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Rediscover reading with Barnet Libraries
The National Year of Reading 2026 is led by Barnet Libraries to help everyone rediscover the joy of reading. Whatever inspires you, we have something to match your interests.
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Our romance book recommendations for February
Adult fiction
- Alchemy of secrets - Stephanie Garber
- A court of thorns and roses - Sarah J. Maas
- Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
- Katabasis - R.F. Kuang
- The last love song - Lucinda Riley
- The ministry of time - Kaliane Bradley
- Pride and prejudice - Jane Austen
Adult Non-fiction
- The 5 Love Languages – Gary Chapman
- Attached – Amir Levine
- Before We Were Yours – Lisa Wingate
- Big Dating Energy – Jeff Guenther & Kate Happ
- Conversations on Love – Natasha Lunn
- Everything I Know About Love – Dolly Alderton
- Lesbian Love Story: a Queer History of Sapphic Romance – Amelia Possanza
- Where is the Love? – Anna Wlliamson
Children’s fiction
- Charlotte's web - E. B White
- Full, Full, Full of Love - Trish Cooke
- The Majorly Awkward BFF Dramas of Lottie Brooks - Katie Kirby
- Rick – Alex Gino
Teenage fiction
- Northern Soul – Phil Earle
- Noughts and Crosses – Malorie Blackman
- Powerless - Lauren Roberts
- Romeo and Juliet manga – William Shakespeare
- Truly, Wildly, Deeply – Jenny McLachlan
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Our 2026 recommendations
Our humorous book recommendations for January
Adult fiction
- Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm
- Joseph Heller - Catch-22
- Nick Hornby - Fever Pitch
- Evelyn Waugh – Scoop
- P.G. Wodehouse - The Code of the Woosters
Adult Non-fiction
- Bill Bailey - My Animals And Other Animals: A memoir of sorts
- Bill Bryson- The Body: a Guide for Occupants
- Adam Kay - Undoctored: The Story of a Medic who ran out of Patients
- Marian Keyes - Making it up as I go Along
- Caitlin Moran - More Than a Woman
- Bob Mortimer - And Away
Children’s fiction
- Kes Gray - A Mouse just ate my House
- Katie Kirby - The Mega-complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks
- Liz Pichon - Pesky Pets and Parties
- Michael Rosen -Oh Dear Look What I Got
Teenage fiction
- Nathaneal Lessore – What Happens Online
- Adam Silvera – They Both Die at the End
- Noelle Stevenson - Nimona
- Sue Townsend – The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4
Humorous fiction eBooks
- Patrick Ness - Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody
- Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm
- Noelle Stevenson - Nimona
Humorous fiction eAudiobooks
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