It can be tricky to know where to start when it comes to reading, genres and the types of books and authors you’re likely to enjoy. So we’ve got you! To kick things off, we sat down and put together our ultimate book starter pack! This curated list of books are some of our absolute faves that we think (well, hope!) everyone will love like we do.
BOOKS MENTIONED -
Our bucket list book – the one everyone should read:
1984 by George Orwell http://bit.ly/35xrXrp
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr http://bit.ly/2XCNZok
Books to read when you want to be transported to a new world:
Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan http://bit.ly/2LIxIf8
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman http://bit.ly/38GhxrM
Circe by Madeline Miller http://bit.ly/2XAza5L
Books to read to if you’re a true crime podcast fanatic or love historical mysteries:
The Nowhere Child by Christian White http://bit.ly/35xkR6o
The Dry by Jane Harper http://bit.ly/39qpNv8
The Lost Man by Jane Harper http://bit.ly/3nJboPv
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe http://bit.ly/3smWUIX
Books to read when you want to be swept off your feet with romance:
The Course of Love by Alain de Botton http://bit.ly/38G3zWw
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen http://bit.ly/2N1lnTV
Books to read when you need a good cry:
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne http://bit.ly/3bB5opU
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion http://bit.ly/2LIyf0C
Wonder by R.J. Palacio http://bit.ly/38EIc85
Books that explore Australian stories:
The White Girl by Tony Birch http://bit.ly/3oEd9z2
The Strays by Emily Bitto http://bit.ly/38Egzwb
Holding the Man by Timothy Conigrave http://bit.ly/2KawOHP
Books to read when you need a pep talk:
Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch http://bit.ly/3smvSkI
How To Be A Person in The World by Heather Havrilesky http://bit.ly/2XAzMZ7
RECOMMENDATIONS -
Dolly Parton’s America podcast – https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america
Winds of Change podcast –https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/
