Book lists

Click on the book list name for a list of titles, descriptions and library reference numbers for each book. You can download any of the lists.

• Most titles will be in stock. You reserve them using our library catalogue or request a book with our online reservation form.
• Some titles are available on our eBook and eAudiobook service BorrowBox.

The 100 Caribbean books that made us

Timeless reads for the Caribbean reader, by the Caribbean reader.

Autism

A recommended reading list for children with autism and for families of children or young people with autism.

Banned book list

Children's and young adult books that have been banned or challenged in the 21st century.

Black British authors

For children and young people.

Black Lives Matter

In response to Black Lives Matter, a collection of books as well as eBooks and eAudiobooks available from BorrowBox.

Black sci-Fi and fantasy

20 Afrofuturism books celebrating the best in Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy.

British Book Awards 2021

Celebrating the winning books and authors of the British Book Awards 2021

Carers

Books for carers covering dementia, old age, after a stroke and many other conditions.

Children's Manga

Manga titles recommended for children aged 9-12 years.

Climate change

A range of books covering climate change and the climate emergency, the issues we face and the future of the planet.

Creativity

These eBooks support creativity for people of all ages and families.

Diversity

Children’s titles celebrating diversity available on eBook and eAudiobook from BorrowBox.

Early years

The best eAudiobooks for under-fives available from BorrowBox.

Earth Day

For older children focusing on the ways the natural world influences our everyday lives.

Female characters in children’s books

As part of International Women’s Day (8 March 2021), we celebrate books that have female lead characters.  

Found in translation

European children’s fiction translated into English.

Gardening

EBooks and eMagazines for all those taking part in Islington in Bloom.

Holocaust Memorial Day

Non-fiction and fiction books for adults, with the 2024 Holocaust Memorial Day theme of the fragility of freedom.

Irish women fiction writers

Novels, contemporary and classic, written by Irish women writers.

LGBTQ+ book list for under-fives

30 of some of the best LGBTQ+ titles available for children under-fives.

LGBT+ book list

A selection of popular fiction and non-fiction titles for adults, as well as fiction for Young Adults, chosen for LGBT+ History Month 2024.

Manga

The Japanese comic book art form for adults.

Mental health awareness

EBooks and eAudiobooks around mental health awareness available from BorrowBox.

National Poetry Day - children’s selection

Recommended reads for National Poetry Day 2021 featuring inspiring new poetry books for children.

National Poetry Day – young adults’ selection

Recommended reads for National Poetry Day 2021 featuring inspiring new poetry books for young adults.

Nature writing 

40 books for adults that are about nature in all its forms. 

Neurodiversity

For UK Disability History month we have put togethe recommended books for children and young people around neurodiversity and the neurodivergent. Most are available as books, and some are available as eBooks or eAudiobooks.

Pride

To celebrate Pride we have selected some of the best eBooks and eAudiobooks available on BorrowBox. 

Primary school

Priary school age educational eBooks and eAudiobooks for home learning available from BorrowBox.

Queen’s Jubilee book list

70 books from across the Commonwealth marking seven decades of the Queen’s reign.

Read for empathy collection 2022

Features 60 books for 4-16 year-olds, each chosen to empower an empathy-educated generation.

Reading well for mental health

For children, young adults and adults providing helpful information and support for managing common mental health conditions, or dealing with difficult feelings and experiences.

Refugee week

A celebration of the contribution, creativity and resilience of refugees. eBooks and eAudiobooks on BorrowBox.

Remembrance Day

A selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks for Remembrance Day available on BorrowBox.

Secondary school

Secondary school age educational eBooks and eAudiobooks for home learning available from BorrowBox.

Summer Reading Challenge

Great reads for the Summer Reading Challenge 2023: Ready, Set, Read! 

World of stories

30 picture books for pre-school children contains stories, poems and traditional tales which show characters which children can identify with and be empowered by.