
To celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee the BBC Arts and The Reading Agency have put together a list of books….The seventy titles consist of ten books from each decade of Her Majesty The Queen’s reign, offering a brilliant selection of beautiful and thrilling writing produced by authors from a wide range of Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, UK. .
The campaign enables readers to engage in the discovery and celebration of great books and shines a spotlight on lesser-known books and authors that deserve recognition.
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The books were chosen by an expert panel of librarians, booksellers and literature specialists from a “readers’ choice” longlist. Delivered with public libraries, reading groups, publishers, bookshops, and authors, the Big Jubilee Read campaign will use the proven power of reading to unite the public around the shared stories that define our social and cultural heritage.
The Big Jubilee Read will be highlighted across the BBC, including on BBC Two’s Between the Covers and BBC Radio 4’s Front Row.
Below is the full list and some Browsers highlights.
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1952-61
ONE MOONLIGHT NIGHT by CARADOG PRITCHARD

PALM WINE DRINKARD TUTUOLA by AMOS
HILLS WERE JOYFUL TOGETHER by ROGER MAIS
IN THE CASTLE OF MY SKIN by GEORGE LAMMING
MY BONES & MY FLUTE by EDGAR MITTELHOLZER
LONELY LONDONERS by SAM SELVON

GUIDE by R.K. NARAYAN
TO SIR WITH LOVE by E. BRAITHWAITE.
HOUSE FOR MR BISWAS by V.S. NAIPAUL
SUNLIGHT ON A BROKEN COLUMN by ANITA HOSAIN
1962-71
CLOCKWORK ORANGE by ANTHONY BURGESS
GIRLS OF SLENDER MEANS by MURIEL SPARK
DEATH OF A NATURALIST by SEAMUS HEANEY
ARROW OF GOD by CHINUA ACHEBE
WIDE SARGASSO SEA by JEAN RHYS

GRAIN OF WHEAT by NAGUGI WA THIONGO
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK by JOAN LINDSAY
WHEN RAIN CLOUDS GATHER/MARU by BESSIE HEAD
THE INTERROGATION by J.M.G LE CLEZIO
THE BEAUTYFUL ONES ARE NOT YET BORN by AYE KWEI ARMAH
1972-81
NOWHERE MAN by KAMALA MARKANDAYA
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY by John le CARRE

THORN BIRDS by COLLEEN MCCULLOUGH
CROW EATERS by BAPSI SIDHWA
SEATHE SEA by IRIS MURDOCH

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE MUNRO, ALICE
HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY ADAMS, DOUGLAS

CLEAR LIGHT OF DAY DESAI, ANITA
MIDNIGHTS CHILDREN RUSHDIE, SALMAN
TSOTSI by ATHOL FUGARD
1982-91
SCHINDLERS ARK – 21S KENEALLY THOMAS
HANDMAIDS TALE ATWOOD, MARGARET

REMAINS OF THE DAY ISHIGURO, KAZUO
OMEROS WALCOTT, DEREK
ADOPTION PAPERS KAY, JACKIE
CLOUDSTREET WINTON, TIM
BONE PEOPLE by KERI HULME

SUMMER LIGHTNING AND OTHER STORIES by OLIVE SENIOR
WHALE RIDER by WITI IHIMAERA
BEKA LAMB by ZEE EDGELL
1992-2001
GOD OF SMALL THINGS by ARUNDHATI ROY
PARADISE by ABDULRAZAK GURNAH
WHITE TEETH by ZADIE SMITH

FINE BALANCE by ROHINTON MISTRY
SALT BY E. LOVELACE
BLUE BEDSPREAD by RAJ KAMAL JAH
DISGRACE by J.M. COETZEE
THE LIFE OF PI by YANN MARTEL

ENGLISH PATIENT by MICHAEL ONDAATJE
THE STONE DIARIES by CAROL SHIELDS
2002-2011
CHINAMAN by SHEHAN KARUNATILAKA
SMALL ISLAND by ANDREA LEVY

MEMORY OF LOVE by AMINATTA FORNA
BOOK OF NIGHT WOMEN by MARLON JAMES
BOOK THIEF by MARKUS ZUSAK

THE SECRET RIVER by KATE GRENVILLE
GOLDEN AGE by TAHMIMA ANAM
THE BOAT by NAM LE
HALF OF A YELLOW SUN by CHIMAMANDA ADICHE

WOLF HALL by HILARY MANTEL
2012-2022
LUMINARIES by ELEANOR CATTON
GIRL WOMAN OTHER by BERNARDINE EVARISTO

BEHOLD THE DREAMERS by IMBOLO MBUE
BONE READERS by JACOB ROSS
NIGHT TIGER by YANGSZE CHOO, YANGSZE
HOW WE DISAPPEARED by JING-JING LEE
SHUGGIE BAIN by DOUGLAS STUART

OUR LADY OF THE NILE by M. SCHOLASTIQUE
PASSAGE NORTH by ANUK ARUDPRAGASAM
PROMISE by DAMON GALGUT