Top 5 Books
Top 5 books on wood, trees and forests, chosen by woodworker and writer Callum Robinson![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 books on wood, trees and forests, chosen by woodworker and writer Callum Robinson
Callum Robinson is a Scottish craftsman. Here, he selects five books about timber
Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc
These books written by freedom fighters boldly speak truth to power while changing the way we perceive the world
Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini
The best film adaptations that bring great fiction to life
Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg
Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg
Top 5 revelatory children’s books selected by Ukrainian children’s author Oksana Lushchevska
Top 5 revelatory children’s books selected by Ukrainian children’s author Oksana Lushchevska
Top 5 books set in country houses selected by crime novelist Bonnie Burke-Patel ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 books set in country houses selected by crime novelist Bonnie Burke-Patel
Top 5 historically important memoirs, chosen by best-selling author Joshua Lisec![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 historically important memoirs, chosen by best-selling author Joshua Lisec
Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg
Top 5 books by Latin American writers, chosen by poet and author Richard Gwyn![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 books by Latin American writers, chosen by poet and author Richard Gwyn
Top 5 books about unconventional cowboys, chosen by musician and author Bruce Omar Yates![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 books about unconventional cowboys, chosen by musician and author Bruce Omar Yates
Top 5 empowering teen novels, chosen by YA author Rebecca Westcott![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 empowering teen novels, chosen by YA author Rebecca Westcott
Top 5 child characters in books, chosen by award-winning journalist Tom Lamont![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 child characters in books, chosen by award-winning journalist Tom Lamont
Top 5 books about the British seaside, chosen by crime writer William Shaw![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 books about the British seaside, chosen by crime writer William Shaw
Top 5 queer love stories, chosen by Justin Myers aka The Guyliner![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 queer love stories, chosen by Justin Myers aka The Guyliner
Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley
Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange
Top 5 books on future tech and video game fiction, chosen by star YA author Triona Campbell![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 books on future tech and video game fiction, chosen by star YA author Triona Campbell
Top 5 inventive, speculative fiction books – chosen by poet and playwright Joelle Taylor![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 books about early modern witchcraft, chosen by author Ramie Targoff
Top 5 most important children’s books, selected by The School of Life![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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