Book of the Month

Each month, we share a book recommended by a special guest for Give a Book. Have a browse below, and join our mailing list to read them each month.

Ben Aaronovitch is a British author who has written for the TV shows Doctor Who and... Read More

Sarah Waters OBE is a multi-award winning British Author. She has written 6 novels, including... Read More

Kit de Waal’s debut novel, My Name is Leon, published in 2016, was shortlisted for... Read More

Alexander McCall Smith, CBE, FRSE is a British author of fiction. He has gained the... Read More

Bestselling and award-winning author, James Patterson shares his Book of the Month! See what he chose and buy your copy here. Read More

Author, Elizabeth Buchan selects a much-loved classic for our Book of the Month. Find out more about one of her favourite reads, here! Read More

Actor and narrator, Ralph Ineson recommends our Book of the Month with a superb tale of smuggling, suppression and retribution. Read More

A fantastic book recommendation from Senior News Correspondent, Ronke Phillips. Read more about her Book of the Month, here! Read More

We're delighted to have a book choice from renowned children's book author Kes Gray. Read more about his Book of the Month, here! Read More

Edna O'Brien, winner of The Pleasure of Reading Prize 2022 recommends our Book of the Month: Dickens, Brontë, Austen... Read More

June's Book of the Month is recommended by Prison Reading Consultant, David Kendall. Read More

Social worker turned playwright, Chris Thompson chooses Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale for... Read More

This month we are delighted to have Jordi Nadal, author of Book Therapy: Reading is... Read More

We are delighted to have children’s writer Eoin McLaughlin choose our Book of the Month... Read More

We are delighted to have author Andy West choose our February Book of the Month.... Read More