Reading

Book lists

Summary: Resources to help you choose your next book

• How can book lists help me?
• Short lists
• Long lists
• Further information

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How can book lists help me?

This is the place to find all of the lists created by the Reader Services team at the library. The lists are designed to help you find the book you want. Currently there are two types of list available:

• Short lists - normally contain details of about ten books. Short lists are designed to give you some quick ideas for choosing your next book. The books are chosen based on particular genres or inspired by a general idea or concept; useful if you want to take your reading in new directions.
• Long lists - can include more than fifty titles. Long lists are intended to give you an in depth idea of the books available in a particular genre or subject area.

All lists include: title, date of publication, number of volumes (in braille, print or Moon), details of available sequels, age range, content warnings and a brief synopsis. Talking Book lists also provide details of the reader and the Talking Book number. All of the books listed are aimed at adult readers unless otherwise indicated.

Short lists

Braille

• 'A light bite' in braille (Word) – quick reads
• 'Against all odds' in braille (Word) – difficult life situations
• 'Ageless appeal' in braille (Word) – crossover titles
• 'All our yesterdays' in braille (Word) – reminiscences
• 'Best days of our life' in braille (Word) – school stories
• 'Blast from the past' in braille (Word) – favourite childhood books
• 'It's a mystery' in braille for young people (Word) - detective and mystery stories
• 'Kisses and disses' in braille for young people (Word) - relationship stories
• 'LOL!' in braille for young people (Word) - humorous books
• Poetry for young people in braille (Word)
• Poetry in braille (Word)
• 'Private: Keep out!' in braille for young people (Word) - diaries, emails and letters
• More poetry in braille (Word)

Talking Books

• 'A light bite' on Talking Book (Word) – quick reads
• 'Against all odds' on Talking Book (Word) – difficult life situations
• 'Ageless appeal' on Talking Book (Word) – crossover titles
• 'All our yesterdays' on Talking Book (Word) – reminiscences
• 'Best days of our life' on Talking Book (Word) – school stories
• 'Blast from the past' on Talking Book (Word) – favourite childhood books
• 'It's a mystery' on Talking Book for young people (Word) - detective and mystery stories
• 'Kisses and disses' on Talking Books for young people (Word) - relationship stories
• 'LOL!' on Talking Book for young people (Word) - humorous books
• Poetry for young people on Talking Book (Word)
• Poetry on Talking Book (Word)
• 'Private: Keep out!' on Talking Book for young people (Word) - diaries, emails and letters

Long lists

Braille

• Adventure fiction in braille (Word)
• Biography and autobiography in braille (Word)
• Crime fiction in braille (Word)
• Family stories in braille (Word)
• Historical fiction in braille (Word)
• Horror stories in braille (Word)
• Romantic fiction in braille (Word)
• TV detective fiction in braille (Word)
• War stories in braille (Word)
• Westerns in braille (Word)

Talking books

• Adventure fiction on Talking Book (Word)
• Crime fiction on Talking Book (Word)
• Crime fiction by US authors on Talking Book (Word)
• Family stories on Talking Book (Word)
• Historical fiction on Talking Book (Word)
• Romantic fiction on Talking Book (Word)
• War stories on Talking Book (Word)

Further information

The titles in these lists are just a selection of those available for loan from the National Library Service. We will keep adding new lists all the time. If you would like to read any of the titles then please contact the Customer Services team on 0845 762 6843 or 01733 37 53 50 or email cservices@rnib.org.uk (some callers may find it cheaper to call a landline, so we have detailed both 08 prefixed numbers and landline equivalents where available).

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Content author: cservices@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 08/04/2008 18:38