To celebrate World Book Day, we decided to peek inside the bookshelves of our amazing staff and share some of their all-time favourite reads. Get ready for a diverse collection of stories, from thrilling adventures to heartwarming tales – you might just find your next literary obsession!
- Jason - COO
- "The Diary of a CEO" by Steven Bartlett
- “I found it extremely motivating and informative as someone new to the role of a CEO, it helped me to grow and develop my approach to the role, my people and my responsibilities.”
- Chloe - Digital Marketing Executive
- "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
- "This book took me into a beautiful, wild place and told a really great story about a girl surviving against all odds. It kept me second guessing myself with a lot of plot twists."
- Emma - Head of People and Compliance
- "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Attwood
- “Dark and Dystopian, I read this first in my late teens/early 20’s and think it should be curriculum reading. Parallels to now can be drawn, which is terrifying, art preceding life."
- Joe - Marketing Manager
- "The Stand" by Stephen King
- "I've been a fan of Stephen King since I was way too young to ready his books, and The Stand is his best work."
- Julie - Member Services
- "Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm" by Jeremy Clarkson
- “Absolutely hilarious, Clarksons frustrations and opinions on modern life is spot on.”
- Andy - Member Services
- "Harlequin" by Bernard Cornwell
- "It's about a young lad of 17 who made a name and reputation as an archer in the 100 years Wars between England and France in the 14th century. It is written from his perspective, giving an insight to what it was like to fight against the French using longbows."
- Arif - Member Services
- "An Inspector Calls" by J.B Priestley
- “I like this book because the Inspector takes and shows the role of an omniscient moral force of good. The inspector as a character is used to promote the socialist idea that we need to take responsibility for both our own actions and our attitudes towards others. "
- Mark - Loans Officer
- "Deep Work" by Cal Newport
- "This book tells you to ditch the distractions and actually focus, because that's the real magic trick to getting anything done these days."
- Jo - Community Development Officer
- "Daisy Jones & The Six" by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- "Set in the music and surf culture of 1970s America. Decided to read it based on the reviews and neither has disappointed. Would like take the opportunity to shout out the few libraries we have left as that’s where I tend to get my reading from."
