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Jane Wilson-Howarth Author Of Staying Healthy When You Travel: Avoiding Bugs, Bites, Bellyaches, and More

From Jane's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Author Wildlife nerd Dung doctor Wordsmith Eavesdropper Pedant

Jane's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Jane Wilson-Howarth Why Jane loves this book

A cracking good read. Much recommended. Thought provoking and beautifully crafted with expert understanding of many complex cross-cultural issues.

By Mohsin Hamid ,

Why should I read it?

8 authors picked Exit West as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick - Booker Gems

THE NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017
WINNER OF THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE

'Astonishing' Zadie Smith
'Stunning' Spectator
'Extraordinary' TLS

An extraordinary story of love and hope from the bestselling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist

All over the world, doors are appearing.
They lead to other cities, other countries, other lives.

And in a city gripped by war, Nadia and Saeed are newly in love.
Hardly more than strangers, desperate to survive, they open a door and step through.…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

Book cover of Strange Sally Diamond

Julia Stone Author Of The Accident

From Julia's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author Psychologist and psychotherapist Artist with aphantasia Duckling raiser Recycler of rusty stuff Psychological suspense author

Julia's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Julia Stone Why Julia loves this book

Rich characterisation in this first person novel written from the perspective of a neurodiverse character who has had a challenging life but is a survivor.

By Liz Nugent ,

Why should I read it?

4 authors picked Strange Sally Diamond as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died.

Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and worried police, but also a sinister voice from a past she has no memory of. As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood, recluse Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends, finding independence, and learning that people don't always mean what they say.

But when messages start…


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