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The Big Eurovision Read

The Reading Agency has unveiled plans for the Big Eurovision Read, a reading-for-pleasure campaign celebrating music and reading, to mark the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, hosted in Liverpool on behalf of Ukraine on 13 May. From fiction to biographies, these 12 – or ‘douze’ titles – were curated by an expert panel of librarians to celebrate the unifying power of music.

Greetings from Bury Park: Race. Religion. Rock 'n' Roll by Sarfraz Manzoor

Greetings from Bury Park: Race. Religion. Rock 'n' Roll

Sarfraz Manzoor

Space Opera: HUGO AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST NOVEL 2019 by Catherynne M. Valente

Space Opera: HUGO AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST NOVEL 2019

Catherynne M. Valente

The Music Shop: An uplifting, heart-warming love story from the Sunday Times bestselling author by Rachel Joyce

The Music Shop: An uplifting, heart-warming love story from the Sunday Times bestselling author

Rachel Joyce

The Madonna of Bolton by Matt Cain

The Madonna of Bolton

Matt Cain

Rise Up: The #Merky Story So Far by Stormzy, Jude Yawson

Rise Up: The #Merky Story So Far

Stormzy, Jude Yawson

Utopia Avenue: The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller by David Mitchell

Utopia Avenue: The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller

David Mitchell

Broken Greek: A Story of Chip Shops and Pop Songs by Pete Paphides

Broken Greek: A Story of Chip Shops and Pop Songs

Pete Paphides

Musical Truth: A Musical Journey Through Modern Black Britain by Jeffrey Boakye, and Ngadi Smart

Musical Truth: A Musical Journey Through Modern Black Britain

Jeffrey Boakye, and, Ngadi Smart

Ellie Pillai is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam

Ellie Pillai is Brown

Christine Pillainayagam

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

High Fidelity

Nick Hornby

The Songs You've Never Heard by Becky Jerams, and Ellie Wyatt

The Songs You've Never Heard

Becky Jerams, and, Ellie Wyatt

Soul Music: (Discworld Novel 16) by Terry Pratchett

Soul Music: (Discworld Novel 16)

Terry Pratchett

International Booker Prize 2023

On 14 March The International Booker Prize – the most significant award for a single work of translated fiction – announced the longlist for this year’s prize. The Prize is awarded annually for a novel or short story collection written originally in any language, translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland. Find out more about the books today.

Pyre by Professor Perumal Murugan (Professor Presidency College Chennai Translated), and Na, An

Pyre

Professor Perumal Murugan (Professor Presidency College Chennai Translated), and, Na, An

Standing Heavy: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023 by GauZ, and Frank Wynne

Standing Heavy: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023

GauZ, and, Frank Wynne

Still Born: Shortlisted for International Booker Prize 2023 by Guadalupe Nettel, and Rosalind Harvey

Still Born: Shortlisted for International Booker Prize 2023

Guadalupe Nettel, and, Rosalind Harvey

Boulder: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023 by Eva Baltasar, and Julia Sanches

Boulder: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023

Eva Baltasar, and, Julia Sanches

Ninth Building by Jingzhi Zou, and Jeremy Tiang

Ninth Building

Jingzhi Zou, and, Jeremy Tiang

The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier, and Daniel Levin Becker

The Birthday Party

Laurent Mauvignier, and, Daniel Levin Becker

Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth

Is Mother Dead

Vigdis Hjorth

While We Were Dreaming by Clemens Meyer, and Katy Derbyshire

While We Were Dreaming

Clemens Meyer, and, Katy Derbyshire

A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding: longlisted for the International Booker Prize by Amanda Svensson, and Nichola Smalley

A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding: longlisted for the International Booker Prize

Amanda Svensson, and, Nichola Smalley

Whale: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023 by Cheon Myeong-kwan, and Chi-Young Kim

Whale: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023

Cheon Myeong-kwan, and, Chi-Young Kim

Time Shelter: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023 by Georgi Gospodinov, and Angela Rodel

Time Shelter: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023

Georgi Gospodinov, and, Angela Rodel

The Gospel According To The New World: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023 by Maryse Conde, and Richard Philcox

The Gospel According To The New World: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023

Maryse Conde, and, Richard Philcox

Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv: Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023 by Andrey Kurkov, and Reuben Woolley

Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv: Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023

Andrey Kurkov, and, Reuben Woolley

The Women's Prize for Fiction 2023

The Women’s Prize for Fiction – the greatest international celebration of women’s creativity – has announced the 2023 longlist. Now in its 28th year, the Prize shines a spotlight on outstanding, ambitious original fiction written in English by women from anywhere in the world.

Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo

Glory

NoViolet Bulawayo

Black Butterflies: Shortlisted for Women's Prize 2023 by Priscilla Morris

Black Butterflies: Shortlisted for Women's Prize 2023

Priscilla Morris

Pod: Shortlisted for Women's Prize 2023 by Laline Paull

Pod: Shortlisted for Women's Prize 2023

Laline Paull

Memphis: LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023 by Tara M. Stringfellow

Memphis: LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023

Tara M. Stringfellow

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

The Marriage Portrait

Maggie O'Farrell

Children of Paradise: Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023 by Camilla Grudova (author)

Children of Paradise: Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023

Camilla Grudova (author)

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

Stone Blind: the breathtaking Sunday Times bestseller by Natalie Haynes

Stone Blind: the breathtaking Sunday Times bestseller

Natalie Haynes

Trespasses: Shortlisted for Women's Prize 2023 by Louise Kennedy

Trespasses: Shortlisted for Women's Prize 2023

Louise Kennedy

Homesick by Jennifer Croft

Homesick

Jennifer Croft

Fire Rush: Shortlisted for the Women's Prize 2023 by Jacqueline Crooks

Fire Rush: Shortlisted for the Women's Prize 2023

Jacqueline Crooks

Cursed Bread: Longlisted for the Women’s Prize by Sophie Mackintosh

Cursed Bread: Longlisted for the Women’s Prize

Sophie Mackintosh

Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin

Wandering Souls

Cecile Pin

I'm a Fan by Sheena Patel

I'm a Fan

Sheena Patel

The Bandit Queens: Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023 by Parini Shroff (Author)

The Bandit Queens: Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023

Parini Shroff (Author)

The Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzie

The Dog of the North

Elizabeth McKenzie

Themed booklists

We’ve collected together some of our previous booklists on a variety of themes and topics. Take a look to find your next read.

Wonders of the World
Translated Books
The Reading Agency Books of the Year 2022
Debuts of 2022
Poetry Recommendations
Yearbook 2022
Escape with a Book
Refugee Week 2022
Local and Community History Month
Autism
Wonder Women
LGBT+ History Month 2022
Hope
Books of the Year 2021
Noteworthy Non-Fiction
Perfect Poetry
The Power of Reading
For the Love of Books

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