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

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This month, Sir Ian McKellen has chosen Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver for his... Read More
Nick Sharratt, award-winning illustrator and author of children’s books, writes of his Book of the Month:... Read More
This month, travel writer and academic Robert Macfarlane has chosen The Dark is Rising by... Read More
This month, Cressida Cowell, author of the brilliant How to Train Your Dragon series and Emily... Read More
This month our Book of the Month is chosen by Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons. He... Read More
This month the editor, novelist and memoirist Diana Athill has kindly chosen a book for... Read More
This month, the legendary singer-songwriter, actress, author and literacy campaigner Dolly Parton has chosen The... Read More
This month we are lucky to have received recommendations from two special guests. Actor, comedian,... Read More
This month, Martina Cole has chosen a book that’s special to her: “The book that... Read More
This month, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, the enormously prolific children’s writer and former Children’s Laureate, describes her... Read More
This month, award-winning poet Christopher Reid has chosen Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and... Read More
Children’s author John Dougherty is Patron of Reading at West Earlham Junior School and chair of... Read More
This month we remember the great crime writer Ruth Rendell, who died on 2 May. For... Read More
Andy McNab is the bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero, the story of his experiences as the... Read More
Deborah Moggach, author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Heartbreak Hotel, has chosen Just William... Read More