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.

This month’s book has been chosen for us by best-selling novelist Jeffrey Archer. The 39 Steps... Read More

This month, our book has been recommended by author, broadcaster, poet and Chancellor of Manchester... Read More

A couple of years ago the great short story writer George Saunders described in the... Read More

This month’s book, chosen by poet Emily Berry, is the wonderfully named From the Mixed-up Files of... Read More

For this month’s choice we asked best-selling author Sophie Kinsella to pick a book. Luckily... Read More

In July we asked the legendary playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard to choose our book... Read More

Historian Dan Snow picks our latest book of the month, coinciding with him kindly forming... Read More

Our book this month has been chosen by author Wilbur Smith. His official pick is... Read More

This month our book has been chosen by historical novelist Lindsey Davis. The classic children’s... Read More

This month’s book is chosen by novelist and broadcaster Dreda Say Mitchell. She has selected The Color... Read More

This month’s book is chosen by 2013 Booker winner Eleanor Catton. Catton has selected Goodnight... Read More

Our Book of the Month has been chosen by comedian and travel writer Michael Palin. Appropriately... Read More

This month, actor and writer Simon Callow has chosen Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher... Read More

This month, the award-winning author and literary critic David Lodge has chosen for his Book... Read More

This month, Sir Ian McKellen has chosen Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver for his... Read More