GWL Recommends
February Book Picnic Recommendations
On the first Wednesday of every month, GWL team members and volunteers share what we’ve read recently at our Book Picnic. In the current climate, our Book Picnic takes place remotely, giving all of us some valuable social interaction and providing us with many excellent book suggestions…

January Book Picnic Recommendations
After our holidays some of our volunteers and staff got together online to share what they’d been reading over the festive period: lots of fiction, including for children and young adults, and a self-help book inspired by bees! Here are our recommendations…
Best feel-good books: comfort reads you can enjoy over the winter months
It might be cold, dreich and dark outside but there’s plenty to love about winter: the chilly, grey days are the perfect excuse to stay inside and indulge in one of our favourite pastimes, reading. The Danish concept of hygge is still having its moment, and for good reason: it encourages us to indulge in […]
December Book Picnic Recommendations
Need some inspiration for the next book to add to your reading list? We’ve got suggestions! On the first Wednesday of every month, GWL team members share what we’ve read recently at our Book Picnic…
BHM: Black Women Writers
October 2020 marked Black History Month, first celebrated in the United Kingdom in 1987, BHM is an annual event to remember celebrate and honour the achievements, culture and history of Black people. Throughout October we celebrated Black Women Writers by sharing a book or piece of writing a day on our Instagram and Twitter feeds. […]
November Book Picnic Recommendations
Need some inspiration for the next book to add to your reading list? We’ve got suggestions! On the first Wednesday of every month, GWL team members share what we’ve read recently at our Book Picnic…
October Book Picnic Recommendations -2020
Happy Libraries Week to all! Need some inspiration for the next book to add to your reading list? We’ve got suggestions! On the first Wednesday of every month, GWL team members share what we’ve read recently at our Book Picnic…
September Book Picnic Recommendations
Need some inspiration for the next book to add to your reading list? We’ve got suggestions! On the first Wednesday of every month, GWL team members share what we’ve read recently at our Book Picnic…
Book Picnic Recommendations-August 2020
Our monthly Zoom meet ups to discuss what we’ve been reading are one of the ways our team of staff and volunteers have stayed connected through lockdown. We always enjoy hearing what others recommend and hope you will too!
Our July Book Picnic recommendations
Take a peek below at this month’s recommendations. I hope you find something that sparks your curiosity!