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Reading Lists

From seasonal reading picks by the Faber team to creative compilations of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays, enjoy our immersive book lists.

David Peace’s Top Ten Books Behind Munichs
David Peace’s Top Ten Books Behind Munichs

A reading list written by David Peace for Faber Members of the top ten books on Manchester United and the …

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A Paul Gauguin Reading List from Sue Prideaux
A Paul Gauguin Reading List from Sue Prideaux

Oh, for a time machine to explore the past! But until Elon Musk comes up with one, books and biographies …

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Where to Start Reading: P. D. James
Where to Start Reading: P. D. James

P. D. James is celebrated by Ian Rankin, Mick Herron, Sophie Hannah and many more of the most well-regarded names …

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Reading List: Natasha Farrant’s Best Boats in Fiction
Reading List: Natasha Farrant’s Best Boats in Fiction

Costa Award-winning author Natasha Farrant shares the books that influenced her own tales of sea-faring adventure, including her latest novel …

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Eight Books About Divorce: Ex-Wife Reading List
Eight Books About Divorce: Ex-Wife Reading List

To celebrate the (re)publication of Ursula Parrott's Ex-Wife we look at some other famous examples of divorce in fiction.

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30 Summer Romance Books to Read on the Beach
30 Summer Romance Books to Read on the Beach

The weather in the UK may not have reached record-breaking heights yet this summer, but that hasn’t stopped us from …

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Faber Members’ Summer Reading Recommendations 2024
Faber Members’ Summer Reading Recommendations 2024

From comic classics by Wodehouse to contemporary literary fiction favourites like The Bee Sting and Demon Copperhead, this selection is …

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Where to Start Reading: Milan Kundera
Where to Start Reading: Milan Kundera

While best known for his novels, Milan Kundera was also a poet, essayist, critic and philosopher, making him a rare …

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New Books Preview: July to September 2024
New Books Preview: July to September 2024

Every three months we bring together all the titles Faber is publishing over the following period. Here's our publishing list …

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Napalm in the Heart Reading List: Pol Guasch’s Ouija Board
Napalm in the Heart Reading List: Pol Guasch’s Ouija Board

Pol Guasch shares books that influenced the writing of his debut novel, Napalm in the Heart – a radical work …

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What to Read This Summer, 2024
What to Read This Summer, 2024

Whether your bag is escapist fiction or you’ll be stubbornly reading a philosophical tome with your Aperol Spritz this summer, …

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Members Only Faber Authors pick books for the key issues of our time
Faber Authors pick books for the key issues of our time

With the General Election coming up in under two weeks, we asked some of our authors what work they would …

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Where to Start Reading: Celia Fremlin
Where to Start Reading: Celia Fremlin

Celia Fremlin was a prolific English writer of prize-winning, spine-chilling mysteries from the 1950s to 1990s. Celebrated by the most …

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The Birth of the Culture Wars: America in the 1930s
The Birth of the Culture Wars: America in the 1930s

James Shapiro shares a list of titles for readers interested in better understanding where our current cultural battles come from …

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Women in Translation Month: A Reading List
Women in Translation Month: A Reading List

August marks Women in Translation month, dedicated to amplifying women writers and translators across the globe.

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Fiction on Tap: Five Famous Pubs in Literature
Fiction on Tap: Five Famous Pubs in Literature

Discover the best pubs in literature, to celebrate Faber’s new edition of the 1940s classic, Back to the Local by …

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Reading List: Talk of the Town
Reading List: Talk of the Town

From X (formerly Twitter) to Bookstagram and Booktok, view our list of books that have been setting social media channels …

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Reading List: Five Short Stories That Made Me
Reading List: Five Short Stories That Made Me

Lucy Caldwell, author of Intimacies and new collection Openings, shares five of her favourite short stories to read, from childhood …

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Reading List: Five Books That Influenced Not Your China Doll
Reading List: Five Books That Influenced Not Your China Doll

Katie Gee Salisbury, author of Not Your China Doll, discusses five books about the American West, entertainment and Hollywood that …

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What to Read this Spring, 2024
What to Read this Spring, 2024

Time for a spring clean of your TBR? The Faber team are emerging from their winter hibernation and taking advantage …

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Where to Start Reading: Deirdre Madden
Where to Start Reading: Deirdre Madden

This week Deirdre Madden was announced as the 2024 recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction.

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New Books Preview: April to June 2024
New Books Preview: April to June 2024

Every three months we bring together all the titles Faber is publishing over the following period. Here's our publishing list …

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Where to Start Reading: Andrew O’Hagan
Where to Start Reading: Andrew O’Hagan

If you’re new to Andrew O’Hagan’s work, and wondering where to start reading, we’ve put together a brief guide to …

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Reading List: England’s Plantagenet Period
Reading List: England’s Plantagenet Period

Caroline Burt and Richard Partington, authors of Arise, England: Six Kings and the Making of the English State, recommend some …

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Members Only Faber Members’ Memories of Childhood Books
Faber Members’ Memories of Childhood Books

Members submitted the children’s books that made a lasting impression on them and why.

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Reading List: Oral History Books
Reading List: Oral History Books

To mark the publication of Jason Okundaye's Revolutionary Acts, we have put together a list of the best oral history …

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Reading List: Claire Kilroy’s Four Books on Motherhood
Reading List: Claire Kilroy’s Four Books on Motherhood

Claire Kilroy, author of Soldier Sailor, recommends four books that reflect the experience of the early years of motherhood.

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Behind the Book: God Complex by Rachael Allen
Behind the Book: God Complex by Rachael Allen

Rachael Allen shares the prose and poetry that inspired God Complex, her second poetry collection.

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The Books to Read to Understand China Today
The Books to Read to Understand China Today

Tania Branigan, author of Red Memory: The Afterlives of China’s Cultural Revolution, picks the books that illuminate contemporary China.

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Five of the World’s Worst Cities – Real and Imagined
Five of the World’s Worst Cities – Real and Imagined

We asked Des Fitzgerald, Author of The City of Today is a Dying Thing, for a list of five notable …

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Food in Literature: A Reading List
Food in Literature: A Reading List

Fiona Williams, author of The House of Broken Bricks, chooses six books in which food plays a powerful role.

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New Books Preview: January to March 2024
New Books Preview: January to March 2024

New year, new books. Find reading ideas for 2024 with our preview of Faber’s new and upcoming releases.

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Members Only Faber Members Books of 2023
Faber Members Books of 2023

This list captures nominations from fellow Faber Members for their book of 2023 — we hope it provides some inspiration …

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Authors’ Books of the Year 2023
Authors’ Books of the Year 2023

We asked some of our authors to pick their favourite book of 2023.

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Reading List: Non-fiction that informed Thomas Keneally’s Fanatic Heart
Reading List: Non-fiction that informed Thomas Keneally’s Fanatic Heart

Award-winning and bestselling historical novelist Thomas Keneally shares with us some of the brilliant non-fiction which has helped shape, inspire …

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What We’re Reading this Christmas, 2023
What We’re Reading this Christmas, 2023

Looking for a book to curl up with by the fire? We asked Faber staff to tell us which books …

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