Enjoying the written word

We follow a number of book awards within the libraries. This ensures we have copies of the winners, and we also discuss them at our reading group meetings.

Awards we highlight are:

• Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's book awards
• The Man Booker Prize
• Orange Prize for Fiction
• Costa Book Awards
• The CWA Dagger in the Library Award
• BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction
• The Guardian First Book Award

Useful websites

The following websites can help you choose which books or authors to read next:

• Literature Map
• Which Book
• Fantastic Fiction
• Book Trust

Contact us

If you have any ideas for the library service regarding ways to encourage reading, then please contact us by email on enjoyreading@rbkc.gov.uk.