We’ve read lots of fantastic books for the Mid Sussex Reading Challenge this year, including collections of short stories, debut novels and children’s classics. It’s never too late to join the Mid Sussex Reading Challenge, and you can find a full list of the themes here.
The upcoming theme for August is:
Read a book based on real people or events
If you’re struggling for inspiration, why not try one of our suggested reads:
Fiction:
Before the Fall – Juliet West
Two Brothers – Ben Elton
The Return – Victoria Hislop
The Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro
The Purple Shroud – Stella Duffy
Lady of Hay – Barbara Erskine
The Siege – Helen Dunmore
Guernica – Dave Boling
A County Road, a Tree – Jo Baker
Arthur & George – Julian Barnes
Burial Rites – Hannah Kent
The Invention of Wings – Sue Monk Kidd
Last Hours – Minette Walters
Mr Chartwell – R Hunt
Regeneration – Pat Barker
Any Human Heart – William Boyd
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit – Jeanette Winterson
The Terror – Dan Simmons
House of Shadows – Nicola Cornick
Non-Fiction:
Unbroken, an extraordinary true story of courage – Laura Hillenbrand
Wild Swans – Jung Chang
Run Baby Run – Nicky Cruz
In Cold Blood – Truman Capote
You can currently request items to collect from your local library for free using the library catalogue, or if you’re not sure what you’d like, send us in a query via our Staff Select service and our library staff will pick out some books for you!
We’ve also got thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks available for free from home using the RB Digital app. Find out how to access the eLibrary, as well as all the other services your local library has made available from home, by visiting our current offer page.
Let us know what you’ll be reading this month by sending in a review for our blog, posting in our Facebook group or tweeting us @WSCCLibraries using the hashtag #MidSussexReadingChallenge.
Happy reading!
Mid Sussex Reading Challenge 2020 