The perfect gift for book lovers in search of their next read

A beautiful, thoughtful guide to finding your perfect next read, no matter what life's throwing at you

A beautiful, thoughtful, illustrated guide to finding your perfect next read, no matter what life''s throwing at you... Through turbulent times, stories keep us afloat. Books, particularly, console and guide us, feed our souls and open our eyes to worlds, possibilities and experiences we have never considered before. Many of us have been self-medicating with books for years without identifying the practice as ''bibliotherapy''. The experts at Books That Matter celebrate the positive impact books can have on our lives, with this collection of carefully curated suggestions for each life stage: Stages include: - New Beginnings - First Love - Loss - Self-Discovery - Heartbreak Use this book to identify the right reads for the right time, and to help you find the books that will always matter to you.

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Molly Masters is a writer and entrepreneur who was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2022. Molly won a Female Start Up of the Year award following the success of her book subscription business. She is the founder of inclusive online book club, Aphra, and host of the Book Therapy podcast. This is her first book. She resides in Bristol, UK.

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A beautiful, thoughtful guide to finding your perfect next read, no matter what life's throwing at you

Through turbulent times, stories keep us afloat. Books, particularly, console and guide us, feed our souls, and open our eyes to worlds, possibilities and experiences we may never have considered before. Many of us have been self-medicating with books for years without identifying the practice as 'bibliotherapy'.

This carefully curated collection will help you to identify the right reads for the right time. Whether you are in the throes of first love or the depths of heartbreak, embarking on a new beginning or questioning which path to take, use this guide to lose yourself in literature and find yourself anew, and discover the books that will always matter to you.

Includes celebrated classics, as well as overlooked modern masterpieces, with a focus on underrepresented voices. Recommended reads, include:

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beautyby Akwaeke Emezi

Good Morning, Midnightby Jean Rhys

A Little Lifeby Hanya Yanagihara

Letter to my Daughterby Maya Angelou

The Days of Abandonmentby Elena Ferrante

Be Not Afraid of Loveby Mimi Zhu