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The Reading Agency’s November booklist – Debuts

November marks National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo (as it’s more commonly known). We want to celebrate some of our favourite debut authors/illustrators of 2023.

From beautifully illustrated picture books, thrilling middle grade, YA titles to escape with and a mixture of non-fiction and fiction adult titles.

Dive in today and don’t forget to tell us what you thought of any of the books on the list.

You can buy the books from Bookshop.org.

Looking to share the magic of reading with young readers?

Join us on 29 November at 10am where award-winning poet Joshua Seigal will be sharing the magic of poetry in a free digital workshop. Perfect for KS2 students.

Book your place here

We would love to hear what books you’d recommend for the theme on social media using #booklist and tagging @readingagency. You can see our past booklists here.

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