Reading Well: Books on Prescription

Local health practitioners can 'prescribe' a book from an approved list, or you can self-prescribe and borrow the titles that you think will help you.

If the book isn't available, you can reserve a copy online for free and have it sent to your local library.

Dementia

Reading Well: Books on Prescription for Dementia recommends books you might find helpful if you have dementia, are caring for someone with dementia, or would like to find out more about the condition.

Mood-boosting books

Lift your spirits with a mood-boosting book. Readers across the UK nominated their favourite uplifting and mood-enhancing books.

Reading groups

If you love to talk about books and share your favourite reads, we've got several regular reading or writing groups that involve the shared reading aloud of some of our best poetry, short stories, and novels.

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