Katherine Rundell: Cosmic
Katherine Rundell, the award-winning author of Rooftoppers, The Wolf Wilder and The Girl Savage, chooses our Book of… Read More
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Mitsuko Uchida: Shakespeare’s Poetry
This month, world-renowned pianist Mitsuko Uchida recommends a book close to her heart. My first… Read More
Benjamin Zephaniah: Love That Dog
Poet, writer, and musician Benjamin Zephaniah recommends Love That Dog by Sharon Creech. I first read this book… Read More
David Harmer: The Pickwick Papers
David Harmer is an Author, Poet, Lecturer and Consultant in Drama, Writing and Oracy. Often… Read More
Wendy Law-Yone: Too Loud a Solitude
Wendy Law-Yone is the critically acclaimed Burmese-born American author of A Daughter’s Memoir of Burma… Read More
Jeffrey Archer: The 39 Steps
This month’s book has been chosen for us by best-selling novelist Jeffrey Archer. The 39 Steps… Read More
Lemn Sissay: My Name is Leon
This month, our book has been recommended by author, broadcaster, poet and Chancellor of Manchester… Read More
George Saunders: The Red Cavalry
A couple of years ago the great short story writer George Saunders described in the… Read More
Emily Berry: From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler
This month’s book, chosen by poet Emily Berry, is the wonderfully named From the Mixed-up Files of… Read More
Sophie Kinsella: The Diary of a Provincial Lady
For this month’s choice we asked best-selling author Sophie Kinsella to pick a book. Luckily… Read More
Tom Stoppard: The Stories of Damon Runyon
In July we asked the legendary playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard to choose our book… Read More
Dan Snow: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Historian Dan Snow picks our latest book of the month, coinciding with him kindly forming… Read More
Wilbur Smith: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Our book this month has been chosen by author Wilbur Smith. His official pick is… Read More
Lindsey Davis: The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay
This month our book has been chosen by historical novelist Lindsey Davis. The classic children’s… Read More
Dreda Say Mitchell: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
This month’s book is chosen by novelist and broadcaster Dreda Say Mitchell. She has selected The Color… Read More
