THERE IS NOTHING better than taking time out to delve into a new book – you can escape from your everyday life and its issues and give your brain a break for a while.
Whether you’re a regular reader or you haven’t picked up a book in a while, you might be looking for something new to read.
It’s World Book Day today, so we’ve put together a list of recommended books to get you started – and ones for the young people and kids in your life.
To make things even easier, we also have three x €100 Easons.com eVouchers to give away. Details on how to win are at the bottom of the article.
Current bestellers:
The book that the Oscar-winning film of the same name is based on, written by the Oscar-nominated Irish author. A must-read.
American Doerr writes about a blind girl who lives in Paris during WWII, and how she crosses paths with a German boy who lives in a children’s home. This won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize.
One for fans of Cathy Kelly or Patricia Scanlan, this is about a woman who receives a letter from her biological mother that shakes her world.
Ishiguro (author of Never Let Me Go) travels into Britain’s mythical past for a novel that sees him take on the fantasy genre.
Critics have been raving about this new novel by the author of Olive Kitteridge.
Here are our staff picks:
16-year-old Jane lives in her little sister’s shadow, and struggles to look after herself.
Brand new book by the author of the Prim series, about a young girl trying to escape domestic abuse.
A tale about the kids at the Watford School of Magicks – one for Harry Potter fans.
An up-to-date book about a girl, a podcast that goes viral, and facing up to fears.
The critically lauded second book by Corkonian author O’Neill, about a teenage girl who is sexually assaulted at a party.
A story about a grandad who thinks he’s back in WWII, and the grandson who’s the only one who can understand him.
The classic Dahl tale – soon to be made into a movie – about the Big Friendly Giant who brings us our dreams.
The latest in the ever-popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid range.
A timely book that will help young children understand what happened during the Rising, told from the perspective of a child.
A silly and cute book written by comedian Novak, perfect for reading aloud.
The World Book Day website also has some great resource packs for young Irish readers.
To be in with a chance of winning one of three €100 Easons.com eVouchers, just email your name to competitions@thejournal.ie, with email subject ‘Easons competition’.
To get you started, we also have a promo code that will get you a discount of 20% off on Easons.com from today until midnight 6 March: JOURNALWBD.
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