To celebrate National Reading Group Day this year, The Reading Agency has launched a hunt for the nation’s favourite Hidden Gem.
We asked publishers to nominate recently published books which they feel didn’t get the recognition they deserved. We’ve collated the responses below and asked groups to vote for their favourite. Voting has now closed and the results will be announced on 28 June.
We are also opening up applications to be one of six official National Reading Group Day reading groups to get a 10 copies of the winning title sent to your reading group to review. You’ll need to apply using the link in the Get Involved section and be prepared to share your reviews of the winning title with us.
The books
We were delighted with the response from publishers and now have a long list which includes debut novels and award winning authors. We’ve also got a staggering breadth of genres including paranormal romance, crime, classics and historical fiction. Click on each book title to find out more or leave a review.
A Little Night Magic, Lucy March
Above, Isla Morley
Galveston, Nic Pizzolatto
Heading Out to Wonderful, Robert Goolrick
How to Create a Perfect Wife, Wendy Moore
Just What Kind of Mother Are You?, Paula Daly
Kingfishers Catch Fire, Rumer Godden
Mimi, Lucy Ellman
One Night In Winter, Simon Sebag Montefiore
Shadow & Bone, Leigh Bardgudo
Tandem, Alex Morgan
The Bookman’s Tale, Charlie Lovett
The Bookstore, Deborah Meyler
The Collector of Lost Things, Jeremy Page
The Middlesteins, Jami Attenberg
The Misbegotten, Katherine Webb
The Missing One, Lucy Atkins
The Road Between Us, Nigel Farndale
These is My Words, Nancy Turner
Winter Damage, Natasha Carthew
Get involved
Apply to be one of the official National Reading Group Day book groups that reviews the winner of the Hidden Gem poll by 20 June.
Follow the National Reading Group Day conversation on social media using #NRGD2014.
