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Wonders of the World

March 3 was World Wildlife Day, a United Nations International day to celebrate all the world’s wild animals and plants and the contribution that they make to our lives and the health of the planet. We’re joining the celebration with our Wonders of the World booklist. It’s definitely one to go wild about!Dive in today and don’t forget to tell us what you thought of any of the books on the list by tagging us on social media using #WondersoftheWorld and tagging @readingagency! Find out more about the list.

H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

H is for Hawk

Helen Macdonald

The Outrun by Amy Liptrot

The Outrun

Amy Liptrot

The Meaning of Birds by Simon Barnes

The Meaning of Birds

Simon Barnes

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

The Grassling by Elizabeth-Jane Burnett

The Grassling

Elizabeth-Jane Burnett

How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

How Beautiful We Were

Imbolo Mbue

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

Katherine May

Wanderland by Jini Reddy

Wanderland

Jini Reddy

Sharks in the Time of Saviours by Kawai Strong Washburn

Sharks in the Time of Saviours

Kawai Strong Washburn

Bewilderment by Richard Powers

Bewilderment

Richard Powers

Once There Were Wolves: The instant NEW YORK TIMES bestseller by Charlotte McConaghy

Once There Were Wolves: The instant NEW YORK TIMES bestseller

Charlotte McConaghy

Blooming Flowers: A Seasonal History of Plants and People by Kasia Boddy

Blooming Flowers: A Seasonal History of Plants and People

Kasia Boddy

The Island of Missing Trees: Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022 by Elif Shafak

The Island of Missing Trees: Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022

Elif Shafak

Otherlands: A World in the Making - A Sunday Times bestseller by Thomas Halliday

Otherlands: A World in the Making - A Sunday Times bestseller

Thomas Halliday

Translated Books

On 21 February it is Mother Language Day so this month we have created a booklist of some terrific, translated books for adults to enjoy. Each book been translated from their original language or are available in translation. Don’t forget to tell us what you thought of any of the books on the list by tagging us on social media using #booklist and tagging @readingagency!

Black Moses: Longlisted for the International Man Booker Prize 2017 by Alain Mabanckou, and Helen Stevenson

Black Moses: Longlisted for the International Man Booker Prize 2017

Alain Mabanckou, and, Helen Stevenson

The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gikuyu and Mumbi by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gikuyu and Mumbi

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

The Orphanage: A Novel by Serhiy Zhadan, Reilly Costigan-Humes, and Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler

The Orphanage: A Novel

Serhiy Zhadan, Reilly Costigan-Humes, and, Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler

Three Summers by Margarita Liberaki, Karen Van Dyck, and Polly Samson

Three Summers

Margarita Liberaki, Karen Van Dyck, and, Polly Samson

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, and Geoffrey Trousselot

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi, and, Geoffrey Trousselot

The Interpreter From Java by Alfred Birney

The Interpreter From Java

Alfred Birney

At Night All Blood is Black: WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2021 by David Diop, and Anna Moschovakis

At Night All Blood is Black: WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2021

David Diop, and, Anna Moschovakis

Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree

Tomb of Sand

Geetanjali Shree

Violeta by Isabel Allende

Violeta

Isabel Allende

In the Margins. On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing by Elena Ferrante, and Ann Goldstein

In the Margins. On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing

Elena Ferrante, and, Ann Goldstein

Distant Fathers by Marina Jarre, and Ann Goldstein

Distant Fathers

Marina Jarre, and, Ann Goldstein

Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius

Stolen

Ann-Helén Laestadius

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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