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.

In 2018, we worked with George Mitchell School to stock their new school library. Since... Read More

This month, we are delighted to have a book choice from actress Hayley Mills, star... Read More

Emmanuel de Silva II, author of Killing Time, chooses our Book of the Month for October. Read More

This month, we are delighted to have a book chosen by award-winning children’s author Patrice... Read More

This month, fittingly for the Summer, historian and keen cricketer Tom Holland chooses a suitably nostalgic book for us. Read More

This month, we are delighted to have a book choice from Bali Rai, author of... Read More

Give a Book was recently lucky to go to the excellent Penned Up Literary Festival... Read More

This month, we’re delighted to have a book choice from Dame Maggie Smith, the great... Read More

This month, writer and illustrator Sally Gardner chooses a book for us. Sally’s children’s books... Read More

This month, we are delighted to have a book choice from renowned actor Charles Dance,... Read More

This month, we’re delighted to have a book recommendation from novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. “Our Sister... Read More

This month, Harriett Gilbert chooses our Book of the Month. Harriett is a writer, academic,... Read More

This month, we asked illustrator and author Chris Riddell to choose our Book of the... Read More

Classicist Mary Beard chooses us a wonderful Book of the Month for September, which we... Read More

This month, author and reviewer Philip Womack chooses our Book of the Month, with a... Read More