Our favourite reads of 2021… part two

The second part of our big list of great books we’ve read this year. Some are new titles, others are classics, but we don’t think there’s an expiration date on when you can recommend a read! See part one of our list.

Request on the libary catalogue

You’ll find all of these titles at your local library. Reserve now on the library catalogue for pick up when we open on January 5th!

Borrow right now on our Libby app!

Our Libby app has many of the titles below available to read or listen to on your device right away. Look for *Libby next to the title. You can also head to the Libby website right now to see the list of available Falkirk Libraries’ Reads of the Year.

To get started with Libby, just download the app from your device store and enter your library card number and PIN. More information can be found on our library catalogue .

Marlene (Bo’ness Library

Marlene recommends ‘A station on the path to somewhere better’ by Benjamin Wood, which she read with the library reading group, but warns it’s not for the faint-hearted!

A station on the path to somewhere better – Benjamin Wood
Elements – Stuart Simms

John (Slamannan Library)

Some great thrillers on John’s list and also, a firm favourite among our staff, Bob Mortimer’s …And Away.

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
Slow Burn by Stephen Leather
Knife Edge by Simon Mayo
And Away... by Bob Mortimer
1979 by Val McDermid

Victoria (Grangemouth Library)

Victoria from Grangemouth Library has done a power of reading this year, with a mixture of memoir and fiction.

Maybe I Don’t Belong Here – David Harewood
And Away… – Bob Mortimer
The Storyteller – Dave Grohl
Before and Laughter – Jimmy Carr
The Rabbit Factor – Antti TuomainenThe Five – Hallie Rubenhold
The April Dead – Alan Parks
Shuggie Bain – Douglas Stuart
Jews Don’t Count – David Baddiel
What Will Burn – James Oswald

Vikki (Acting Libraries Team Leader)

Our acting team Leader, Vikki has been keeping a list of every book she read this year (just like a good librarian).
She says: “I’ve discovered a series of books based round a podcast by Matt Wesolowski (the six stories series), which are really good. Also I’ve got another new Icelandic Crime writer who I really recommend called Eva Bjorg AEgisdottir.”

Here’s her favourites

Six Stories by, Matt Wesolowski
Hydra by Matt Wesolowski
The Women Who Ran Away by Sheila O’Flannagan
Eleanor Oliphant is completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (audiobook)
Waking the Tiger by Mark Wightman
Us Three by, Ruth Jones
House of Correction by Nicci French
The Creak on the Stairs by Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir
Girls Who Lie by Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir
There’s Only One Danny Garvey by David F Ross
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
The Rabbit Factory by Antti Tuomainen

Allan (Librarian at Falkirk Library)

Our resident film-buff read a mix of old and new this year.

Ramble Book by Adam Buxton
How To Argue With A Racist by Adam Rutherford
One Two Three Four by Craig Brown
The 007 Diaries: Filming Live And Let Die by Roger Moore
Wild And Crazy Guys by Nick de Semylen
It’s Not Easy Being Me by Rodney Dangerfield