If you’re a fan of YA lit or are looking for books to engage young people, check out our latest YA reading recommendations, all chosen by young adults.
See what our reviewers thought of each title over on the "Reading Hack… read more
Sylvia knows that she's running out of time. Very soon, she will exist only in the memories of those who loved her most and the pieces of her life she's left behind.
So she begins to write her husband a handbook for when she's gone, somewhere to capture the small moments of ordinary, precious… read more
A reading guide for Victoria Hislop's multi-million copy seller, THE ISLAND.
Find out how to "win 10 copies of The Island":https://readinggroups.org/noticeboard/4563 for your reading group (offer closes 7 September) read more
This list of ten books is perfect for reading groups thinking of dipping into poetry, often edited or written by great names who love poetry so much that they want to share it – Clive James, John Carey, Kate Clanchy, Cerys Matthews and Carol Rumens. read more
Quercus are excited to invite libraries and reading groups across the country to celebrate Martin Walker’s Dordogne Mysteries series. A hugely popular series in Germany and the United States, Martin Walker's novels take you to the Dordogne region of France where readers follow Bruno, Chief of… read more
Headline would like to invite libraries and reading groups across the UK to share their excitement about this summer’s hottest debut novel – Hazel Barkworth’s Heatstroke.
We don’t want readers across the country to miss this gripping page-turner, described by the Evening Standard this week… read more
Here you can access The Reading Agency at home. You'll find ideas, activities and challenges from across our programmes to entertain and educate yourself, your family or those you are teaching remotely.
The activities will be refreshed every couple of weeks and we have The Reading Agency… read more
The new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author – the perfect book to read with your book club or reading group
‘ Just downright brilliant… a transcendent, transporting experience ’ Observer
A motherless girl grows up in isolated luxury, hidden from the world by her wealthy… read more
Waterstones Book of the Month for April 2020
A deeply moving story of family and community that is striking and unforgettable, On Chapel Sands is part-true crime narrative, part-investigation into the subjectivity of memory and part-witness to a vanishing provincial way of life.
Why not… read more
The Farm was chosen for the Radio 2 Book Club.
Ambitious businesswoman Mae Yu runs Golden Oaks – a luxury retreat transforming the fertility industry – where women get the very best of everything, so long as they play by the rules.
Jane is a young immigrant in search of a better future…. read more
The Farm was chosen for the Radio 2 Book Club.
Ambitious businesswoman Mae Yu runs Golden Oaks – a luxury retreat transforming the fertility industry – where women get the very best of everything, so long as they play by the rules.
Jane is a young immigrant in search of a better future…. read more
The Doll Factory was chosen for the Radio 2 Book Club.
London. 1850. The greatest spectacle the city has ever seen is being built in Hyde Park, and among the crowd watching two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment – forgotten seconds later, but for… read more