Top 5 Books

Top 5 books on wood, trees and forests, chosen by woodworker and writer Callum Robinson
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Top 5 revelatory children’s books selected by Ukrainian children’s author Oksana Lushchevska

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Top 5 books set in country houses selected by crime novelist Bonnie Burke-Patel  
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Top 5 books about unconventional cowboys, chosen by musician and author Bruce Omar Yates

Top 5 children’s books for summer
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Top 5 children’s books for summer

Top 5 empowering teen novels, chosen by YA author Rebecca Westcott
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 
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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
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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
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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

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