Books & Reading

How are you feeling? Ask the Book Doctor for a read to suit every need

Faced with a sea of books and don't know where to start? Or are you looking for a book that will cheer you up, or make you think? Tell the Book Doctor a little about yourself and your reading needs, and we will provide a pain-free, personal reading prescription. Fill in your details at the link below and receive suggestions of up to six recommended reads to try.

Link to Book Doctor form

The Book Doctor recommends: books to banish the winter blues

• The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney (it's cold, but at least it's not that cold)
• Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson (a feel-good novel that will lift your spirits)
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis (if only for the bit where Aslan melts the snow)
• Books set in warmer climes - anything from Graham Greene's Quiet American, to Yann Martel's Life of Pi

Desert Island Choices

Don't know what to read next? We asked a few of our favourite authors and avid readers which books they can't live without. Link Desert Island Choices page to find out more.

Reading Groups

Would you like to join a reading group? Go to our reading group page for the contact details of our library based groups. Link to Reading groups page.

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