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The Power by Naomi Alderman

A powerful book that will stay with me a long time for all of the right reasons – thought-provoking, shrewd and frightening

A completely far-fetched book with realist elements that make this read like something that could happen… Funny, astute and surreal

I loved this book: the atmosphere, the people, the story, the pacing, the conclusion. Do I need to say more?

A book which is ostensibly about family but has a deeper discussion at its core involving humans and the way we treat other animals

A collection of poems which is witty and wise and very easily accessible – amusing and philosophical

A book about life, regrets and choices which has humour and warmth and prompts discussion about how life can best be lived

A book for our times, Mad Honey is a story of people, divisions, assumptions and wrong perceptions, with a murder trial at the centre of it

A wonderful book compiled from a collection of letters, depicting the time Isabella Bird spent in the Rockies in the 1800s

Imogen is surprised when she is approached by Lila, daughter of a famous MP, at a gig: it’s exciting and unexpected but is it a good thing?

A truly original story which gives a “curse” cognitive function and personality as it tries to survive in the face of its enemies