Books for reading groups

Reading groups sets

Download our list of ‘reading group sets' – these contain several copies of the same book that reading groups and book clubs can borrow via your local library.

We recommend you plan ahead for the year by booking these sets in advance. These titles can't be reserved online, so please ask library staff to book them for you.

New titles January 2012

• 'Life and fate' by Vasily Grossman
• 'Dark matter: a ghost story' by Michelle Paver
• 'French lessons' by Ellen Sussman

Read aloud books

We also recommend books that you can read aloud. You can borrow single copies of most of these books, and some are available in sets.

More information

Find out more about joining or setting up a group and recommended books – see our page reading groups and read aloud groups.

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Reading group sets - by author (125k) Sets of books for reading groups, sorted by author. Updated January 2012 (10 pages).
Reading group sets - by title (126k) Sets of books for reading groups, sorted by book title. Updated January 2012 (10 pages).
Reading group sets - by number of copies (126k) Sets of books for reading groups, with the largest number of copies listed first. Updated January 2012 (10 pages).
Great books to read aloud (67k) Top tips and recommended books for reading aloud, available in single or multiple copies. November 2011 (6 pages)