Transliterated Booklists
Our Booklists are updated weekly, and available to download without subscription fees. Our libraries request that Booklists focus on recent publications (currently >=2021).
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Eastern European Languages
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Mainstream European Languages
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South East Asian Languages
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Middle Eastern Languages
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| Arabic | Preview Arabic adult fiction books |
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Far Eastern Languages
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| Chinese (Simplified - Mandarin) | Preview Chinese (Simplified - Mandarin) adult fiction books |
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| Chinese (Traditional - Cantonese) | Preview Chinese (Traditional - Cantonese) adult fiction books |
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| Korean (launched 2026) | Preview Korean (launched 2026) adult fiction books |
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Special Interest Collections
Curated projects, popular themes and community-focused reading collections.
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| Junior Dual Language |
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A great selection of Picture Books, Picture Story Books, Language Learning and Picture Dictionaries. Excellent material for Libraries and Schools. Colourful, robust and engaging. Very popular, and more than 1000 titles available. |
| Mental Health Awareness |
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Coping strategies and treatments for Anxiety, Stress and Depression. An important collection of books, and very popular in these times. |
| Hong Kong Culture Project |
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A carefully curated list of 32 titles commissioned by a UK Focus Group — to understand Hong Kong's recent changes, politics and current affairs. And to help Children retain Hong Kong's language and culture in an ever-changing world. |
| Brighton Cantonese Project |
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An expertly selected list of 30 titles, chosen by Brighton and Hove's Cantonese Reader Group. An ongoing project at Brighton, please check back as they continue to add more titles to this portfolio. For both Adults and Children. |
| Pakistan Politics and Current Affairs |
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One of our Yorkshire libraries recently compiled a wishlist of Pakistani Politics and Current Affairs titles - hot topics for their demographic. They also included some Biographies and Fiction titles. Check out this selection of 25 titles — there's a good chance they'll be suitable for your Pakistani Community. It's proving to be a popular collection across many UK boroughs. |
| English books by Indian Authors |
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Unable to read your native language, but want to enjoy some books written by Indian Authors? Here's a collection of 300+ Bestsellers from India, written in English. Very popular amongst the 2nd generation Indian community. |
| Urdu Digests |
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The best-selling 17 titles of these ever-popular magazines. Some titles aimed at Women. And some titles for Men. And some for both. These serialised magazines are incredibly popular in Pakistan and the UK alike. Available in Hardback and Paperback. |