Quick Reads 2018

One in six adults of working age in the UK find reading difficult and may never pick up a book. Some people say they find books intimidating, that they struggle to find the time or that books are difficult or boring.

Quick Reads are short, accessible books for busy people and less confident adult readers, designed to break down the barriers that prevent people from picking up a book.

Available since the start of February, find out more about this year's titles below!

Cut Off by Mark Billingham. A punchy, taut urban thriller about that moment we all fear: losing our phone! For Louise, losing hers in a local café takes a sinister turn. Billingham has twice won the Theakston's Old Peculiar Award for Crime Novel of the Year.

The Great Cornish Getaway by Fern Britton. As the sun sits high in the  sky over Cornwall, and the sea breeze brings a welcome relief to the residents of the seaside village of Trevay, a stranger arrives in need of a safe haven. Britton is a Sunday Times bestselling author and this story is full of her usual warmth and wit.

Clean Break by Tammy Cohen.  A dark and twisty portrait of a marriage coming to its bitter end, from the mistress of domestic noir. Can Kate rid herself of her jealous husband before it's too late? Cohen's acclaimed novels include The Mistress's Revenge, The War of the Wives and Someone Else's Wedding.

Inspector Chopra and the Million-Dollar Motor Car by Vaseem Khan. An enchanting Baby Ganesh Agency novella from the bestselling Khan set in the bustling back-streets of Mumbai. Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick have two days to solve the mystery of a missing - and very costly - car for its gangster owner, or there'll be a heavy price to pay.

The Beach Wedding by Dorothy Koomson. A gripping short read featuring a wedding, family drama, and old secrets. Tessa is thrilled when her daughter arrives in Ghana to get married but memories of the last time she was there haunt her; can she lay the ghosts of the past to rest or will they come back to haunt her daughter's future? Koomson is the bestselling author of 12 novels including The Ice-Cream Girls and, most recently, The Friend.

Six Foot Six by Kit de Waal. A charming novella from Costa First Novel Award shortlisted author de Waal about finding friendship in the most unlikely of places. Everything changes for Timothy, a 21 year-old with learning difficulties, when local builder Charlie calls on him for help.

Mae un o bob chwe oedolyn oedran gwaith yn y DU yn cael darllen yn anodd ac efallai byth yn codi llyfr. Mae rhai’n dweud bod llyfrau’n codi ofn arnyn nhw, eu bod yn cael trafferth cael hyd i’r amser neu fod llyfrau yn anodd neu’n ddiflas.

Llyfrau byr, hawdd eu darllen i bobl brysur a darllenwyr llai hyderus yw Quick Reads, a’u bwriad yw dymchwel y rhwystrau sy’n atal pobl rhag codi llyfr.

Ar gael nawr ers dechrau Chwefror, dysgwch fwy am deitlau eleni isod!

Cut Off gan Mark Billingham.  Nofel gyffrous rymus, dynn am y foment yna yr ydym i gyd yn ei hofni: colli’n ffôn!  I Louise, mae colli ei ffôn hi mewn caffi lleol yn arwain at dro sinistr.  Mae Billingham wedi ennill Gwobr Theakston's Old Peculiar am Nofel Drosedd y Flwyddyn ddwywaith.

The Great Cornish Getaway gan Fern Britton. Wrth i’r haul godi’n uchel yn yr awyr uwchben Cernyw, ac mae awel y môr yn dod ag esmwythâd i drigolion Trevay, pentref glan môr, daw dieithryn i chwilio am loches.  Mae Britton yn awdur o restr uchaf y Sunday Times ac mae’r stori yma’n llawn o’i chynhesrwydd a ffraethineb arferol.

Clean Break gan Tammy Cohen.  Stori dywyll a throellog o briodas yn dod at ei diwedd gan feistres storïau twyll domestig. A all Kate gael gwared â’i gŵr eiddigeddus cyn bod pethau’n mynd yn rhy hwyr? Mae nofelau Cohen yn cynnwys The Mistress's Revenge, The War of the Wives a Someone Else's Wedding.

Inspector Chopra and the Million-Dollar Motor Car gan Vaseem Khan. Nofel fer swynol Asiantaeth Baby Ganesh gan Khan wedi ei leoli yn strydoedd cefn prysur Mumbai.  Mae gan yr Arolygydd Chopra a’i eliffant ddau ddiwrnod i ddatrys dirgelwch car coll - a chostus – i’w gangster o berchennog, neu bydd pris i’w dalu.

The Beach Wedding gan Dorothy Koomson. Stori fer afaelgar gyda phriodas, drama deuluol a hen gyfrinachau. Mae Tessa’n cyffroi pa fo’i merch yn cyrraedd Ghana i briodi ond mae atgofion y tro diwethaf iddi fod yno yn aflonyddu arni; a fydd hi’n gallu can claddu ysbrydion y gorffennol neu a fyddan nhw’n dod yn ôl i darfu ar ddyfodol ei merch? Mae Koomson yn awdur ar 12 o nofelau gan gynnwys The Ice-Cream Girls ac, yn fwyaf diweddar, The Friend.

Six Foot Six gan Kit de Waal. Nofel fer hudolus gan de Waal sydd wedi cyrraedd rhestr fer Gwobr Nofel Gyntaf Costa.  Mae’n stori am gael hyd i gyfeillgarwch yn y lleoedd mwyaf annhebygol. Mae pob dim yn newid i Timothy, dyn ifanc 21 oed gydag anawsterau dysgu, pan fo adeiladwr lleol, Charlie, yn gofyn iddo am help.