Top 5 Books

Top 5 books on future tech and video game fiction, chosen by star YA author Triona Campbell
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Top 5 books on future tech and video game fiction, chosen by star YA author Triona Campbell

Future tech and video games have inspired imaginative writers to create some of the most cutting-edge fiction of modern times
Top 5 inventive, speculative fiction books – chosen by poet and playwright Joelle Taylor
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Top 5 inventive, speculative fiction books – chosen by poet and playwright Joelle Taylor

Top 5 books about the ocean, chosen by Deep Water author James Bradley
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Top 5 books about the ocean, chosen by Deep Water author James Bradley

Top 5 books about early modern witchcraft, chosen by author Ramie Targoff
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Top 5 books about early modern witchcraft, chosen by author Ramie Targoff

Top 5 books inspired by folklore, chosen by Scottish novelist LA MacRae
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Top 5 books inspired by folklore, chosen by Scottish novelist LA MacRae

Top 5 most important children's books, selected by The School of Life
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Children's books

Top 5 most important children's books, selected by The School of Life

Top 5 most accessible economics books, chosen by politician and author Andrew Leigh
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Top 5 most accessible economics books, chosen by politician and author Andrew Leigh

Top 5 books with magical creatures, chosen by best-selling author Alex Bell
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Top 5 books with magical creatures, chosen by best-selling author Alex Bell

Top 5 books on understanding the real China, chosen by Wish Lanterns author Alec Ash
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Top 5 books on understanding the real China, chosen by Wish Lanterns author Alec Ash

Top 5 books about getting lost, chosen by travel writer Tom Chesshyre
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Top 5 books about getting lost, chosen by travel writer Tom Chesshyre

5 books to make kids care about the climate, selected by comedian and author James Campbell
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5 books to make kids care about the climate, selected by comedian and author James Campbell

Top 5 books with a sense of place and community, chosen by writer and journalist Aniefiok Ekpoudom
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Top 5 books with a sense of place and community, chosen by writer and journalist Aniefiok Ekpoudom

5 books to read about women confronting racism, selected by author and comedian Njambi McGrath
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5 books to read about women confronting racism, selected by author and comedian Njambi McGrath

Top 5 books featuring doppelgängers – chosen by acclaimed Rabbit Hole author Kate Brody
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Top 5 books featuring doppelgängers – chosen by acclaimed Rabbit Hole author Kate Brody

Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
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Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle

Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart
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Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart

Top 5 quite interesting books about sport – selected by QI's James Harkin
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Top 5 quite interesting books about sport – selected by QI's James Harkin

Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney
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Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney

5 best rom-com books, selected by rising star novelist Alex Sarkis
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5 best rom-com books, selected by rising star novelist Alex Sarkis

Top 5 books about love, selected by 'QI elf' Edward Brooke-Hitching
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Top 5 books about love, selected by 'QI elf' Edward Brooke-Hitching

Top 5 books to inspire you to write poetry, selected by The Poetry Pharmacy's Deborah Alma
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Top 5 books to inspire you to write poetry, selected by The Poetry Pharmacy's Deborah Alma

Top 5 books about Winston Churchill, selected by historian David Reynolds
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Top 5 books about Winston Churchill, selected by historian David Reynolds

Top 5 books about goddesses, selected by best-selling author Natalie Haynes
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Top 5 books about goddesses, selected by best-selling author Natalie Haynes

Top 5 books about Einstein, selected by Samuel Graydon
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Top 5 books about Einstein, selected by Samuel Graydon

Top 5 books by women in translation, selected by Daniel Hahn
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Women in translation

Top 5 books by women in translation, selected by Daniel Hahn