Bibliotherapy : Books to Guide You Through Every Chapter of Life by Molly Masters

Author: Molly Masters

Literary companions, book reviews & guides

Published on 12 September 2024 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 288 pages, 100 col illus
190 x 141 x 29 | 562g

A beautiful, thoughtful guide to finding your perfect next read, no matter what lifes throwing at you, from the founder of Aphra a.k.a.'˜your inclusive AF feminist book club

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 Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Letter to my Daughter by Maya Angelou

The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

Be Not Afraid of Love by Mimi Zhu