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  • Published: 29 April 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241691656
  • Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $37.99

Read Yourself Happy

How to Use Books to Ease Your Anxiety

  • Daisy Buchanan




Forget 'self-help' and embrace 'shelf-help' by discovering that books and reading may be the answer to your anxiety

‘Daisy’s words never fail to make me feel less alone.’- Dolly Alderton

‘Daisy Buchanan is already my go-to person for reading recommendations, and now she’s sharing her wisdom with the world! I can’t think of a better guide to the books that can heal, soothe and inspire us.’ - Katherine May

'Daisy writes about anxiety with real honesty and kindness' Marian Keyes

Read yourself calmer
Read yourself courageous
Read yourself free

Forget ‘self-help’ and embrace ‘shelf-help’ by discovering the healing power of books and reading to inspire, comfort and fortify.

In a hectic world that can feel uncertain and overwhelming, Daisy Buchanan offers the perfect antidote to all the noise, inviting us to discover the literary worlds that have helped her survive – and thrive.

Featuring original interviews with David Nicholls, Ruby Rare, Emma Gannon, Catherine Gray and more, Daisy provides hard-won wisdom and personally curated reading lists to help you process your emotions and find more peace with every page.

  • Published: 29 April 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241691656
  • Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $37.99

Praise for Read Yourself Happy

Daisy’s words never fail to make me feel less alone.

Dolly Alderton, author of Everything I Know About Love

Daisy Buchanan is already my go-to person for reading recommendations, and now she’s sharing her wisdom with the world! I can’t think of a better guide to the books that can heal, soothe and inspire us.

Katherine May, author of Wintering and Enchantment

Daisy writes about anxiety with real honesty and kindness

Marian Keyes, author of My Favourite Mistake
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