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Fast paced, incredibly well explained and a must read for anyone whose seen the film – Monique

I would love to receive am invitation to the wedding of Nathan and Meddy… or maybe not. The portrayal of family in this book, and series, is what I love most from Jesse Sutanto. Her depiction of the challenges but also epic highs of Meddy’s relationship with her very close (sometimes too close) maternal South Asian family is an aspect of inter-generational families that is very rarely seen in contemporary romance fiction. And as advertised - is a cry-laugh kind of book. And I almost never cry-laugh. – Willow

A great introduction to dystopian Soviet literature - Karl

I enjoy all James Patterson novels. The Women's Murder Club series is fantastic – Duncan

A detective style novel based in a sci-fi future. Grounded in realistic characters dealing with emotions in bizarre realities – Ed

If you loved Daisy Jones and the Six, you’ll love this book – Christina

Perhaps Maugham's greatest novel. Fabulous tale - Karl

A son’s sparse, haunting account of one of the most imaginative, brilliant minds of the last century in its last moments. -Nadishka

An amazing author. The story, which follows six students studying Ancient Greek at an elite college, involves a murder with a twist as it’s a ‘why-done-it’ as opposed to the usual ‘who-done-it" – Dani

One of the best writers, Orlando is extraordinarily unique and creative – Monique

The remarkable story of Stephen Fry's tumultuous early life, is by turns funny, shocking, tender, delicious, sad, lyrical, bruisingly frank and addictively readable. – Jen

Wonderful and haunting memoir of childhood and loss. Jen

In this very readable autobiography Jaron Lanier relates his own story as well as the role he played during the early years of Virtual Reality. Highly recommended – Jen

Alex Kerr takes us through layers of this wonderful, ancient city that most would miss. A fantastic travel pick for when Japan re-opens... Jen

A stunning debut from Daphne Palasi Andreades, Brown Girls explores the coming of age of a group of young women of colour & their immigrant families living in the “slums”of New York. Andreades’ debut novel is a bold, yet unforgettable story of the modern journey of growing up, with the influences of race, class, and the marginalisation of women of colour in America. - Rhiannon

My favourite of all time - Dani

Bryson is always funny and readable and I’ve enjoyed every book of his I’ve read. I’ve nearly finished this one and it’s terrific – Tony

The book is based on the Independent's chart-topping podcast of the same name and expands on some of the issues discussed on the show.

One of the best writers, Orlando is extraordinarily unique and creative – Monique