Books and reading information

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Books and reading groups

123 Price Check Searches for the best new book price in the UK
BBC Radio 4 book club
Between Two Books Book recommendations from Florence Welch
Book Club Hub - The Reading Agency's reading group network
Cambridge History of English and American Literature Covers up to the end of the Nineteenth century
Fantastic Fiction Comprehensive bibliographies for over 15,000 authors as well as information on 250,000 books including cover picture, description and publication details
Good Reads Book lists and reviews, plus Good reads Choice Awards
Happy Place book club Discover uplifting books and new voices with Fearne Cotton
Life and works of William Shakespeare
Literature Map
Online book clubs List of online clubs for all tastes from Book clubs
Reese's Book Club - Reese Witherspoon's monthly book club highlighting books by and about women
Service95 book club Monthly recommendations and interviews from Dua Lipa
Talking Books book club S uLibrary online audiobook club for adults. New titles each month. Download the uLibrary app or login on a web browser and select the Book Clubs tab on the My uLibrary screen
The Queen's Reading room
Whichbook - enter your preferences and discover books that match your needs, or explore great book lists

Books for Topics
Book Sorter Books recommended for children by children. Part of the Reading Agency's children's summer reading challenge
BookTrust book recommendations Covers new books, themed booklists and booklists by age (including ages 0-5)
Bookworms book club S uLibrary online audiobook club for younger listeners. Download the uLibrary app or login on a web browser, and select the Book Clubs tab on the My uLibrary screen
Imagination Library Fun resources for parents and carers from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Little Parachutes Picture books that help children with worries, issues and new experiences. Split into topics such as starting school, bereavement etc
LoveReading4Kids Book recommendations by age
School Reading List Recommended for children and teens

We have French, German, Italian and Spanish books available to request from our central bookstore
Library members can download e-books in other languages from BorrowBox and a range of e-magazines in other languages via Libby - download the free apps or browse online
We also have dual language picture books for loan and can request free dual language picture books in over 30 languages from BookTrust for the customer to keep
We can also get a selection of books of other languages through our interlibrary loans service. There is no charge for this service. Please ask in your local library for more information
Ukraine Unlimited Learning Entertainment and learning platform from Odilo. Ukrainian students, teachers and families can access 3,000 e-books and audiobooks, including 1,700 Ukrainian titles and 500 in English. Free apps available: Ukraine Unlimited Learning for Android and Ukraine Unlimited Learning for Apple

Bionic Reading Free app available that supports people who find reading difficult for whatever reason
BorrowBox S Free eBooks and eAudiobooks for library members. Read online or via the app
Find free audiobooks on BBC Sounds
Libby S Free eMagazines for library members. Read online or via the app
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) - free talking books service with over 25,000 titles. Available as digital downloads or by post on DAISY CD or USB stick. Braille and giant print books also available, as well as music scores, and newspapers and magazines in a range of formats
uLibrary S Free eAudiobooks for library members. Read online or via the app

Library Hub Discover Access to the catalogues of specialist, academic and national libraries in the UK and the Republic of Ireland
Public Library of Science (PLOS) Online free publication service for scientists

Page last reviewed: 19 January 2026