Christopher Reid: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
This month, award-winning poet Christopher Reid has chosen Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and... Read More
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.
John Dougherty: Watership Down by Richard Adams
Children’s author John Dougherty is Patron of Reading at West Earlham Junior School and chair of... Read More
Ruth Rendell: Andrew Lang Fairy Book
This month we remember the great crime writer Ruth Rendell, who died on 2 May. For... Read More
Andy McNab: Touching the Void
Andy McNab is the bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero, the story of his experiences as the... Read More
Deborah Moggach: Just William
Deborah Moggach, author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Heartbreak Hotel, has chosen Just William... Read More
Susan Belgrave: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Susan Belgrave, founder of the literacy charity Beanstalk (originally Volunteer Reading Help), writes of her choice... Read More
Alan Bennett: The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
This month, the wonderful Alan Bennett has chosen Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love. He has this... Read More
Janet Suzman: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
This month the acclaimed actress Dame Janet Suzman has chosen The Little Prince by Antoine de... Read More
Roger McGough: Star of the Sea
This month, the celebrated and much-loved poet, playwright and broadcaster Roger McGough has chosen Star... Read More
William Sieghart: The Collected Poems of Philip Larkin
William Sieghart founded the Forward Prizes in 1992 and National Poetry Day in 1994. He... Read More
Liz Kessler: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
This month, the wonderful children’s writer Liz Kessler has chosen Norton Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth.... Read More
Erwin James: Prisoners of Honour by David Levering Lewis
This month, we are delighted to welcome the writer, columnist and former prisoner Erwin James... Read More
Nicola Beauman: Little Boy Lost by Marghanita Laski
Nicola Beauman, author of A Very Great Profession and biographies of EM Forster, Cynthia Asquith and The Other Elizabeth Taylor, is the founder... Read More
Tony Gould: Karlson on the Roof
This month’s book is Astrid Lingren’s Karlson on the Roof, chosen by Tony Gould. Karlson... Read More
Joelle Taylor: Push by Sapphire
Spoken word artist, slam poet, playwright, novelist and cultural terrorist Joelle Taylor chose the novel Push by Sapphire... Read More
