Happy World Book Day 2021! Here are our favourite books

John Ray Simpson– The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh

“If you’re logical minded and fiction isn’t particularly something you enjoy, nerd it up with this book. It dives into mathematical concepts that have been hidden in episodes of The Simpsons by the early writers of the successful show. Even if maths isn’t your thing, it does well with explanations and it’s interesting to read about what directs incredibly gifted minds towards comedy writing.”

Emma Pridmore- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer & Annie Barrows

“A book about books! It’s a story in letters that has so much charm and humour- despite its post-war context- that I come back to it time and time again.”

Adam Walton- Funny You Should Ask…Your Questions Answered by the QI Elves

“This is a really interesting book with loads of answers to questions you’ve never thought about asking (or bothered to). For example, how much water would you need to put out the Sun? Who was the first person to have a chip on their shoulder? and the age-old question: if I take a swan to the vet does the Queen have to pay?”

Katherine Benton – The Goosebumps books by R.L.Stine

“I might be 26 but I’m standing by R.L.Stine and his efforts to put the horror genre on the map for children. I’m also grateful for the important lessons he taught us as kids i.e. if a mask retailer specialising in haunted apparel tells you that a Halloween mask you like is haunted, don’t then buy it, put it on and complain to your friends when it becomes permanently stuck to your face. Take from that what you will!”