Halfway through 2022, here are the bestselling books of the year so far across a variety of genres from Literary Fiction, True Crime, Business Books to Memoir and Romance. We will be adding to this list for the final 40 books we loved this year so watch this space. Any…

When Talya and I connected, I could not be more excited to share her stories and her journey. Focused entirely on creating a therapeutic reading experience for children during the COVID lockdown, the literature felt aligned with Book Therapy’s goals and values and I had to dig deeper! Talya Bruck…

A lot of the value that comes from the therapeutic reading process, is often unquantifiable given the private and intimate not to mention subjective experience of the reader yet we have the likes of Dr Kelda Green and her experiments on Therapeutic Reading that have shown us strong evidence of…

Sometimes it’s only in hindsight that we get a sense of what our story is — a sense of closure. Through reflection, through journaling and re-writing our narrative. This is why reflection and writing our story is so important — it brings closure and even hope as we are able…

Recently a reader wrote in asking about the benefits of reading and specifically: What are the benefits of reading? What impact does it have on us, in terms of increasing our ability to empathise/heal from past trauma? In what ways can it be therapeutic? Reading has tremendous benefits beyond therapeutic…

Is fiction as escapism healthy? A reader recently contacted me with the following questions: What makes you pick up a fiction book? Have you ever selected a fiction book as a means of escapism from your problems? Many people read fiction as a means of escapism from daily problems and…

I’ve recently had several requests from clients on reading recommendations on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to better understand what is happening there. So, I have curated a selection of non-fiction book recommendations and fiction recommendations. Hope you find it useful in the context of what is currently taking place. Non-fiction Book Recommendations 1…

Here are 11 books on developing a stronger sense of self-worth, the impact of which is greater self-esteem, confidence and authenticity. Before I discuss the books, below I’ve listed 6 of my go-to tips on building greater self-confidence. …

Time’s precious — on average we may only read 2000 books in our lifetime and for some people, it might be a fraction of that. Should we then focus on reading books that will help us, entertain us or benefit us in some way? …