Books and reading information

We hope you will find the following links useful, but note that Cheshire East Council accepts no responsibility for external sites or their contents.

Books and reading groups

• 123 Price Check Searches for the best new book price in the UK
• Cambridge History of English and American Literature Covers up to the end of the Nineteenth century
• Fantastic Fiction Comprehensive bibliographies for over 15,000 authors as well as information on 250,000 books including cover picture, description and publication details
• Good Reads Book lists and reviews, plus Good reads Choice Awards
• Life and works of William Shakespeare
• Literature Map
• Reading Groups for Everyone - UK's largest reading group network, hosted by The Reading Agency
• Whichbook - enter your preferences and discover books that match your needs, or explore great book lists

Books for children

• Books for Topics
• Book Sorter Books recommended for children by children. Part of the Reading Agency's children's summer reading challenge
• BookTrust book recommendations Covers new books, themed booklists and booklists by age (including ages 0-5)
• Little Parachutes Picture books that help children with worries, issues and new experiences. Split into topics such as starting school, bereavement etc
• LoveReading4Kids Book recommendations by age
• School Reading List Recommended for children and teens

Books in other languages

• We have French, German, Italian and Spanish books available to request from our central bookstore
• Library members can download e-books in other languages from BorrowBox and a range of e-magazines in other languages via Libby - download the free apps or browse online
• We also have dual language picture books for loan and can request free dual language picture books in over 30 languages from BookTrust for the customer to keep
• We can also get a selection of books of other languages through our interlibrary loans service. There is no charge for this service. Please ask in your local library for more information
• Ukraine Unlimited Learning Entertainment and learning platform from Odilo. Ukrainian students, teachers and families can access 3,000 e-books and audiobooks, including 1,700 Ukrainian titles and 500 in English. Free apps available: Ukraine Unlimited Learning for Android and Ukraine Unlimited Learning for Apple

Poetry

• Englishverse.com Classic English poetry and poets
• National Poetry Day
• Poetry Archive Listen to poets reading their own work
• Poetry Society

eBooks and eAudiobooks

• Bionic Reading Free app available that supports people who find reading difficult for whatever reason
• Library members can access free ebooks and audiobooks (subscription service, free to library members)
• Find free audiobooks on BBC Sounds
• Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) - free talking books service with over 25,000 titles. Available as digital downloads or by post on DAISY CD or USB stick. Braille and giant print books also available, as well as music scores, and newspapers and magazines in a range of formats

Reference

• Oxford Dictionaries Online (English)
  
• Search 22 General reference resources

Libraries

• Library Hub Discover Access to the catalogues of specialist, academic and national libraries in the UK and the Republic of Ireland
• Public Library of Science (PLOS) Online free publication service for scientists

Page last reviewed: 16 September 2024