Booklists

It's a well-worn cliche that the path of true love never runs smoothly.

It's also a well-worn cliche that the second week of February becomes a flutter of last minute bouquets of flowers and boxes of chocolates.

As an antidote to Valentine's Day we present ten books in this month's themed list, where the path of true love definitely DOES NOT run smoothly...

Space... the final frontier.

These are the booklists of the starship Booktrust. It's mission: to inspire a love of books; to seek out the best sci-fi and dystopia books and to boldly recommend titles that no one has done before!

Boldly going where no Booktrust booklist has gone before... discover dystopian worlds and intergalatic space in our sci-fi booklist.

Here's a sports-themed booklist for you (ten fiction and five non-fiction), taking in football obsession, cricket in New York, the greatest boxing match ever and cycling as a way of life amongst others.

So, if you find yourself on the subs bench, you'll have plenty to read to pass the time.

For those with tickets to ride, we present our list of travel memoirs to help bring your holiday destinations to life.

Before you head off on summer holiday this year, check out our travel memoir booklist. You might even find something set in the countery you're visiting that may even point the way to adventure and new experiences. This list is far from definitive, but will hopefully whet your appetite for far-off lands and distant locations.

Love, love, love... love is all you need. If you're stuck for presents this Valentine's Day, look no further than our 'lovelist,' 15 books about love in all its epic, romantic, tragic, yearning glory.

These books range from the classic to the contemporary, from the street-wise to the world-weary. Each one depicts love in its entirety, each one is love at its most true.

So this Valentine's Day- forget the ubiquitous flowers and generic box of chocolates, go for the heart- give the gift of words.

Five books by Carol Ann Duffy, the Poet Laureate.

Seven days without laughter makes one weak.

The nights have drawn in, it's cold, summer's a distant memory, there's a bitter chill in the wind - the best thing to do is laugh. And you can with these 10 novels that have made us laugh. From the curiously absurd to the classically wry to the best book set in Russia about penguins and the mafia, this list is guaranteed to warm your cockles with hearty laughs and paroxysms of guffaws.