Superstar librarian Louisa Steel picks her Top Five Reads Of The Year

from The Radio 2 Book Club · host BBC Radio 2

Louisa Steel - one of our superstar librarians - joins Sara for a natter about books. They chat about the Radio 2 Book Club panel, reading ruts and why book clubs are good for getting you out of your comfort zone. Louisa also shares her Top Five Reads Of The Year (well, of 2025). They are:The Offing by Benjamin MyersJames by Percival EverettStory of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress and Dr Crippen by Hallie RubenholdDeath at the Sign of the Rook by Kate AtkinsonVera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jessie Q. Sutanto

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