A variety of writers, comics and academics recommend their best funny humour books and their favourite comic writing.
https://fivebooks.com/category/fiction/humour/

You can use our reading lists to find the best Islamic books ever written on a variety of subjects.
https://fivebooks.com/category/religion/islamic/

"Fathers can’t really be replaced, in full, especially by somebody who doesn’t feel like a father."
https://fivebooks.com/best-books/fathers-kyle-pruett/

"The combination of polls and elections keep democracies and politicians on the straight and narrow."
https://fivebooks.com/best-books/peter-kellner-on-british-democracy/

“Funny is funny. Whether you’re writing for kids or adults, the same rules of comedy apply”
https://fivebooks.com/best-books/make-your-kids-laugh-tom-mclaughlin/

NEW: Political scientist Julia Buxton chooses five books on modern Venezuelan politics and explains how the country has been plagued by its vast oil reserves:
https://fivebooks.com/best-books/venezuela-julia-buxton/
Books by @SujathaTF

“What has passed between us is too much to be passed over in a sentence. We need to talk, to open our hearts to one another, examine them, and then together plan the future we want.” RIP Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1936-2025)
https://fivebooks.com/people/ngugi-wa-thiongo/

“He’s the thriller writer’s writer in many ways. People like le Carré and Graham Greene heaped a lot of praise on Ambler"
https://fivebooks.com/people/eric-ambler/

“Vidal has clearly read the historical sources. He must have looked at the art and architecture. The story is crafted so carefully."
https://fivebooks.com/people/gore-vidal/

"It was inspired by A Little History of the World, by E H Gombrich, which you may know. It’s a very famous book that was written in the 1930s and aimed at a young readership"
New covers for the 'Little History' series published by @yalepress
https://fivebooks.com/category/nonfiction-books/nonfiction-series/a-little-history-series/