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91制片厂Reading Groups Recommend

91制片厂Reading Groups Recommend

Recommended Reads by 91制片厂book groups.

As part of the National Year of Reading (NYR) campaign, supported by the West Midlands Readers Network, local reading groups have collaborated with a local author to curate a vibrant and diverse collection of books.

From powerful, moving stories to uplifting reads, gripping thrillers, and imaginative fantasy, there鈥檚 something here for every reader. All titles are widely available through libraries across Worcestershire, making it easy for groups to access and enjoy them together.

Reading groups offer a wonderful way to connect with others, share perspectives, and discover new authors and genres you might not pick up on your own. They can spark meaningful conversations, boost wellbeing, and help build a regular reading habit in a friendly, social setting.

Browse by theme below and discover your next great read!

Powerful and moving

Emotional, tragic and poignant recommendations:

  • The Whalebone Theatre, Joanna Quinn
  • Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan 
  • The Sealwoman鈥檚 Gift, Sally Magnusson
  • An American Marriage, Tayari Jones 
  • My Name Is Leon,  Kit de Waal 
  • Mayflies,  Andrew O鈥橦agan
  • The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker
  • The Buried Giant, Kazuo Ishiguro

Thought-provoking and eye-opening

Big ideas, social issues and discussion book recommendations:

  • Love Marriage, Monica Ali
  • Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Perez
  • Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka Murata 
  • Black Butterflies, Priscilla Morris
  • Apeirogon, Colum McCann 
  • To Sir With Love, E.R. Braithwaite 

Inspiring and enlightening

Hopeful and illuminating recommendations: 

  • Mad Honey, Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan 
  • The Girl With the Louding Voice, Abi Dar茅 
  • The Cut-Out Girl, Bart Van Es 
  • Love Without End, Melvyn Bragg 
  • Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake 

Gripping and dramatic

Tense and fast-moving recommendations:

  • American Dirt, Jeanine Cummins 
  • Rivers of London, Ben Aaronovitch 
  • A Long Way From Home, Peter Carey 
  • My Father鈥檚 House, Joseph O鈥機onnor 
  • 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, Elif Shafak 
  • Number 11, Jonathan Coe 

Imaginative and atmospheric

Fantasy and mythology recommendations: 

  • Piranesi, Susanna Clarke 
  • Circe, Madeline Miller 
  • Clear, Carys Davies 
  • Once Upon a River, Diane Setterfield 
  • Orbital, Samantha Harvey 

Warm, quirky and uplifting

Lighter tone, humour, character-driven recommendations: 

  • I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith 
  • Three Things About Elsie, Joanna Cannon
  • The Reader on the 6.27, Jean-Paul Didierlaurent 
  • A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles 
  • A Large Measure of Snow, Denzil Meyrick 

Big ideas and profound reads

Recommendations: 

  • Nutshell, Ian McEwan

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