Guardian readers and writers have shared the books they read over the past month, highlighting a diverse selection of 11 captivating titles across various genres.
Notable Recommendations
Wimmy Road Boyz by Sufiyaan Salam offers a fantastic combination of violence and vulnerability set on Manchester's Curry Mile.
Trapped Life by Ebony Reid is a consuming work of non-fiction detailing daily challenges in an inner-city environment, written by a criminologist and ethnographer who grew up on a London estate.
All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now by Ruby Tandoh explores the social, economic, and technological factors shaping modern eating habits.
Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito is a thrilling Victorian gothic novel set in the dark corridors of Ensor House.
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer follows a robot girlfriend designed to please her owner, who begins acquiring increasingly human traits.
The Party by Tessa Hadley is a beautifully old-fashioned coming-of-age novella exploring class and youthful aspiration.
Prestige Drama by Séamas O'Reilly is a debut novel centered around a television production about the Troubles in Derry.
Ulysses by James Joyce remains a famously humorous classic, especially celebrated during Bloomsday.
I Am Rebel by Ross Montgomery is an engaging children's and young adult fiction book perfect for summer reading.
Six Weeks by Matt Goodfellow explores a young boy's journey through grief.
The Explorer by Katherine Rundell is a well-written children's adventure novel set in the Amazon jungle.
