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E-books and Audiobooks for Lockdown
Check out these fabulous downloads free from RBdigital.
- Audiobooks to download now
- Books about Race and the Impact of Racism
- Dealing with loss - books to help you deal with grief and loss
- E-books from Other Worlds
- E-book Crafts and Hobbies
- E-book Crime
- E-book Gardening
- Ideas and Understanding - Here is a selection of titles dealing with ideas, issues and our understanding of our world. Choose something to make you think!
- Light-hearted E-books for Lockdown
- Pilgrim's Progress and it's Influences
- E-book True Stories
- E-books from the Reading Well Collections
- VE Day - Commemorate it with an e-book
- World War II Fact and Fiction in e-resources
Fiction | Non-Fiction
Fiction
- Quick Reads - Brilliant short books by best selling writers and celebrities (Pinterest)
- Graphic Novels - Our selection of the comics and graphic novels available in our libraries now, in the adult fiction section. (Pinterest)
- First World War Classics - Novels written during or in the aftermath of the First World War . (Pinterest)
- The First World War - Modern Fiction - These titles all have the First World War as a theme and have been published since 1990. (Pinterest)
- A Classic Introduction (Pinterest) - Introduce yourself to some of the greatest books ever written with this selection of classic novels
- Crime and Thrillers - Some great recent Crime and Thrillers in our libraries. (Pinterest)
- SF and Fantasy - Some of the best science-fiction and fantasy books around. (Pinterest)
- Historical Fiction - If you've enjoyed 'The White Queen' on television, why not try some or our great range of historical fiction? (Pinterest)
- Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Trans-sexual Books - Just a small selection of books by LGBT authors in our collections. (Pinterest)
- Banned Books - Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Read? You decide! Should these books have been banned? (Pinterest)
- Characters Reinvented - Classic characters from fiction reinvented and reimagined. (Pinterest)
- Titles Inspired by Shakespeare - Why not try one of these titles to celebrate Shakespeare Week? Can you guess which play they were inspired by? (Pinterest)
- Shakespeare with a Modern Twist - Modern novels with a srpinkle of Shakespearean magic. (Pinterest)
Non-Fiction
- Death Positive Booklist from Libraries Connected - A wide range of books about how to deal with grief, bereavement and more
- Autism and Asperger's - Books about or by people with autism or Asperger's
- Jobs and Careers - Books to support job searching, writing CVs, preparing for interviews, and more. (Pinterest)
- Live Well, Feel Well - Books to help encourage health and well-being and to address common mental health conditions, for all ages (Pinterest)
- Mood Boosting Books - Uplifting and life-affirming fiction to boost your mood. (Pinterest)
- Green Finger Reading - Great gardening reads for the green fingered amongst us. (Pinterest)
- On Your Bike - Books and resources to help you get out and about on your bike. (Pinterest)
- First World War - A selection of books about World War One, marking the centenary. (Pinterest)
- Ideas and Understanding - Here is a selection of titles dealing with ideas, issues and our understanding of our world. Choose something to make you think!
- Living with Disability - Stories from fiction and from real life.
- Making History - A selection of great recent history non-fiction from our stock. (Pinterest)
- Inspiring Science - Some great recent science books to get you inspired. (Pinterest)
- Cracking Cooking - A selection of great recent cookbooks from our stock, for inspiration and enjoyment. (Pinterest)
- Living with Disability - Some insights into the world of the disabled both in stories and in life (Pinterest)
- Mental Health - Books to help you understand from Books on Prescription (Pinterest)
- Dementia - Books to explain and look at how to live with the illness, or someone suffering from dementia. Produced by Books on Prescription (Pinterest)
- Long Term Conditions - Books on how to to live with long term illnesses. Produced by Books on Prescription (Pinterest)
Page last updated: 1st November 2021