Superstar librarian Louisa Steel picks her Top Five Reads Of The Year

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Louisa Steel - one of our superstar librarians - joins Sara for a natter about books. They chat about the Radio 2 Book Club panel, reading ruts and why book clubs are good for getting you out of your comfort zone. Louisa also shares her Top Five Reads Of The Year (well, of 2025). They are: The Offing by Benjamin Myers James by Percival Everett Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress and Dr Crippen by Hallie Rubenhold Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jessie Q. Sutanto