A Paper Orchestra by Michael Jamin

An honest, sometimes excruciatingly so, collection of personal essays, which is also incredibly witty and made this reader laugh out loud

The Cows [Don’t Follow The Herd] by Dawn O’Porter

A book for our times, where the traditional roles and perceptions of women are discussed through the lives of Tara, Cam and Stella

I Lick My Cheese and Other Notes from the Frontline of Flat-Sharing by Oonagh O’Hagan

A strange little book, crammed with notes written by flatmates with witty and irreverent discussion of and conjecture about, their contents

The Echo Chamber by John Boyne

Truly a tale for our social media dominated times, this book is full of satire and humour with a strong end message

Skinny Dipping in a Dirty Pond by Lis Anna-Langston

One line cannot do this story justice – a tale of a young girl in a life that no young girl should ever encounter.

The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

A lovely book about kind people being nice to each other with a touch of the other worldly and gentle humour