Caboodlers' Corner: Ask a Book Doctor

In a reading rut? Want to health-check your reading habits?

In our Book Doctor feature, we welcome a guest to prescribe just the right read for any mood or occasion. Do you know a young reader who wants to discover more funny books? Or need recommended reads for your Agatha Christie-loving mum? Our Book Doctors are here to help with reading dilemmas of all kinds!

You might ask...

  • I haven't been reading much literary fiction. I tend to revert back to authors I studied at university such as Ian McEwan and Margaret Atwood. I wondered if you could recommend some current literary fiction? - Victoria

  • I love to read, but my friends think that I’m weird because I read a lot. How can I convince them reading is amazing fun? - Yzabelle

  • How do you choose a book that is out of your comfort zone? - Helen 

Got a bookish bothering of your own? Pop your questions in the box below – if we pick yours for the attention of our future Book Doctors, you’ll receive a £15/€20 National Book Token to spend in your favourite bookshop.

In the meantime, head over to Caboodlers' Corner to read answers from past Book Doctors, including Andy Griffiths, Cressida Cowell, Adam Kay, Abi Elphinstone, Giovanna Fletcher, Matt Haig, The Portobello Bookshop, and many more.

 

 

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If your question is answered by one of our Book Doctors, you will win a £15/€20 National Book Token unless an alternative prize is stated for that particular Book Doctor.

  • No purchase necessary.
  • Entrants may submit a minimum of one and a maximum of 10 questions.
  • Questions may be answered by any Book Doctor; questions cannot be answered by a specific Book Doctor unless stated on alternate Book Doctor page; a question may be answered by more than one Book Doctor and, if so, entrants will receive more than one prize.
  • The prizes are non-transferable and there are no cash alternatives, and subject to availability. The Promoter reserves the right to amend the specification of the prize or offer an alternative prize. 
  • The Book Doctor feature is open to UK and Republic of Ireland residents except employees of the Booksellers Association and Book Tokens Ltd., their families, employees of participating bookshops, and anyone else connected with this promotion.
  • Entrants must be aged 16 or over.
  • Entrants agree to Book Tokens Ltd. using their details in post-competition publicity. Your details will not be used for any other purpose, or passed onto any third parties, unless specified. Winners’ details may be shared securely with a third-party in order to fulfil the dispatch of competition prizes.
  • The Promoter will contact winners by email. In the event of a winner not responding after 14 days, the Promoter reserves the right to foreclose the prize. Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted.
  • The Promoter accepts no responsibility for entries that are incomplete, illegible, incorrect, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter for any reason. Automatically generated entries or entries via third parties are invalid and shall not be considered.
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  • Promoter: Book Tokens Ltd, 6 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR.
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