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'''Crime'''

|author=Andrea Camilleri

|title=The Track of Sand

When we mention 'Swedish Crime Novel' and the name 'Larsson' you might well jump to conclusions about who we mean, but we've been impressed by [[Until Thy Wrath Be Past: A Rebecka Martinsson Investigation by Asa Larsson and Laurie Thompson (Translator)|Asa Larsson]] and we think you will be too.

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'''Fantasy, Horror and Science Fiction'''

|author=Laini Taylor

|title=Daughter of Smoke and Bone

Horror fans, whether adult or young adult, will love [[Mister Creecher by Chris Priestley]], an ''interlude'' in the story of Frankenstein's monster. Chris Priestley just gets better and better!

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'''General Fiction'''

|author=S G Browne

|title=Fated

If you'd like a couple of other suggestions then you might like to look at [[The Secrets of Pain by Phil Rickman]] and [[The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern]].

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'''Literary Fiction'''

|author=Hector Tobar

|title=The Barbarian Nurseries

It's 50 years (how did that happen?) since [[Catch 22 by Joseph Heller]] was first published and there's an anniversary edition which will delight first-time readers or bring back memories for those who were there at the time. Another timely reissue is [[The Silent Cry by Kenzaburo Oe]].

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'''Historical Fiction'''

|author=Alma Katsu

|title=The Taker

When you mention the name 'John Buchan' most people think of [[The Thirty-nine Steps by John Buchan|The Thirty-nine Steps]] but we'd like to suggest [[A Lost Lady of Old Years by John Buchan|A Lost Lady of Old Years]] set in the Jacobite Rising of 1745-6. It's a book to work at but it's tremendously rewarding.

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'''Women's Fiction'''

|author=Ann Hood

|title=The Red Thread

If you'd like some more suggestions have a look at our [[Top Ten Books For Your Auntie]] and [[Top Ten Books For Your Girlfriend]].

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'''Biography'''

|author=Frances Wilson

|title=How to Survive the Titanic or the Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay

If we haven't suggested something that you fancy then have a look at at [[Top Ten Biographies and Autobiographies]].

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'''Cookery'''

|author=Yotam Ottolenghi

|title=Plenty

If there's nothing here which appeals to you then have a look at our [[Top Ten Cookery Books]].

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'''History'''

|author=Nigel Jones

|title=Tower

For some American history we can recommend [[American Caesars: Lives of the US Presidents, from Franklin D Roosevelt to George W Bush by Nigel Hamilton]]. We've read it through from cover to cover and we've dipped into it to illustrate a point. It's one of those books you'd hate to be without.

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'''Politics and Society'''

|author=Chris Mullin

|title=A Walk-on Part: Diaries 1994 - 1999

In [[Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World by Tina Rosenberg|Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World]] Tnia Rosenberg illustrates how peer pressure can be used for good. It's a sprawling book but it's very readable.

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'''Popular Science'''

|author=David Crystal

|title=The Story Of English In 100 Words

Need some further suggestions? have a look at our [[Top Ten Books For Slightly Geeky People]].

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'''Teens'''

|author=Jonathan Maberry

|title=Rot & Ruin

If you'd like to look at some teen books yourself then have a look at our [[Top Ten Teen Books That Adults Should Read]].

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'''Confident Readers'''

|author=Elliott Skell

|title=Neversuch House

A classic makes a thoughtful Christmas gift so you might like to have a look at [[Top Ten Classics of Children's Literature]].

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'''For Sharing'''

|author= Alex T Smith

|title=Claude in the City

Who would believe that [[Kipper by Mick Inkpen|Kipper]] is twenty one? This is a lovely anniversary edition of the classic book but with a ten-episode DVD as a bonus.

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