Over the festive season we love nothing more than curling up with a good book and a box of mince pie or two. And this year there are some VERY good books indeed. So we asked all the publishers we work with to nominate one of their favourite reads to enjoy this Christmas. And here they all are in one handy list.
Better still - one lucky gransnetter can win the ENTIRE lot. Yup - that's every book featured on the page. Worth more than £500. In our book (no pun intended) that's a pretty fine haul at any time of year - and absolutely perfect for Christmas.
We just want to know where you like reading. Your answers will be put into the very large hat and a draw (made at random) will take place at midday on Weds 10 December - so the winner will receive their prize in plenty of time for the big day. All the details on the page
Can read anywhere as long as it's completely quiet; no radio, music or background noise of any kind [although can switch off in places like airports if I have to].
I love to read on holiday and in bed, reading makes me relaxed. I love reading thrillers, supernatural and romances. All can take your mind of things and you feel like you are in the story.
I like to read wherever I get the chance, when I get some peace and quiet. Usually I just read at bedtime rarely getting more than a few pages in before sleep insists on asserting itself. This is a sorrow to me as I love reading and feel a bit hard done by. However, I did used to be an insomniac, can't have it all I suppose.
I like to read when ever I am in a waiting room, Doctors, Dentists anywhere that involves sitting still & Quiet. I find its the perfect time to catch up on magazines that I would never read like holiday & home mags etc. I read book anywhere but mags...I never buy!
Love reading in bed much to my husband's dismay - I tend to do it only when he's on night duty but then the problem is I read too long and am shattered come morning!
I love to read when everyones gone to bed, husband has to be up at 4am for work so he's in bed really early, turn of the TV as I'm one of those readers that cant have background noise, get my fluffy blanket on the sofa and a glass of wine and read till my eyelids are too heavy x
I read anywhere I can! Under an umbrella in the garden is my fave spot, but on the sofa in front of the fire is more realistic at this time of year! Always take a book on the bus with me and I can't go to sleep without reading first. My middle name should be Bookworm
I love reading in the garden on a Summer day. Flowers and birds around me and total relaxation. Other than that, in bed or in a comfy armchair with a cup of tea.
I read just about anywhere but my favourite place is here in my armchair with plenty of tea especially on awintery night curled up with the blanket. I used to love the cat curling up with me but I am not allowed to have one where I live. The list of books is great and a couple of them are on my wishlist already andsome others that I hadn't seen so off to look them up.
Ideally sitting under an umbrella on the beach in South Goa. Failing that, in our garden if the weather is warm enough and in the conservatory if it is not.
I now like to read sitting in bed. Last summer we removed all the dark fitted units from the bedroom and replaced it with white furniture and painted the walls pale blue. I moved the bed so that it look out of the window. I live at the foot of the beautiful Ochils hills. As I read I like to pause and look up at the hills and reflect on what I am reading. It has bought a new peaceful rhythm into my life.