We love getting lost in our favourite book on the bus or train. If you love books too then you’ll love Books In Public. We’ll give you everything you need to get started whether you can’t get enough of your Kindle, couldn’t live without an audio-book to block out the overly friendly passenger next to you, or you just love the feel of a second hand book between your fingers.
From our resident book worm comes daily updates @booksinpublic to keep you up-to-date with what you should be reading on your commute, and if you just want the basics then the weekly read will give you all the help you need. Check out some of our public transport reading inspiration below and if you’d like to recommend a book for us to read on the bus or train we’d love to hear about it here…
This week’s book brings you a bloodthirsty read that will make you wish you’d joined Neighbourhood-Watch sooner. Enter to be in with a chance to win this timely tale about a family of vampires surviving in a respectable English town…
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Everyone loves to make a list of resolutions in the lead up to the new year. But promises to lose two stone or quite smoking cold turkey are often fleeting ideas once the stress of going back to work and the chilly January weather kicks in. So we’re keeping it nice and easy this year with our top five New Year’s resolutions – a list of simple things you can do that will have a big impact on your life (and Mother Nature too)…
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To celebrate The 12 Days of Christmas, we’re counting down our best features of the year, and today we’re remembering all the great book reviews from this year…
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We’ve all gawped in horror at the gossipy true-life tales that feature in those weekly magazines you’ve been secretly reading. But this week’s book brings you a tale stranger than real life, but just as juicy. Enter our competition and you might be lucky enough to get Bed to read on the way to work, or as great company for a duvet day…
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Nothing says Christmas like Dickensian London. So, this week, we’re offering one lucky reader the chance to delve into the sordid alleyways of the city with this collection of thrilling Victorian tales. Enter our competition and you’ll never find yourself acting the Scrooge on the tube again!
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You can count on us to tackle the biggest issues of the day, including a fitting send-off to Europe’s most controversial leader. Why not read something different on your way to work and plunge into this international bestseller about passion and politics in 1930′s Portugal. Fancy winning a copy too? Read on…
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Find out all about the Float app – a new digital reading service that is changing the experience of reading forever…
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We all need to face the dark side once in a while. This week we’re giving away a shocking crime thriller that needles its way into the depths of a criminal underworld and a bunch of unsavory characters that dwell there. Not one to show your granny, but it’s guaranteed to keep you gripped on your way to work…
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The mornings are chilly, but we’re giving you a better solution than coffee to stay awake on your way to work or school: this week’s great read. Float your way through the crowds on a magical carpet-ride of a book. Plus, you might just come away with a fresh new cultural perspective. We’re giving it away to one lucky reader…
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Snap up the Audiobooks app to listen to over 3,500 classic audiobooks while you’re Doing It In Public. It’s a great way to immerse yourself in an old classic or a new find, and it’s completely free…
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These were the top 10 most popular stories for our lovely Global Cool readers in September. Thanks for reading and getting involved…
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Autumn’s settling in and we all just want a book that we can lose ourselves in on early morning and dark evening commutes. Well, lucky for you we’ve got a great read for you this week that will transport you to the real of fairytales while you’re stuck on your way work or school… oh, and you can win a copy too…
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