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E: 24/07 Win a bundle of Penguin Reader's Choice books

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url: https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/penguin-books-comforted-us-through-hard-times

In celebration of Penguin’s 90th birthday, we round up some of the best comfort reads of all time, with help from writer, creator and musician David Larbi. 

In celebration of these seminal titles
, we asked David Larbi, writer, creator, musician and author of Frequently Happy, to reflect on their impact.

PLUS: Vote for your favourite pick at the end of the article for a chance to win a bundle of Readers' Choice books.

For the chance to win one of ten bundles of the top-voted books, enter your details before 11:59pm on 24th July 2025.
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