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The best LGBTQ+ novels, recommended by grace buller

1

Rubyfruit Jungle
by Rita Mae Brown

2

I Think I Love You (Underlined Paperbacks)
by Auriane Desombre

3

The Black Flamingo
by Dean Atta

4

The Song Of Achilles
by Madeline Miller

5

This is How You Lose the Time War
by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

The best LGBTQ+ novels

by grace buller

Books That Explore Friendships and Family Relationships, recommended by James Walker

1

The Serpent King
by Jeff Zentner

2

The 5th Wave: The First Book of the 5th Wave Series
by Rick Yancey

3

Hate List
by Jennifer Brown

4

War Horse (Scholastic Gold)
by Michael Morpurgo

5

Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
by Michael Morpurgo

Books That Explore Friendships and Family Relationships

by James Walker

Books following young, independent women, recommended by Anna Lee

1

These Shallow Graves
by Jennifer Donnelly

2

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson

3

Things a Bright Girl Can Do
by Sally Nicholls

4

The Skylarks' War
by Hilary McKay

5

Puffin Classics Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott

Books following young, independent women

by Anna Lee

‘Books That Made Me Think’ etc, recommended by Suzie McMillan

1

Paper Towns
by John Green

2

Looking for Alaska Deluxe Edition
by John Green

3

And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie

4

All the Bright Places
by Jennifer Niven

5

The Day I Met Suzie. Chris Higgins
by Chris Higgins

‘Books That Made Me Think’ etc

by Suzie McMillan

The Best Coming Of Age Novels, recommended by x_emma.guy_ x

1

Call Me by Your Name
by André Aciman

2

The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller

3

The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas

4

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky

5

To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee

The Best Coming Of Age Novels

by x_emma.guy_ x

My Favourite Reads, recommended by Njnjnondcojco Hubuvyctct

1

Nineteen Eighty-Four
by George Orwell

2

The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank

3

Lord of the Flies
by William Golding

4

DNA (School Edition)
by Dennis Kelly

5

Matilda
by Roald Dahl

My Favourite Reads

by Njnjnondcojco Hubuvyctct

Five More Best Books on Death and Dying, recommended by Jane Squire

1

With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial
by Kathryn Mannix

2

Who Dies? : An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying
by Stephen Levine

3

Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life
by Ira Byock MD

4

The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying
by Nina Riggs

5

The Iceberg: A Memoir
by Marion Coutts

Five More Best Books on Death and Dying

by Jane Squire

“Acts of Genocide”, recommended by Em Grossmith

1

Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
by Roméo Dallaire & Samantha Power

2

Cruelty and Silence
by Kanan Makiya

3

From The Holy Mountain
by DALRYMPLE

4

Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa
by godwin-peter

5

Emma's War: A True Story
by Deborah Scroggins

“Acts of Genocide”

by Em Grossmith

The Best World Literature (Fiction), recommended by Uyi Omoregie

1

Hamlet
by William Shakespeare

2

War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy

3

Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe

4

Crime and Punishment (Wordsworth Classics)
by Fyodor Dostoevsky

5

1984
by George Orwell

The Best World Literature (Fiction)

by Uyi Omoregie

Best Books About Artists in 2020 – A Pick List by Hauser & Wirth Publishers, recommended by Romas Viesulas

1

Richard Jackson
by John Welchman, Dagny Corcoran & Richard Jackson

2

Young, Gifted and Black: A New Generation of Artists: The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Cont
by Antwaun Sargent, Thomas Lax, Jamillah James, Jessica Brown, Graham Boettcher, Connie H. Choi, Anthon

3

Maria Lassnig: Letters to Hans Ulrich Obrist: Living with Art Stops One Wilting!
by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Peter Pakesch, Hans Werner Poschauko & Maria Lassnig

4

Luchita Hurtado
by Karen Marta, Hans Ulrich Obrist & Luchita Hurtado

5

Philip Guston Now (D.A.P./NATIONAL)
by Harry Cooper, Mark Godfrey, Alison de Lima Greene, Kate Nesin, Philip Guston, Peter Fischli, Trenton

Best Books About Artists in 2020 – A Pick List by Hauser & Wirth Publishers

by Romas Viesulas

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