer

The White Queen

Philippa Gregory

Judge Dredd: the Dark Judges

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

Casino Royale

Ian Fleming

The Eyre Affair

Jasper Fforde

Little Face: Book 1: Culver Valley Crime

Sophie Hannah

The Secret Scripture: A Novel

Sebastian Barry

The Reader

Bernhard Schlink, Carol Brown Janeway

Me Before You

Jojo Moyes

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson, Eoin Colfer, John Seelye

Last Night Another Soldier

Andy McNab

Noughts and Crosses: Book 1

Malorie Blackman

Red Dust Road

Jackie Kay

Girl With a Pearl Earring

Tracy Chevalier

The Road Home

Rose Tremain

The Knife of Never Letting Go

Patrick Ness

The Island

Victoria Hislop

Damage

Josephine Hart

A Little History of the World

Ernst H. Gombrich, Clifford Harper, Caroline Mustill

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Alexander McCall Smith

Why Be Happy When You Could be Normal?

Jeanette Winterson

Someone Like You

Roald Dahl

Non Fiction

Great for: Adults

Rebecca

Daphne Du Maurier, Sally Beauman

Great for: Adults

Sleepyhead

Mark Billingham

Great for: Adults

The Time Traveler's Wife

Audrey Niffenegger

Great for: Adults

I Capture the Castle

Dodie Smith, Valerie Grove

How I Live Now

Meg Rosoff

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

Room

Emma Donoghue

Notes from a Small Island

Bill Bryson

Non Fiction

Great for: Adults

Great for: Adults

David Nicholls

Great for: Adults

New Selected Poems 1966-1987

Seamus Heaney

Great for: Adults

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel Garcia Marquez