The Big Sporting Read is a collaboration between national charity The Reading Agency and BBC Arts, aiming to use the power of sport to inspire readers across the UK.
It's a landmark summer of sport including the European Championships, Wimbledon, and the Olympics and Paralympics in Paris - so there's plenty to cheer for!
The Big Sporting Read list was created by an independent panel of librarians and booksellers. It showcases a rich mix of fiction and non-fiction aimed at adults, with authors including Jessica Ennis-Hill, Tom Daley, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Haruki Murakami.
The full list of titles is below - click to reserve on the Library website. We hope you enjoy reading during this sporting summer!
- A Fan for All Seasons, by Jon Harvey
- A Woman’s Game, by Suzanne Wrack
- Beryl: In Search of Britain’s Greatest Athlete, by Jeremy Wilson
- Carrie Soto is Back, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Chinaman, by Shehan Karunatilaka
- Coffee First, Then the World, by Jenny Graham
- Coming Up for Air, by Tom Daley
- Don’t Tell Me You’re Afraid, by Giuseppe Catozzella; translator Anne Milano Appel
- Eat, Drink, Run, by Bryony Gordon
- Fearless, by Louise Minchin
- Fever Pitch, by Nick Hornby
- Gold, by Chris Cleave
- How (Not) To Be Strong, by Alex Scott
- My Story, by Mary Peters
- Our Life On Ice: The Autobiography, by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
- Proud, by Gareth Thomas
- The Boys in The Boat, by Daniel James Brown
- The Damned Utd, by David Peace
- The Extra Mile, by Kevin Sinfield
- The Hard Parts, by Oksana Masters
- The Lido, by Libby Page
- Unbelievable, by Jessica Ennis-Hill
- Unseen Academicals, by Terry Pratchett
- Western Lane, by Chetna Maroo
- What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, by Haruki Murakami
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