The Woodgate Team

Apr 1, 20202 min

Have a little you-time? Pick up a good book!

Updated: Apr 7, 2020

Being quarantined has spurred us on to put together a place that we can share book recommendations so here it is! We've put this list together to include books that our Team have enjoyed. Feel free to join in and send us your suggestions to add to this post.
 

 
There are various ways to get hold of your books - you can follow the regular route and order a physical copy of your book online from retailers including Waterstones, WHSmith or Amazon.
 

 
You also have the option of an eBook, which you can either purchase a reader for (an Amazon Kindle or Kobo reader) or use your smartphone or computer to read. With eBooks you also have the option of borrowing from your local library - to find out more about how to do this in Leicestershire click here or visit your Local Authority website if in a different area.
 

 
Our Team LOVE a good read - we even have a library in the office to share with each other. Here are some of our top picks...
 

 
Fiction
 

 
His Dark Materials trilogy by the Philip Pullman – The Northern Lights (or Golden Compass – both the same story but different titles), The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass
 

 
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Attwood
 

 
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children trilogy by Ransom Riggs – Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Hollow City and Library of Souls
 

 
The Hangman’s Daughter series by Oliver Pötzsch
 

 
The Beach by Alex Garland
 

 
The Inspector Morse collection by Colin Dexter
 

 
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towels
 

 
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
 

 
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
 

 
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
 

 

 

 

 
Non-Fiction
 

 
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
 

 
Atomic Habits by James Clear
 

 
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
 

 
Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
 

 
The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
 

 
How Bad Are Bananas? by Mike Berners-Lee

Suggestions from our community:

From Tracey: How bad are bananas? by Mike Berners-Lee


 


 
Have you read any of these books? If you have any to add to the list, feel free to join in and send us your suggestions to add to this post.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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