We've got plans for another year of great reading - each month, we'll provide an introduction to a book - some famous, some old, with differing degrees of fiction and fact - and invite you to read along with us, and then join in the debate - the conversation never closes.

January: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein introduction | Frankenstein debate

February: Small Island by Andrea Levy
Small Island introduction | Small Island debate

March: Author, Author by David Lodge
Author, Author introduction | Author, Author debate

April: We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
...About Kevin introduction | ...About Kevin debate

May: Germinal by Emile Zola
Germinal introduction | Germinal debate

June: The Promise of Happiness by Justin Cartwright
Promise of Happiness introduction | Promise of Happiness debate

July: Starter For Ten by David Nicholls
Starter For Ten introduction | Starter For Ten debate

August: Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
Lords and Ladies introduction | Lords and Ladies debate

September: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Cold Comfort Farm introduction | Cold Comfort Farm debate

October: Howards End by EM Forster
Howards End introduction | Howards End debate

November: On Beauty by Zadie Smith
On Beauty introduction | On Beauty debate

December: Persuasion by Jane Austen
Persuasion introduction | Persuasion debate