Read Yourself Happy: How to Use Books to Ease Your Anxiety. This item is unavailable.Read Yourself Happy: How to Use Books to Ease 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 source of anti-anxiety, inviting us to discover the literary worlds that have helped her in unwinding anxiety to survive – and thrive.

Between the covers you can expect:

In Read Yourself Romantic, Daisy explores the best relationship books from Role Models to Romeo and Juliet and speaks to David Nicholls, author of One Day, all about love.

In Read Yourself Sexy Daisy gets between the covers of best selling books like Rivals by Jilly Cooper, Vox and Fifty Shades of Grey.

Reading Your Relatives invites us into the worlds of classic books like Little Women, Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice and Roald Dahl’s Matilda. Whether you’re embracing feel good books like Sophie Kinsella’s Shopaholic Series or Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol or self help books to help you in overcoming anxiety and stress, Daisy provides personally curated reading lists and over 200 book recommendations to help you process your emotions and find more peace with every page

DAISY BUCHANAN is an award-winning author, journalist and broadcaster. She’s the founder of the Creative Confidence Clinic, where she works with a wide range of writers from all over the world, helping them to discover and develop their voices while building nourishing, sustaining writing practices. She’s taught creative writing workshops and courses for many renowned organizations, including Arvon and the Women’s Prize. Daisy’s novels include Insatiable (longlisted for the CWIP prize), Careering (as heard on BBC Sounds), Limelight, Pity Party and All Grown Up. Her non-fiction titles include Read Yourself Happy, The Sisterhood and How To Be A Grown Up. She hosts the chart-topping podcast You’re Booked, where she interviews legendary writers about how their reading habits shape their work. Daisy is a TEDx speaker and has guest presented the Booker Prize for BBC News.